Overview
Smart-money signal on ALC this 14d.
Key stats
Sep 5- Open
- $72.82
- 52-wk high
- $87.22
- High
- $73.22
- 52-wk low
- $61.84
- Low
- $71.20
- Prev close
- $72.24
- Mkt cap
- $34.08B
- P/E
- 55.1x
- Volume
- 950.5K
- Fwd P/E
- 17.8x
- Beta
- 0.70
- Div yield
- 0.50%
- P/S
- 3.1x
- P/B
- 1.6x
- Profit margin
- +5.9%
- Op margin
- +14.6%
- ROE
- +2.9%
What do analysts expect?
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8 funds hold a position.
What funds are doing
Earnings
Earnings came in 9.1% above what analysts expected.
Earnings per share
$0.77 expected
What the street expects next
EPS expected
$0.83 to $0.95
Revenue expected
14 analysts
Last 30 days
Analysts cutting estimates
Financials
What it sold, what it cost, what was left.
| USD | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What came in | ||||
| Revenue | $2.61B | $2.72B | $2.65B | $2.82B |
| Cost of what it sold | $1.16B | $1.25B | $1.16B | $1.15B |
| Gross profit | $1.46B | $1.47B | $1.50B | $1.68B |
| What it spent | ||||
| Research and development | $250.0M | $273.0M | $240.2M | $663.0M |
| Sales and admin | $865.0M | $901.0M | $882.0M | $964.0M |
| Other operating costs | — | -$14.0M | -$37.7M | $37.0M |
| Total operating expenses | $1.13B | $1.16B | $1.08B | $1.66B |
| What was left | ||||
| Operating profit | $332.0M | $313.0M | $410.9M | $11.0M |
| Interest on debt | $51.0M | $53.0M | $51.0M | $53.0M |
| Profit before tax | $283.0M | $264.0M | $235.3M | -$46.0M |
| Tax | $46.0M | $47.0M | $50.0M | -$46.0M |
| Net profit | $237.0M | $217.0M | $185.3M | $0 |
| EBITDA | $664.6M | $521.0M | $564.8M | $7.0M |
Technicals
Price structure
This stock's price action is mixed.
Trend
Mixed
40 / 100
RSI 14
20D volatility
52-week range
20D support
20D resistance
Returns
Price vs moving averages
Volume pace
News
What the news says
Coverage is bullish
Tone of tracked coverage
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Macro
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