ALCON INC
Alcon Inc. (German: Alcon AG) is a Swiss-American pharmaceutical and medical device company specializing in eye care products. Alcon is incorporated in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, and its global headquarters are located in Geneva, but its main operational base is in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, where it employs about 4,500 people.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- ALC [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Ophthalmic Goods [1]
- Business sectors
- pharmaceutical industry [2]
- Company / filing name
- ALCON INC [1]
- Headquarters location
- Geneva [2]
- Business address
- 6201 SOUTH FREEWAY, FORT WORTH, TX, 76134 [1]
- Founded
- 1945 [2]
- Legal form
- Aktiengesellschaft [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Switzerland [1]
- Official website
- www.alcon.com ↗ [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- CH0432492467 [2]
- CIK
- 0001167379 [1]
- SIC code
- 3851 [1]
- Country in background record
- Switzerland [2]
Company positioning and business
Alcon Inc. (German: Alcon AG) is a Swiss-American pharmaceutical and medical device company specializing in eye care products. Alcon is incorporated in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, and its global headquarters are located in Geneva, but its main operational base is in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, where it employs about 4,500 people. [3]
Alcon was a subsidiary of Novartis until April 2019, when it was spun out into a separate publicly traded company. Alcon itself has a number of subsidiaries, including Aerie Pharmaceuticals, focused on therapies for glaucoma and other diseases of the eye, and WaveLight, which develops and manufactures laser eye surgery technologies. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Alcon. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives ALCON INC a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: ALC (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Frequently asked questions
When was ALCON INC founded?
Founded: 1945. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of ALCON INC?
Headquarters location: Geneva. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for ALCON INC?
Business sectors: pharmaceutical industry. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
ALCON INC relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — ALCON INC filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Alcon (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.