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Alcon Inc has a consensus price target of $89.86 based on the ratings of 20 analysts. The high is $110 issued by Oppenheimer on August 22, 2024. The low is $75 issued by B of A Securities on December 11, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Barclays, Wells Fargo, and Mizuho on May 8, 2026, May 7, 2026, and May 7, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $83 between Barclays, Wells Fargo, and Mizuho, there's an implied 25.70% upside for Alcon Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Alcon (NYSE:ALC) was reported by Barclays on May 8, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $78.00 expecting ALC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 18.13% upside). 31 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Alcon (NYSE:ALC) was provided by Barclays, and Alcon maintained their equal-weight rating.
The last upgrade for Alcon Inc happened on February 26, 2026 when Wells Fargo raised their price target to $97. Wells Fargo previously had an equal-weight for Alcon Inc.
The last downgrade for Alcon Inc happened on January 9, 2026 when Stifel changed their price target from $85 to $80 for Alcon Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Alcon, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Alcon was filed on May 8, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 8, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Alcon (ALC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $90.00 to $78.00. The current price Alcon (ALC) is trading at is $66.03, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 05/08/2026 | Buy Now | 18.13% | Barclays | $90 → $78 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/07/2026 | Buy Now | 30.24% | Wells Fargo | $97 → $86 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/07/2026 | Buy Now | 28.73% | Mizuho | $95 → $85 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/07/2026 | Buy Now | 36.3% | Baird | $98 → $90 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2026 | Buy Now | 43.87% | Needham | $100 → $95 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/06/2026 | Buy Now | 24.19% | BTIG | $87 → $82 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/23/2026 | Buy Now | 39.33% | BTIG | $92 → $92 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/09/2026 | Buy Now | 24.19% | Stifel | $80 → $82 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/26/2026 | Buy Now | 36.3% | Barclays | $86 → $90 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/26/2026 | Buy Now | 46.9% | Wells Fargo | $88 → $97 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/26/2026 | Buy Now | 51.45% | Needham | $98 → $100 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/25/2026 | Buy Now | 39.33% | BTIG | $91 → $92 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2026 | Buy Now | 21.16% | Stifel | $85 → $80 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2025 | Buy Now | 13.58% | B of A Securities | $100 → $75 | Downgrade | Buy → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 11/24/2025 | Buy Now | 37.82% | BTIG | $91 → $91 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/13/2025 | Buy Now | 48.42% | Baird | $95 → $98 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/12/2025 | Buy Now | 48.42% | Needham | $101 → $98 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/11/2025 | Buy Now | 51.45% | Mizuho | $110 → $100 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2025 | Buy Now | 37.82% | Keybanc | $98 → $91 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2025 | Buy Now | 30.24% | Barclays | → $86 | Initiates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2025 | Buy Now | 37.82% | BTIG | $92 → $91 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/29/2025 | Buy Now | 28.73% | Stifel | $90 → $85 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2025 | Buy Now | 66.59% | Mizuho | $120 → $110 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2025 | Buy Now | 21.16% | Morgan Stanley | $84 → $80 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2025 | Buy Now | 36.3% | Stifel | $100 → $90 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2025 | Buy Now | 43.87% | Baird | $108 → $95 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2025 | Buy Now | 17.42% | JP Morgan | $105.88 → $77.53 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/20/2025 | Buy Now | 62.05% | Needham | $107 → $107 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/13/2025 | Buy Now | 62.05% | Needham | $107 → $107 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/06/2025 | Buy Now | 40.85% | Wells Fargo | → $93 | Reinstates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/15/2025 | Buy Now | 27.21% | Morgan Stanley | $90 → $84 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2025 | Buy Now | 66.59% | Needham | $110 → $110 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | 69.62% | Keybanc | $108 → $112 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/28/2025 | Buy Now | 81.74% | Mizuho | $115 → $120 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/28/2025 | Buy Now | 66.59% | Needham | $107 → $110 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 62.05% | Needham | $107 → $107 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/27/2025 | Buy Now | 63.56% | Baird | $104 → $108 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/27/2025 | Buy Now | 62.05% | Needham | $106 → $107 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/26/2025 | Buy Now | 60.53% | Needham | $106 → $106 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | 59.02% | Keybanc | $107 → $105 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | 60.53% | Needham | $108 → $106 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/17/2024 | Buy Now | 63.56% | Needham | $103 → $108 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/14/2024 | Buy Now | 55.99% | Needham | $107 → $103 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/13/2024 | Buy Now | 62.05% | Needham | $107 → $107 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | 62.05% | Keybanc | $103 → $107 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/14/2024 | Buy Now | 60.53% | BTIG | $104 → $106 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | — | Redburn Atlantic | — | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | 57.5% | BTIG | $98 → $104 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/10/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | — | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2024 | Buy Now | 59.02% | Wells Fargo | $94 → $105 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2024 | Buy Now | 66.59% | Oppenheimer | $103 → $110 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2024 | Buy Now | 48.42% | BTIG | $96 → $98 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2024 | Buy Now | 66.59% | Baird | $104 → $110 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2024 | Buy Now | 62.05% | Needham | $101 → $107 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/21/2024 | Buy Now | 52.96% | Needham | $101 → $101 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/14/2024 | Buy Now | 52.96% | Needham | $101 → $101 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/15/2024 | Buy Now | 45.39% | BTIG | $92 → $96 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/15/2024 | Buy Now | 28.73% | Morgan Stanley | $65 → $85 | Upgrade | Underweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2024 | Buy Now | 52.96% | Needham | $101 → $101 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2024 | Buy Now | 42.36% | Wells Fargo | $89 → $94 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2024 | Buy Now | 55.99% | Oppenheimer | → $103 | Upgrade | Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2024 | Buy Now | 59.02% | Mizuho | $100 → $105 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2024 | Buy Now | 51.45% | Stifel | $95 → $100 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2024 | Buy Now | 57.5% | Baird | $95 → $104 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/15/2024 | Buy Now | 52.96% | Needham | $98 → $101 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2024 | Buy Now | 59.02% | Jefferies | $100 → $105 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/14/2024 | Buy Now | 48.42% | Needham | $98 → $98 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | 43.87% | Stifel | $95 → $95 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 51.45% | Goldman Sachs | → $100 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2024 | Buy Now | 43.87% | Stifel | → $95 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/04/2024 | Buy Now | 51.45% | Argus Research | $90 → $100 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/01/2024 | Buy Now | 51.45% | Mizuho | $92 → $100 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/29/2024 | Buy Now | 46.3% | Bernstein | $93 → $96.6 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/29/2024 | Buy Now | 39.33% | Keybanc | $87 → $92 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2024 | Buy Now | 30.24% | Needham | $86 → $86 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2024 | Buy Now | 31.76% | Keybanc | → $87 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2024 | Buy Now | 42.36% | Baird | → $94 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2024 | Buy Now | 42.97% | Bernstein | → $94.4 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/12/2023 | Buy Now | 28.73% | Stifel | → $85 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/06/2023 | Buy Now | 36.3% | Argus Research | $95 → $90 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/04/2023 | Buy Now | -1.56% | Morgan Stanley | → $65 | Downgrade | Equal-Weight → Underweight | Get Alert |
| 11/20/2023 | Buy Now | 33.27% | Jefferies | $94 → $88 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/16/2023 | Buy Now | 30.24% | Needham | $98 → $86 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/15/2023 | Buy Now | 48.42% | Needham | → $98 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/11/2023 | Buy Now | 48.42% | Needham | → $98 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/08/2023 | Buy Now | 43.87% | Argus Research | $90 → $95 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/17/2023 | Buy Now | 34.79% | Wells Fargo | $80 → $89 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/17/2023 | Buy Now | 43.87% | Baird | $90 → $95 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/17/2023 | Buy Now | 35.24% | JP Morgan | $79.8 → $89.3 | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2023 | Buy Now | 48.42% | Needham | $94 → $98 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/14/2023 | Buy Now | 42.36% | Needham | → $94 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |