Alcon AG vs Arm Holdings plc — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.42 (market cap $36.44B), while Arm Holdings plc trades at $272.94 (market cap $287.22B). The key difference: Arm Holdings plc is far larger — about 7.9× Alcon AG's market cap, and Alcon AG pays a 0.48% dividend while Arm Holdings plc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | ARM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $287.22B |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $439.46 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $104.55 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | $283.79B |
Dividend Yield | 0.48% | — |
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Alcon, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is the global eyecare leader with a diverse portfolio in ophthalmology including contact lenses, eye drops, surgical equipment, and related surgical products. Novartis purchased Alcon from Nestle in 2010 and, following nine years as a Novartis subsidiary, the company was spun off as a public company in April 2019. The company reports five distinct segments: implantables (16% of revenue), consumables (31%), equipment (9%), contact lenses (27%), and ocular health (17%). The company is geographically diversified, with only about 40% of revenue from the U.S. market, and the firm has a strong presence in the European Union and Japan.
Read more on ALC →Arm Holdings designs the architecture for high-performance, energy-efficient processors used in nearly all smartphones and millions of other devices. Its intellectual property powers global computing from mobile to AI.
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