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Alcon AG vs Canadian National Railway Co. — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $66.64 (market cap $32.69B), while Canadian National Railway Co. trades at $122.84 (market cap $74.49B). The key difference: Canadian National Railway Co. is far larger — about 2.3× Alcon AG's market cap, and Canadian National Railway Co. pays the higher dividend (2.1%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | CNI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $32.69B | $74.49B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $92.22 | $122.78 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $90.91 |
Enterprise Value | $36.28B | $89.95B |
Dividend Yield | 0.54% | 2.1% |
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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 →Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%). Other items constitute the remaining revenue.
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