Alcon AG vs Capital One Financial Corp. — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.57 (market cap $36.44B), while Capital One Financial Corp. trades at $219.35 (market cap $134.45B). The key difference: Capital One Financial Corp. is far larger — about 3.7× Alcon AG's market cap, and Capital One Financial Corp. pays the higher dividend (1.46%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | COF | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $134.45B |
Sector | Health | Financials |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $257.94 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $176.10 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | — |
Dividend Yield | 0.48% | 1.46% |
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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 →Capital One is a diversified financial services holding company headquartered in McLean, Virginia. Originally a spinoff of Signet Financial's credit card division in 1994, the company is now primarily involved in credit card lending, auto loans, and commercial lending.
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