Alcon AG vs Dropbox Inc — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.42 (market cap $36.44B), while Dropbox Inc trades at $33.8 (market cap $7.41B). The key difference: Alcon AG is far larger — about 4.9× Dropbox Inc's market cap, and Alcon AG pays a 0.48% dividend while Dropbox Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | DBX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $7.41B |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $35.00 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $22.06 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | $10.27B |
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 →Dropbox is a leading provider of cloud-storage and content collaboration tools with an emphasis on individuals and SMB. The company was founded in 2007 and was a pioneer in cloud storage and cross-platform file syncing. Utilizing inorganic and organic means, the firm has been working on diversifying its product mix and pivoting away from the cloud-storage space.
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