Alcon AG vs General Dynamics Corporation — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $74.19 (market cap $35.19B), while General Dynamics Corporation trades at $391.11 (market cap $107.13B). The key difference: General Dynamics Corporation is far larger — about 3× Alcon AG's market cap, and General Dynamics Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.61%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | GD | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $35.19B | $107.13B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $395.97 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $312.53 |
Enterprise Value | $39.03B | $112.28B |
Dividend Yield | 0.49% | 1.61% |
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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 →General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, combat systems, marine, and technologies. The company's aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets. Combat system produces land-based combat vehicles, such as the M1 Abrams tank. The marine subsegment creates nuclear-powered submarines, among other things. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.
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