Alcon AG vs JetBlue Airways Corporation — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.61 (market cap $36.44B), while JetBlue Airways Corporation trades at $5.81 (market cap $2.19B). The key difference: Alcon AG is far larger — about 16.6× JetBlue Airways Corporation's market cap, and Alcon AG pays a 0.48% dividend while JetBlue Airways Corporation pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | JBLU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $2.19B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $6.46 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $4.03 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | $9.56B |
Dividend Yield | 0.48% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →JetBlue Airways Corp is a low-cost airline that offers high-quality service, including assigned seating and in-flight entertainment. It carries over millions of customers with an average of more than 1,000 daily flights and served approximately 99 destinations in the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. The company currently operates Airbus A321, Airbus A320, and Embraer E190 aircraft types.
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