Alcon AG vs Northrop Grumman Corporation — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.78 (market cap $36.44B), while Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $575.37 (market cap $81.78B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is far larger — about 2.2× Alcon AG's market cap, and Northrop Grumman Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.63%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | NOC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $81.78B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $768.02 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $496.02 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | $95.77B |
Dividend Yield | 0.48% | 1.63% |
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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 →Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor that is diversified across short-cycle and long-cycle businesses. The firm's segments include aeronautics, mission systems, defense services, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces various piloted and autonomous flight systems. Mission systems creates a variety of sensors and processors for defense hardware. The defense systems segment is a long-range missile manufacturer. Finally, the company's space systems segment produces various space structures, sensors, and satellites.
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