Alcon AG vs Ryanair Holdings plc — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.42 (market cap $36.44B), while Ryanair Holdings plc trades at $60.03 (market cap $29.63B). The key difference: Alcon AG is the larger of the two by market cap, and Ryanair Holdings plc pays the higher dividend (1.51%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | RYAAY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $29.63B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $73.82 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $53.24 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | $26.61B |
Dividend Yield | 0.48% | 1.51% |
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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 →Ryanair is the leading airline group by passenger numbers in Europe. The company employs a low-cost no-frills model to offer low fares to leisure customers on short-haul intra-European routes. In 2020, the most recent pre-pandemic fiscal year, the company carried 149 million passengers, utilizing a fleet of 467 Boeing 737 aircraft across its 1,800 routes. To keep costs low the company serves predominantly lower-cost secondary airports. The company generated sales of EUR 8.5 billion in fiscal 2020.
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