Alcon AG vs Twilio Inc — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.48 (market cap $36.44B), while Twilio Inc trades at $254 (market cap $39.31B). The key difference: Alcon AG and Twilio Inc are close in size by market cap, and Alcon AG pays a 0.48% dividend while Twilio Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | TWLO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $39.31B |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $255.95 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $95.23 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | $37.72B |
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 →Twilio Inc. is a cloud-based communication platform-as-a-service company offering communication building blocks that allow for a fully customized customer engagement experience spanning voice, video, chat, and SMS messaging. It does this through various application programming interfaces, or APIs, and prebuilt solution applications aimed at improving customer engagement. The company leverages its Super Network, a global network of carrier relationships, to facilitate high-speed, cost-effective communication.
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