Alcon (ALC) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2025)
Alcon (ALC) reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 487.43 million for Q4 2025, down 1.5% from 494.62 million a year earlier.
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Alcon (ALC) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to Q4 2009, Alcon's Shares Outstanding (Entity) record includes 10 quarters.
- Shares Outstanding (Entity) has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 494.62 million in FY2024 (+0.3%), 493.24 million in FY2023 (+0.6%), 490.09 million in FY2022 (unchanged) and 490.09 million in FY2021 (+0.2%).
- The Q4 2025 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) since Q4 2010.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 250.71 Bn | 229.74 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 369.75 Mn |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 178.38 Bn | 148.81 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 1.73 Bn |
| 3 | Danaher | 161.61 Bn | 145.42 Bn | 3.61 Bn | 702.90 Mn |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 154.15 Bn | 134.44 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 346.60 Mn |
| 5 | Medtronic | 123.21 Bn | 88.46 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.28 Bn |
| 6 | Stryker | 117.50 Bn | 103.61 Bn | 4.50 Bn | 383.57 Mn |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 67.50 Bn | 62.26 Bn | 3.85 Bn | 1.45 Bn |
| 8 | Becton Dickinson | 54.80 Bn | 51.95 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 272.39 Mn |
| 9 | Edwards Lifesciences | 51.78 Bn | 35.79 Bn | 1.35 Bn | 576.60 Mn |
| 10 | Alcon | 34.78 Bn | 25.74 Bn | 1.68 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 487.43 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 494.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 493.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 490.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 490.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 489.22 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 488.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 488.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 302.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 299.55 Mn |
API Access
Alcon Shares Outstanding (Entity) API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "ticker": "ALC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding-entity&ticker=ALC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();