Alcon vs Dentsply Sirona
Alcon reported revenue of $10.4 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.8 times Dentsply Sirona's $3.7 billion in fiscal 2025. Alcon's revenue grew 4.9% in its latest year, and Dentsply Sirona's fell 3.0%. Alcon had an operating margin of 13.1%, against -11.5% at Dentsply Sirona. Free cash flow was $1.7 billion at Alcon and $104 million at Dentsply Sirona.
Side by side
| Alcon | Dentsply Sirona | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $10.4B | $3.7B |
| Revenue growth | 4.9% | −3.0% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 8.8% | 2.0% |
| Gross margin | 55.2% | 50.0% |
| Operating margin | 13.1% | −11.5% |
| Net margin | 9.4% | −16.2% |
| Free cash flow | $1.7B | $104M |
| Free cash flow margin | 16.6% | 2.8% |
| Return on capital | 4.6% | −9.9% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $842M | $128M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.3% | −1.9% |
| Last close | $69.99 | $9.22 |
| P/E at the last close | — | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | — | bought $1.6 million, sold $915,708 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Alcon and Dentsply Sirona pages.