Alcon Inc. (ALC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

SA Transcripts 161.73K Followers Follow Alcon Inc. ( ALC ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call August 11, 2026 8:00 AM EDT Company Participants Daniel Cravens - Vice President of Investor Relations David Endicott - CEO & Director Timothy Stonesifer - Senior VP & CFO Conference Call Participants Anthony Petrone - Mizuho Securities USA LLC, Research Division Brett Fishbin - KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., Research Division Ryan Zimmerman - BTIG, LLC, Research Division Graham Doyle - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Veronika Dubajova - Citigroup Inc., Research Division David Saxon - Needham & Company, LLC, Research Division Larry Biegelsen - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division Steven Lichtman - William Blair & Company L.L.C., Research Division Young Li - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Jeffrey Johnson - Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, Research Division Thomas Stephan - Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Research Division Susannah Ludwig - Bernstein Institutional Services LLC, Research Division Issie Kirby - Rothschild & Co Redburn, Research Division Presentation Operator Greetings. Welcome to Alcon's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Call. [Operator Instructions] Please note, this conference is being recorded. At this time, I'll turn the conference over to Dan Cravens, Vice President and Global Head, Investor Relations. Thank you. You may begin. Daniel Cravens Vice President of Investor Relations Welcome to Alcon's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Yesterday, we issued our press release, interim financial report and earnings presentation. All of these documents are available on our website at investor.alcon.com. Joining me on today's call are David Endicott, our Chief Executive Officer; and Tim Stonesifer, our Chief Financial Officer. Before we begin, please note that our press release, presentation and remarks will include forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our future outlook. We undertake no obligation to update these statements as a result of new information or future events, except as required by law. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements, so please do not place undue reliance