04:57 PM EDT, 05/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Alcon ( ALC ) reported Q1 core diluted earnings late Tuesday of $0.73 per share, down from $0.78 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.76.
Net sales for the quarter ended March 31 were $2.45 billion, compared with $2.44 billion a year earlier.
Analysts expected $2.56 billion.
Alcon ( ALC ) has lowered its full-year 2025 core diluted EPS guidance to a range of $3.05 to $3.15 from the previous range of $3.15 to $3.25. The company also updated its revenue outlook for 2025 to a range of $10.4 billion to $10.5 billion from the previously provided range of $10.2 billion to $10.4 billion. Analysts are expecting $3.31 and $10.63 billion, respectively.
The company said the updated outlook incorporates a gross tariff impact of roughly $80 million, which is expected to pressure cost of net sales.
Shares of Alcon ( ALC ) were down 3.5% in after-hours activity.