Alcon (NYSE:ALC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.81 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.74 by 9.46 percent. This is a 22.73 percent increase over earnings of $0.66 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.43 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.46 billion by 1.10 percent. This is a 5.64 percent increase over sales of $2.30 billion the same period last year.