Alcon (NYSE:ALC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.85 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.81 by 4.94 percent. This is a 16.44 percent increase over earnings of $0.73 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.685 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.712 billion by 1.01 percent. This is a 9.55 percent increase over sales of $2.451 billion the same period last year.