Alcon (NYSE:ALC) reported quarterly earnings of $0.79 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.76 by 3.95 percent. This is a 2.47 percent decrease over earnings of $0.81 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $2.589 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $2.603 billion by 0.55 percent. This is a 6.41 percent increase over sales of $2.433 billion the same period last year.