Avient Corporation provides specialty polymer materials, services, and solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Asia. The company is headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio.
| Revenue (TTM) | $3.42B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $1.13B |
| EBITDA | $608.90M |
| Operating Margin | 11.40% |
| Return on Equity | 7.50% |
| Return on Assets | 4.35% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $37.27 |
| Book Value | $26.78 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.69 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.22 |
| EV/Revenue | 1.621 |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.55 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 29.30% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 10.50% |
| Shares Outstanding | $91.75M |
| Float | $91.09M |
| % Insiders | 0.86% |
| % Institutions | 106.58% |
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Avient NYSE: AVNT raised its full-year earnings outlook after third-quarter adjusted earnings exceeded expectations, as pricing and demand for higher-value materials helped offset modest volume growth.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Avient (AVNT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Avient (AVNT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.86 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.81 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.7 per share a year ago.
Third quarter sales grew 10.5% to $891 million, driven by strong sales growth in both business segments Third quarter GAAP EPS of $0.46 compared to $0.36 in the prior year quarter Third quarter adjusted EPS grew 23% over the prior year quarter to $0.86; exceeded adjusted EPS guidance of $0.80, primarily driven by better-than-expected sales growth Strong cash flow generation supported $50 million of debt repayment in the third quarter bringing total year-to-date 2026 debt reduction to $100 million Increasing 2026 full year adjusted EPS guidance range to $3.22 to $3.32 from previous guidance of $3.10 to $3.25; updated full year adjusted EPS guidance range represents 14% to 18% growth over the prior year CLEVELAND, Nov. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), an innovator of materials solutions, today announced its third quarter results for 2026. Third quarter GAAP earnings per share (EPS) were $0.46 compared to $0.36 in the prior year quarter.
A recovery in end-market demand and self-help measures, including cost cuts and productivity gains, position AVNT, APD, DD, and HUN to beat Q3 earnings estimates.
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Avient (AVNT) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.
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