Avient Corp (AVNT) stock

AVNTNYSEPlastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan ElastomersFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 13/3017% below fair value

$44.66−0.26 (-0.58%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $4.10BP/E 22.9Yield 2.43%

Avient statistics

108 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: Sep 11, 2026
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $4.10B; $272.32M
Enterprise Value: $5.49B; $146.23M
PE Ratio: 22.90; 25.11
PS Ratio: 1.20; 3.66
PB Ratio: 1.67; 2.00
P/FCF Ratio: 17.14; 17.86
P/OCF Ratio: 11.78; 12.99

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.61; 2.57
EV / EBITDA: 10.54; 16.50
EV / EBIT: 16.62; 19.31
EV / FCF: 22.98; 22.27

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 92M; 58M
Shares Change (YoY): 0.33%; 10.8%
Float: 91M; 49M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.83%; 11.7%
Shares Held by Institutions: 105.4%; 56.4%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 4M; –
Short Interest Change: -4.02%; -0.80%
Short % of Float: 4.66%; 9.01%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 4.62%; 6.30%
Days to Cover: 6.49; 5.15

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $49.08; –
52-Week Low: $27.48; –
20-Day Moving Average: $43.35; –
50-Day Moving Average: $41.78; –
200-Day Moving Average: $38.94; –
Average True Range (14): $1.53; –
Price Change (1 Week): -1.78%; -1.15%
Price Change (1 Month): 14.5%; -4.87%
Price Change (3 Months): -1.61%; -21.0%
Price Change (6 Months): 32.2%; -20.6%
Price Change (YTD): 43.0%; -23.6%
Price Change (1 Year): 51.6%; -22.4%
Price Change (3 Years): 31.9%; -29.5%
Price Change (5 Years): -24.5%; -77.9%
Price Change (10 Years): 36.5%; -65.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 881,337; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 757,278; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 796,701; –
Relative Volume: 0.52; 0.70
Relative Strength Index (14): 56.4; 43.4
Volatility (1 Year): 38.1%; 80.1%
Beta (5 Years): 1.33; 1.07

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 31.7%; 53.1%
Operating Margin: 9.67%; -38.7%
Pretax Margin: 7.15%; -11.6%
Profit Margin: 5.27%; -31.6%
EBITDA Margin: 15.3%; -27.7%
FCF Margin: 7.00%; -9.56%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 7.46%; -49.9%
Return on Assets (ROA): 3.00%; -40.6%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 6.37%; -32.9%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 6.52%; -37.9%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.71; 3.30
Quick Ratio: 1.10; 2.39
Debt / Equity: 0.74; 0.49
Debt / EBITDA: 3.51; 3.15
Debt / FCF: 7.65; 4.65
Net Debt / EBITDA: 2.65; 1.97

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 5.24%; 6.82%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 59.0%; -14.4%
EPS Growth (YoY): 57.3%; -12.3%
FCF Growth (YoY): 58.2%; 6.85%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -1.36%; 2.25%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 8.04%; 6.41%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -51.1%; 1.30%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -9.30%; 3.78%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.57; 0.40
Inventory Turnover: 5.60; 2.73
Revenue Per Employee: $379.58K; $429.29K
Profits Per Employee: $20.01K; -$689.41K
Employee Count: 9,000; 74
WACC: 9.76%; 10.2%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $3.42B; $66.37M
Gross Profit: $1.08B; $120.78M
Operating Income: $330.40M; -$21.37M
Pretax Income: $244.40M; -$12.95M
Net Income: $180.10M; -$22.35M
EBITDA: $521.20M; -$17.21M
EPS (Diluted): $1.95; -$0.76

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $445.70M; $68.68M
Total Debt: $1.83B; $116.91M
Net Cash (Debt): -$1.38B; $17.76M
Net Cash Per Share: -$15.06; $0.80
Equity (Book Value): $2.46B; $53.89M
Book Value Per Share: $26.79; $1.50
Tangible Book Value: -$672.70M; $27.13M
Working Capital: $628.80M; $79.99M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $347.80M; -$12.38M
Capital Expenditures: -$108.80M; -$1.00M
Free Cash Flow: $239.00M; -$18.21M
FCF Per Share: $2.61; -$0.42

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 4.40%; -21.8%
FCF Yield: 5.83%; -9.44%
Dividend Yield: 2.43%; 1.88%
Shareholder Yield: 2.43%; 0.00%
Dividend Per Share: $1.08; $0.83
Dividend Growth (YoY): 4.08%; 2.37%
Years of Dividend Growth: 15; 0
Payout Ratio: 55.7%; 55.4%
FCF Payout Ratio: 42.0%; 43.7%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $62.20M; $73.00K
Effective Tax Rate: 25.5%; 20.9%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $34.28; $19.34
Graham Upside: -23.2%; -46.6%
Altman Z-Score: 1.59; 0.23
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 4
Beneish M-Score: -2.54; -2.63

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	AVNT	S&P 500	Difference	AVNT per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+12.9%	-3.0%	+16.0 pts
3 months	-2.5%	-2.8%	+0.3 pts
Year to date	+46.2%	+11.5%	+34.7 pts
1 year	+52.8%	+13.5%	+39.3 pts
3 years	+50.5%	+77.7%	−27.2 pts	+14.6%	+21.1%
5 years	-14.0%	+72.6%	−86.6 pts	-3.0%	+11.5%
10 years	+77.7%	+308.2%	−230.5 pts	+5.9%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

4M AVNT shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.0% from the previous report, or 4.66% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 6.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 58.2% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	4,241,766	-4.0%	653,881	6.5
Oct 15, 2026	4,419,386	-4.2%	1,068,770	4.1
Sep 30, 2026	4,612,978	+11.8%	673,219	6.8
Sep 15, 2026	4,126,545	+6.1%	670,309	6.2
Aug 31, 2026	3,889,162	-1.0%	730,484	5.3
Aug 14, 2026	3,928,808	-3.5%	1,104,421	3.6
Jul 31, 2026	4,070,490	-4.2%	691,015	5.9
Jul 15, 2026	4,247,923	+4.3%	894,505	4.8
Jun 30, 2026	4,074,026	+44.7%	1,222,045	3.3
Jun 15, 2026	2,815,478	+55.9%	819,170	3.4
May 29, 2026	1,806,317	-6.0%	761,504	2.4
May 15, 2026	1,920,803	-30.2%	818,319	2.4