Avantor, Inc. (AVTR) stock

AVTRNYSELaboratory Analytical InstrumentsFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 28, 2026Score 10/3018% below fair value

$15.62−0.11 (-0.70%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $10.58BP/E 31.2Yield –

Avantor statistics

98 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 10, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
Last ex-dividend date: No dividends
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $10.58B; $501.02M
Enterprise Value: $13.80B; $422.54M
PE Ratio: 31.24; 29.97
PS Ratio: 1.60; 3.03
PB Ratio: 1.81; 3.29
P/FCF Ratio: 24.10; 26.37
P/OCF Ratio: 18.10; 22.12

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 2.08; 2.70
EV / EBITDA: 15.23; 18.53
EV / EBIT: 28.33; 24.04
EV / FCF: 31.43; 27.78

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 678M; 43M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.52%; 3.22%
Float: 671M; 37M
Shares Held by Insiders: 1.05%; 10.5%
Shares Held by Institutions: 103.3%; 60.2%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 27M; –
Short Interest Change: -22.3%; -2.57%
Short % of Float: 4.01%; 5.12%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 3.97%; 3.98%
Days to Cover: 2.00; 3.94

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $17.45; –
52-Week Low: $7.26; –
20-Day Moving Average: $16.26; –
50-Day Moving Average: $15.69; –
200-Day Moving Average: $11.36; –
Average True Range (14): $0.54; –
Price Change (1 Week): 3.17%; 1.87%
Price Change (1 Month): -0.51%; -0.57%
Price Change (3 Months): 14.3%; -7.91%
Price Change (6 Months): 96.7%; -0.90%
Price Change (YTD): 36.3%; -0.87%
Price Change (1 Year): 35.8%; -1.18%
Price Change (3 Years): -16.1%; 6.56%
Price Change (5 Years): -58.9%; -49.8%
Average Volume (10 Days): 8M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 11M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 10M; –
Relative Volume: 0.38; 0.82
Relative Strength Index (14): 46.4; 47.7
Volatility (1 Year): 43.3%; 64.2%
Beta (5 Years): 0.86; 1.04

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 31.6%; 55.9%
Operating Margin: 7.34%; -5.17%
Pretax Margin: 4.75%; -2.55%
Profit Margin: 5.08%; -9.23%
EBITDA Margin: 13.7%; -2.82%
FCF Margin: 6.62%; 0.40%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 5.91%; -17.1%
Return on Assets (ROA): 2.89%; -12.2%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 5.35%; -3.22%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 4.75%; -8.13%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.89; 2.45
Quick Ratio: 1.16; 1.53
Debt / Equity: 0.63; 0.42
Debt / EBITDA: 4.06; 2.19
Debt / FCF: 8.39; 3.62
Net Debt / EBITDA: 3.55; 1.53
Interest Coverage: 3.00; -1.68

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 0.92%; 9.24%
FCF Growth (YoY): -16.1%; 7.64%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -4.46%; 7.08%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 0.49%; 11.8%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.57; 0.59
Inventory Turnover: 5.50; 2.20
Revenue Per Employee: $491.53K; $330.60K
Profits Per Employee: $24.98K; -$41.39K
Employee Count: 13,500; 186
WACC: 8.18%; 9.79%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $6.64B; $106.81M
Gross Profit: $2.10B; $62.29M
Operating Income: $487.20M; -$3.72M
Pretax Income: $315.50M; -$1.69M
Net Income: $337.20M; -$6.19M
EBITDA: $906.40M; -$1.98M
EPS (Diluted): $0.50; -$0.08

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $464.30M; $38.08M
Total Debt: $3.68B; $96.00M
Net Cash (Debt): -$3.22B; $3.73M
Net Cash Per Share: -$4.75; $0.24
Equity (Book Value): $5.84B; $63.44M
Book Value Per Share: $8.61; $3.26
Tangible Book Value: -$1.93B; $11.04M
Working Capital: $1.22B; $56.85M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $584.70M; -$541.49K
Capital Expenditures: -$145.50M; -$3.69M
Free Cash Flow: $439.20M; -$387.37K
FCF Per Share: $0.65; -$0.01

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 3.19%; -4.70%
FCF Yield: 4.15%; 0.24%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $162.20M; $5.33M
Income Tax: -$21.70M; $1.63M
Effective Tax Rate: -6.88%; 18.3%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $9.84; $38.11
Graham Upside: -37.0%; -56.6%
Altman Z-Score: 2.17; 2.44
Piotroski F-Score: 5; 5
Beneish M-Score: -2.91; -2.64

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	AVTR	S&P 500	Difference	AVTR per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	+0.8%	-2.7%	+3.5 pts
3 months	+12.1%	-1.7%	+13.9 pts
Year to date	+36.3%	+11.9%	+24.4 pts
1 year	+35.2%	+12.0%	+23.3 pts
3 years	-15.8%	+78.2%	−94.0 pts	-5.6%	+21.2%
5 years	-58.9%	+73.2%	−132.2 pts	-16.3%	+11.6%

Short interest

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

27M AVTR shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 22.3% from the previous report, or 4.01% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 47.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	26,902,221	-22.3%	13,470,097	2.0
Oct 15, 2026	34,645,265	-12.0%	7,567,974	4.6
Sep 30, 2026	39,348,974	-23.4%	9,465,117	4.2
Sep 15, 2026	51,373,338	+2.3%	8,295,797	6.2
Aug 31, 2026	50,213,671	-3.8%	5,801,598	8.7
Aug 14, 2026	52,194,128	-1.8%	7,555,417	6.9
Jul 31, 2026	53,171,919	-5.0%	15,756,310	3.4
Jul 15, 2026	55,976,133	+7.7%	8,639,707	6.5
Jun 30, 2026	51,956,711	+18.0%	8,296,020	6.3
Jun 15, 2026	44,043,913	+8.5%	10,099,187	4.4
May 29, 2026	40,606,499	+4.9%	10,953,417	3.7
May 15, 2026	38,720,031	-4.0%	9,200,441	4.2