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AVNT · Avient Corp

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$44.26 +0.80 (+1.84%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$3.99B
Shares
91.72M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$44.26 Open$44.18 Day$43.98–44.83 52W close$27.48–46.34 Avg vol 30d821K Short int4.1M · 4.4% float · 5.9d Short vol45% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 8, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +24%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +15%
      above
      RSI (14) 62
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 89%
      near high
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +18%
      trailing
      6-month return +8%
      trailing
      YTD return +42%
      this year
      Relative strength −3%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $39 › 200d $36 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -0% holders QoQ · +46 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      4.44% of float · ▼ -4.2% MoM · 5.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      342 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 62
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      Revenue growth +2%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 26%
      contracting
      EPS growth −52%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $195.0M
      Valuation P/E 23.5
      below peers
      Balance sheet $1.8B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 37%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −27%
      past year
      ATR 3.6%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 1 of last 2
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 6, 2026
      Adjusted EPS · full year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $3.10 – $3.25
      Adjusted EBITDA · full year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $575M – $603M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed May 7, 2026
      Adjusted EPS · second quarter 2026 $0.89
      Guided vs delivered · last 2 settled
      Q1 earnings per share Q1 2024
      guided $0.68
      $0.54 Miss −20.6%
      Revenue full year
      guided $3.13B
      $3.14B Beat +0.4%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      0 · 2 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +24% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +15% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      62 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      89% Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $39 › 200d $36 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -0% holders QoQ · +46 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      4.44% of float · ▼ -4.2% MoM · 5.9 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      342 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $27 Now $44 · 89% Range high $46
      vs 200-day avg +24% vs 50-day avg +15%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted gross margin non-GAAP $593.3M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted gross margin as a percent of sales non-GAAP 33.6% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted operating income non-GAAP $226.4M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted operating income as a percent of sales non-GAAP 12.8% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Organic sales growth non-GAAP 4.3% Second quarter 2026
      Adjusted EBITDA margin non-GAAP 16.7% Full-year 2025
      Adjusted EPS non-GAAP $2.82 Full-year 2025
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Net income attributable to Avient common shareholders $0.89
      +$1.27 Special items, after-tax (Attachment 3)
      +$0.66 Amortization expense, after-tax
      = Adjusted EPS $2.82

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Specialty Chemicals — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      AVNT
      Avient Corp
      this stock
      $3.99B +41.7% +1.7% 23.5 4.4%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      $218.66B +12.3% +3.0% 30.6 1.2%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      $122.12B +4.3% 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      $84.62B +6.6% +2.1% 32.2 2.6%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      $79.62B +8.8% +2.2% 38.1 1.1%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      342
      % held
      103.8%
      Net QoQ
      +2.4M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      412
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      4.1M
      Days to cover
      5.9d
      Change
      -177.4K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      45%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      79
      Value
      $2.9K
      As of
      Jul 28, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.7%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Buy
      Member
      Gilbert Cisneros
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 3, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.3B
      Net income (FY)
      $81.9M
      EPS diluted
      $0.89
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 20.0M
      Remaining
      shares 8.7M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.9M
      Shares
      41.4K
      Filed
      Aug 7, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      AVNT -2.4% +18.5% +7.7% +21.9% +41.7%
      SPY -0.4% +2.6% +10.7% +2.7% +12.5%
      vs SPY -2.0% +15.9% -3.1% +19.1% +29.1%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.275 / share · ex Jun 18, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.275 / share · ex Sep 11, 2026
      Raised 1.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.095 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      2.47%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2014
      Authorized
      shares 20.00M
      Spent (derived)
      shares 11.30M
      Remaining
      shares 8.70M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1122976 CUSIP 05368V106 13F (30d) 325 filings 308 filers Visit website Investor relations