# Avient Corporation (AVNT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $43.40, market value $4.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 23.5×** (5-yr avg 25.3×, 3-yr avg 34.2×). Avient Corporation trades at 23.5× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 25.3×. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 12.4×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.2×.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 11.7×**. Enterprise value is 11.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.8%** (5-yr avg 5.2%). Free cash flow equals 4.8% of the market value, in line with its five-year average of 5.2%.
- **Earnings yield: 4.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 31.7%**. Avient Corporation keeps 31.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 9.5%**. 9.5% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 2.5%**. 2.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 3.4%**. 3.4% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 5.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 5.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 2.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 0.6%** (3-yr -1.4%/yr, 5-yr 8.0%/yr). Revenue grew 0.6% over the last year, against 8.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -51.6%** (3-yr -51.1%/yr, 5-yr -9.3%/yr). Earnings per share fell 51.6%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -12.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -12.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.81**. Debt is 0.81 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Current ratio: 1.66** (quick 1.66). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.66 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.53%** ($1.09 per share, trailing). Avient Corporation yields 2.53%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 121%** (52% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (121% payout), though free cash flow still covers it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 15**. 15 straight years of increases, a record that survived at least one recession.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 5.7%/yr** (1-yr 3.9%). The dividend has grown 5.7% a year over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 20.1%** (YTD 41.1%, 3-mo 28.8%). The shares are up 20.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -6.9%** (57.9% above the low). Trading 7% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.23** (volatility 36%). Beta of 1.23 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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