Price as of close on Nov 3, 2026 · Financials updated Oct 6, 2026
Basics
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Country
United States
Market cap
4.0B USD
Enterprise value
5.0B USD
Full-time employees
9,000
Overall health
Drawback:higher risk than most peers: its share price swings more than most peers’ (beta 1.29 vs a peer median of 0.69) and more debt relative to equity (0.77× vs a peer median of 0.36×)higher risk: bigger price swings (beta 1.29 vs peers 0.69) and more debt vs equity (0.77× vs peers 0.36×)
About average: profitability, growth and valuation
Ranks #733 of 1,217 basic materials companies (bottom 40%)
Since last quarter: No major changeValuation also moves with the share price every day.
Why it changed since the Oct 27, 2026 close: Score 57 → 56
Share price +1.9%-1
Each step re-scores the company against its peers as they were on Oct 28, 2026; the parts add up to the change. Price effects on EBITDA yield are approximate.
Valuation, growth and profitability scores: higher is better. Risk: 0 is lower, 2 is higher. Risk is a relative proxy, not a bankruptcy probability. Scores depend on available sector peers.
Questions investors ask about Avient
Is Avient getting weaker?
Its latest SEC filing (Aug 6, 2026) showed no major changes. Its overall score is unchanged at 46/100 since Oct 28, 2026.
How is Avient valued vs its peers?
Priced about in line with its peers. Valuation scores 56/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Free cash flow yield 4.8% vs a peer median of 2.6% (stronger than 63% of peers).Free cash flow yield 4.8% vs peers 2.6% (stronger than 63% of peers).
Is Avient growing?
At about the same pace as its peers. Growth scores 59/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.Earnings per share growth 42.7% vs a peer median of 9.4% (stronger than 73% of peers).Earnings per share growth 42.7% vs peers 9.4% (stronger than 73% of peers).
How profitable is Avient?
About as profitable as its peers. Profitability scores 52/100 against 1,371 basic materials peers.
How risky is Avient?
Higher risk relative to 1,371 basic materials peers, judged on debt, liquidity and share-price swings.Beta 1.29 vs a peer median of 0.69 (weaker than 85% of peers).Beta 1.29 vs peers 0.69 (weaker than 85% of peers). A relative measure, not a bankruptcy probability.
Latest filing: what changed
Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 · filed Aug 6, 2026 · compared with the quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
No major changes
Previous quarter
Latest quarter
Change
Revenue (12 months)
3.3B USD
3.3B USD
+1.5%
Net income (12 months)
157.8M USD
170.0M USD
+7.7%
Operating margin
9.1%
9.5%
+0.4 pts
Free cash flow (12 months)
205.1M USD
190.8M USD
−7.0%
Debt
1.9B USD
1.9B USD
−2.5%
Cash
427.6M USD
425.6M USD
−0.5%
From the company’s own SEC filings, as filed. Twelve-month figures roll forward one quarter at a time.
Industry valuation context
Industry: Specialty Chemicals · 32 companies
Valuations in Specialty Chemicals are above their usual range since 2016.
74% of months since 2016 were valued lower than now.
17% of companies are in the most expensive fifth of their own price-to-sales history.
Over 24 months, company values −8% and earnings +13% (medians): earnings grew faster than prices.
Median price-to-sales is −36% vs the whole market, against a usual −31%.
2016Shaded: most expensive fifth of its range2026
This is a cyclical group: after a downturn, trailing earnings and sales fall faster than prices, which can make valuations look high near a cycle's low.
Describes valuations since 2016; it does not predict prices. US companies worth $1B+, from SEC filings and month-end prices, as of Aug 2026. Today's companies and industry labels are used throughout. Measured on earnings, EBITDA, sales and free cash flow yields. How this works
Financials
Fiscal years from SEC annual filings · change vs the prior year
Key ratios
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
FY 2025
Change
Gross margin
28.5%
26.0%
28.4%
32.6%
31.2%
▼ 1.5 pts
Operating margin
8.4%
7.2%
6.3%
10.2%
6.2%
▼ 3.9 pts
Net margin
7.0%
20.7%
2.4%
5.2%
2.5%
▼ 2.7 pts
Return on assets (ROA)
4.6%
11.6%
1.3%
2.9%
1.4%
▼ 1.6 pts
Return on equity (ROE)
13.0%
30.1%
3.3%
7.3%
3.4%
▼ 3.9 pts
Free cash flow margin
4.0%
8.6%
2.6%
4.2%
6.0%
▲ 1.8 pts
Current ratio
1.94×
1.81×
1.82×
1.88×
1.66×
▼ 12%
Quick ratio
1.62×
1.38×
1.37×
1.42×
1.22×
▼ 14%
Debt to equity
1.05×
0.93×
0.90×
0.89×
0.81×
▼ 9.3%
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