Avient (NYSE:AVNT) Issues Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) updated its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.800-0.800 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.740. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Avient also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 3.100-3.250 EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on AVNT shares. Robert W. Baird set a $43.00 target price on Avient in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Avient in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. UBS Group set a $44.00 target price on shares of Avient in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Seaport Research Partners reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Avient in a research report on Friday. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on Avient from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.71.

Avient Stock Performance

Avient stock traded up $2.82 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $45.47. 479,850 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 825,365. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $36.68 and a 200 day moving average of $36.97. Avient has a 12 month low of $27.48 and a 12 month high of $45.50. The firm has a market cap of $4.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.45, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a current ratio of 1.77, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.07. Avient had a return on equity of 11.11% and a net margin of 4.81%.The business had revenue of $917.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $898.53 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.80 earnings per share. Avient’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. Avient has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.100-3.250 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.800 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Avient will post 3.08 earnings per share for the current year.

Avient Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be issued a dividend of $0.275 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 11th. This represents a $1.10 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Avient’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 63.95%.

Key Avient News

Here are the key news stories impacting Avient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Avient exceeded quarterly estimates. Second-quarter adjusted EPS rose 20% year over year to $0.96, topping the $0.89 consensus estimate. Sales increased 5.8% to $917 million, above the $898.5 million forecast, with 4.3% organic growth and favorable foreign-exchange effects. Avient Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results; Increases Full-Year Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised its 2026 earnings outlook. Avient now expects full-year adjusted EPS of $3.10 to $3.25, up from its prior range of $2.93 to $3.17 and representing approximately 10% to 15% growth from the prior year. The new midpoint is also above the roughly $3.08 analyst consensus. Avient Announces Second Quarter 2026 Results; Increases Full-Year Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter guidance also surpassed expectations. Avient projected adjusted EPS of $0.80, compared with the $0.74 consensus estimate, signaling continued earnings momentum into the next quarter.
• Positive Sentiment: Cash generation is supporting balance-sheet improvement. Strong quarterly cash flow enabled Avient to repay $50 million of debt, with management targeting total debt repayment of $100 million to $150 million during 2026. Avient Corporation 2026 Q2 Results Earnings Call Presentation
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent Zacks commentary highlighted Avient’s value, dividend and relative sector performance, but these are general investment screens rather than new company-specific catalysts. Avient’s quarterly GAAP EPS was $0.70, while adjusted EPS was $0.96, making the adjusted results and raised guidance the primary drivers of investor optimism.

Institutional Trading of Avient

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Avient by 697.0% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,442,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,050,000 after acquiring an additional 1,261,146 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in Avient by 52.9% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 9,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $311,000 after buying an additional 3,446 shares during the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury raised its holdings in Avient by 119.1% during the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 35,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,112,000 after buying an additional 19,343 shares during the period. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Avient by 147.1% in the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 799,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,980,000 after acquiring an additional 476,016 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Avient in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,121,000. Institutional investors own 95.48% of the company’s stock.

About Avient

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is a global provider of specialized and sustainable polymer materials, delivering color, additive and engineered solutions to a wide range of industries. The company’s core offerings include masterbatches, colorant systems, compounds and resins designed to enhance performance, aesthetics and environmental sustainability. Avient serves markets such as packaging, automotive, consumer goods, healthcare, electronics, and agriculture, tailoring products to meet stringent regulatory and end-use requirements.

Formed through a corporate rebranding in 2020 following the divestiture of PolyOne’s specialty businesses, Avient traces its heritage to a legacy of polymer innovation spanning decades.