Avient Corporation (AVNT) To Go Ex-Dividend on September 11th

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 11th will be given a dividend of 0.275 per share on Wednesday, October 7th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 11th.

Avient has increased its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 1 consecutive years. Avient has a dividend payout ratio of 34.9% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Avient to earn $3.54 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.10 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 31.1%.

Avient Stock Down 1.9%

NYSE:AVNT opened at $42.60 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $40.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $37.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.90. Avient has a fifty-two week low of $27.48 and a fifty-two week high of $46.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.29.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.96 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $917.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $898.53 million. Avient had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 11.64%. Avient’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.80 EPS. Avient has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.100-3.250 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.800-0.800 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Avient will post 3.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.