Avient (NYSE:AVNT) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.100-3.250 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.200. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Avient also updated its Q3 2026 guidance to 0.800-0.800 EPS.

Avient Price Performance

NYSE AVNT opened at $40.95 on Friday. Avient has a one year low of $27.48 and a one year high of $46.64. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $42.34 and a 200 day moving average of $38.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.90. The company has a market capitalization of $3.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.14, a PEG ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.28.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.07. Avient had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 11.64%. The business had revenue of $917.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $898.53 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.80 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Avient will post 3.2 EPS for the current year.

Avient Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Investors of record on Friday, December 11th will be given a $0.2825 dividend. This is a boost from Avient’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2750. This represents a $1.13 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 11th. Avient’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 59.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AVNT has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Avient from $47.00 to $48.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Truist Financial raised their price target on shares of Avient from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Avient from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, September 5th. Zacks Research raised Avient from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Avient from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.71.

About Avient

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is a global materials company that develops and manufactures specialized polymer products and solutions. Its portfolio includes engineered materials, specialty formulations, colorants, additives, inks, and other technologies designed to improve the performance, appearance, sustainability, and processing of plastics and other materials.

The company serves customers across a range of industries, including packaging, transportation, healthcare, consumer products, electronics, building and construction, and energy.