Avient (NYSE:AVNT) Issues Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

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

Avient Price Performance

Shares of NYSE AVNT opened at $40.95 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $42.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $38.41. The stock has a market cap 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 has a 52 week low of $27.48 and a 52 week high of $46.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $917.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $898.53 million. Avient had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 11.64%. The company’s revenue was up 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Avient will post 3.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Avient Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.2825 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 11th. This represents a $1.13 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. This is a boost from Avient’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2750. Avient’s dividend payout ratio is currently 59.46%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Avient Company Profile

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.