Avient (NYSE:AVNT) Releases Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

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

Avient Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE AVNT opened at $40.95 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The business’s 50 day moving average is $42.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $38.41. Avient has a 52-week low of $27.48 and a 52-week high of $46.64. The firm 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 (NYSE:AVNT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.96 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $917.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $898.53 million. Avient had a return on equity of 11.64% and a net margin of 5.10%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $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. Research analysts predict that Avient will post 3.2 EPS for the current year.

Avient Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on AVNT shares. Seaport Research Partners restated a “buy” rating and issued a $54.00 price target on shares of Avient in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Truist Financial upped their price objective on Avient from $44.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Zacks Research upgraded Avient from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Wall Street Zen raised Avient from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, September 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised Avient from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.