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Avient Corporation (AVNT)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Avon Lake, United States | NYSE
39.04 USD +0.03 (0.090%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 9:33 a.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:40 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Avient is currently bifurcated between a deteriorating price trend and improving operational fundamentals. While the company has posted an earnings beat and shows robust growth in both earnings (+23%) and revenue (+6%), the stock has failed to capitalize on this, trading well below its 200-day average and suffering a significant multi-year decline. The market appears to be pricing in a 'value trap' scenario where the recent price drop is viewed as structural rather than cyclical. The short-term outlook remains murky; despite the recent earnings pop, the stock is trading below its 50-day moving average, and the statistical forecast offers no directional bias. The heavy put buying in the near term confirms that retail and institutional traders are worried about further downside, likely waiting for confirmation that the recent price dip was just the beginning of a correction. However, the long-term picture is compelling. The forward P/E of roughly 10x suggests the market expects a significant earnings expansion to justify the current price, which aligns with the reported 23% earnings growth. The balance sheet is healthy with manageable debt and strong free cash flow, and the dividend yield of nearly 2.8% is sustainable given the 59% payout ratio. The disconnect between the weak price performance and the strong operational metrics presents a potential setup for a mean reversion, but investors should expect volatility as the market digests whether the recent lows represent a bottom or a continuation of the downtrend.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.143815
AutoETS0.143817
MSTL0.146816
AutoTheta0.151762

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 48%
H-stat 0.38
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.351
Excess Kurtosis -0.12
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-12-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 76.563
Revenue per Share 36.37
Market Cap 3,580,272,640
Trailing P/E 21.10
Forward P/E 11.10
Beta 1.30
Profit Margins 5.10%
Website https://www.avient.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume in the near term (November expiration), suggesting a fear of a downside gap or continued weakness below current levels. Conversely, call interest is concentrated in far-dated strikes (March 2027) at significantly higher prices, indicating a speculative hope for a recovery to the $50 range, while near-term call activity remains thin.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.66% 3.09% 2.77% 2.63%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-11 0.275 0.664091
2026-06-18 0.275 0.730218
2026-03-17 0.275 0.806688
2025-12-12 0.275 0.888243
2025-09-12 0.270 0.745856
2025-06-20 0.270 0.807416
2025-03-18 0.270 0.671809
2024-12-13 0.270 0.568182
2024-09-13 0.258 0.547538
2024-06-21 0.258 0.588638
2024-03-18 0.258 0.640994
2023-12-14 0.258 0.655488
2023-09-14 0.248 0.652117
2023-06-15 0.248 0.616149
2023-03-13 0.248 0.642487
2022-12-15 0.248 0.743628
2022-09-15 0.238 0.625657
2022-06-16 0.238 0.590717
2022-03-14 0.238 0.491532
2021-12-16 0.238 0.450161
2021-09-16 0.213 0.453481
2021-06-17 0.213 0.438542
2021-03-15 0.213 0.426683
2020-12-17 0.213 0.530643
2020-09-17 0.203 0.730742
2020-06-11 0.203 0.813627
2020-03-16 0.203 1.328534
2019-12-12 0.203 0.637763
2019-09-12 0.195 0.566860
2019-06-13 0.195 0.661241
2019-03-14 0.195 0.646123
2018-12-13 0.195 0.661241
2018-09-13 0.175 0.407735
2018-06-14 0.175 0.406221
2018-03-19 0.175 0.407451
2017-12-14 0.175 0.402669
2017-09-14 0.135 0.363490
2017-06-14 0.135 0.357143
2017-03-10 0.135 0.405162
2016-12-14 0.135 0.406382
2016-09-14 0.120 0.380590
2016-06-15 0.120 0.322667
2016-03-11 0.120 0.407332
2015-12-16 0.120 0.372902
2015-09-10 0.100 0.316056
2015-06-10 0.100 0.255297
2015-03-12 0.100 0.254972
2014-12-11 0.100 0.279408
2014-09-10 0.080 0.211696
2014-06-11 0.080 0.193283
2014-03-12 0.080 0.216041
2013-12-13 0.080 0.233577
2013-09-11 0.060 0.210674
2013-06-11 0.060 0.236500
2013-03-01 0.060 0.266075
2012-12-10 0.050 0.241080
2012-09-11 0.050 0.310559
2012-06-12 0.050 0.377929
2012-03-12 0.050 0.370645
2011-12-22 0.040 0.347222
2011-09-13 0.040 0.342466
2011-06-14 0.040 0.274914
2011-03-10 0.040 0.308642
2002-11-27 0.063 0.777778
2002-08-28 0.063 0.728324
2002-05-29 0.063 0.514286
2002-02-27 0.063 0.617647
2001-11-28 0.063 0.711864
2001-08-28 0.063 0.616438
2001-05-30 0.063 0.724138
2001-02-27 0.063 0.707865
2000-11-29 0.063 1.120000
Additional Data
dividendYield 2.9
exDividendDate 2026-12-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.095
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.028076924
lastDividendValue 0.275
lastDividendDate 2026-09-11
dividendDate 2027-01-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.24362242
Address1 33,587 Walker Road
All Time High 61.46
All Time Low 1.32
Ask 40.3
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 1.8 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,108,510
Average Daily Volume3 Month 814,284
Average Volume 814,284
Average Volume10Days 1,108,510
Beta 1.295
Bid 38.11
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 4
Book Value 26.569
City Avon Lake
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 39.035
Current Ratio 1.9
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 39.05
Day Low 39.035
Debt To Equity 76.563
Display Name Avient
Dividend Date 1,799,280,000
Dividend Yield 2.9
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,822,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,822,400
Earnings Growth 0.228
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.232
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,795,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,795,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,795,400
Ebitda 586,800,000
Ebitda Margins 0.17614001
Enterprise To Ebitda 8.59
Enterprise To Revenue 1.513
Enterprise Value 5,040,362,496
Eps Current Year 3.20209
Eps Forward 3.51778
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.85
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,796,947,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 440 930 3064
Fifty Day Average 42.3514
Fifty Day Average Change -3.3163986
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.07830671
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 24.362242
Fifty Two Week High 46.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.6049995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16305745
Fifty Two Week Low 27.48
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.555
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.42048764
Fifty Two Week Range 27.48 - 46.64
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 937,229,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.44
Float Shares 91,069,258
Forward Eps 3.51778
Forward P E 11.096487
Free Cashflow 263,787,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 9,000
Fullday Change 0.034999847
Fullday Change Percent 0.0897432
Fullday Price 39.035
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.32994
Gross Profits 1,099,200,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00861
Held Percent Institutions 1.07809
Implied Shares Outstanding 91,719,550
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://www.polyone.com/en-us/investors/Pages/default.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,084,800
Last Dividend Value 0.275
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Avient Corporation operates as a formulator of material solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, and Asia. The company operates in two segments, Color, Additives and Inks; and Specialty Engineered Materials. The Color, Additives and Inks segment offers custom color and additive concentrates in solid and liquid form for thermoplastics, dispersions for thermosets, and specialty inks; custom-formulated liquid system, such as polyester, vinyl, natural rubber and latex, polyurethane, and silicone; and proprietary inks. The company products are used in medical and pharmaceutical devices, food packaging, personal care and cosmetics, transportation, building products, wire and cable, recreational and athletic apparel, construction and filtration, outdoor furniture, healthcare, textiles and appliances, and industrial markets. The Specialty Engineered Materials segment provides specialty polymer formulations, services, and solutions for designers, assemblers, and processors of thermoplastic materials. It sells its products through direct sales personnel, distributors, and commissioned sales agents. The company was formerly known as PolyOne Corporation and changed its name to Avient Corporation in June 2020. Avient Corporation was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio.
Long Name Avient Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,580,272,640
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_203002
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 170,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,782,514,242
Number Of Analyst Opinions 8
Open 39.25
Operating Cashflow 299,200,000
Operating Margins 0.1277
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.5919
Peg Ratio 1.22
Phone 440 930 1000
Previous Close 39.0
Price Eps Current Year 12.190475
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.4691935
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0746728
Profit Margins 0.051030003
Quick Ratio 1.213
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.75
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.034999847
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0897432
Regular Market Day High 39.05
Regular Market Day Low 39.035
Regular Market Day Range 39.035 - 39.05
Regular Market Open 39.25
Regular Market Previous Close 39.0
Regular Market Price 39.035
Regular Market Time 1,792,157,632
Regular Market Volume 75,197
Return On Assets 0.04079
Return On Equity 0.071100004
Revenue Growth 0.058
Revenue Per Share 36.37
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 91,719,550
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.050300002
Shares Short 4,612,978
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,889,162
Short Name Avient Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0665
Short Ratio 6.76
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol AVNT
Target High Price 56.0
Target Low Price 44.0
Target Mean Price 50.0
Target Median Price 50.0
Total Cash 425,600,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.64
Total Debt 1,875,800,064
Total Revenue 3,331,500,032
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.095
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.028076924
Trailing Eps 1.85
Trailing P E 21.1
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.224
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 38.0468
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.98820114
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.025973305
Type Disp Equity
Volume 75,197
Website https://www.avient.com
Zip 44,012