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AVIENT CORP AVNT

NYSE · stock · Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers · website · IPO 2000-09-01 · LEI

AVIENT CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.5B
P / E42.5×
P / S1.1×
P / B1.5×
P / FCF17.8×
Dividend yield2.84%
Net margin2.5%
Return on equity3.4%
FCF margin6.0%
Net debt$1.9B
Net debt / EBITDA4.9×
Enterprise value USD$5.4B
EV / EBITDA13.9×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV3.8%
Return on capital3.9%
Graham number -49.7%$22.82

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($22.82); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
5.60% -2.20% 5.50% 20.60% 5.90% 7.00% 20.70% 2.40% 5.20% 2.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
23.00% 23.00% 21.70% 23.00% 29.80% 28.50% 26.00% 28.40% 32.60% 31.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
9.10% 6.70% 6.20% 5.50% 5.00% 8.40% 7.20% 6.30% 10.20% 6.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
22.80% -9.60% 29.60% 55.90% 7.70% 12.90% 29.90% 3.20% 7.30% 3.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
84.6M 82.1M 80.4M 77.7M 90.6M 92.1M 92.2M 91.8M 92.0M 91.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.03B $1.07B $1.18B $1.23B $1.87B $1.86B $2.18B $2.08B $2.07B $1.92B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.00% -2.10% 5.90% 18.00% 2.70% 4.60% 11.60% 1.30% 2.90% 1.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
4.90% 4.70% 6.20% 7.70% 7.10% 4.00% 8.60% 2.60% 4.20% 6.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.73× 2.18× 2.51× 1.17× 1.09× 1.04× 0.93× 0.89× 0.89× 0.81× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.95 -$0.70 $1.99 $7.58 $1.45 $2.51 $7.63 $0.83 $1.84 $0.89 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

AVIENT CORP trades at about 50.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.4×–43.6×, median 19.8×).

4.4× 50.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4.4×–43.6×); dot = today's 50.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin31.2%32.6%28.4%26.0%28.5%29.8%23.0%21.7%23.0%23.0%
Operating margin6.2%10.2%6.3%7.2%8.4%5.0%5.5%6.2%6.7%9.1%
Net margin2.5%5.2%2.4%20.7%7.0%5.9%20.6%5.5%-2.2%5.6%
FCF margin6.0%4.2%2.6%8.6%4.0%7.1%7.7%6.2%4.7%4.9%
Return on assets1.4%2.9%1.3%11.6%4.6%2.7%18.0%5.9%-2.1%6.0%
Return on equity3.4%7.3%3.2%29.9%12.9%7.7%55.9%29.6%-9.6%22.8%
Debt / equity0.81×0.89×0.89×0.93×1.04×1.09×1.17×2.51×2.18×1.73×
Current ratio1.661.881.821.811.942.002.151.791.871.86

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.