AVIENT CORP
AVNT · Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers · 91.7M shares · +4%/yr ↑ shares · EDGAR filings ↗
Net buyback after stock comp: $23M (gross $36M, SBC $13M)
Grade
C66Diversified specialty-materials formulator with healthy gross margins and FCF but mid-pack returns dented by 2025 charges.
Strengths
- Gross margin 31% (67th pct) and $195M FCF (74th pct); no customer >3% of sales
- Strong R&D base and growth vectors (defense, healthcare) outpacing the portfolio
Risks
- Net income fell 51% on a $71.6M S/4HANA impairment and restructuring; ROE only 3.4%
- Elevated leverage (D/E 0.81, 74th pct) and flat revenue (growth 31st pct)
Notable findings
- Exec changeRecent 8-K item 5.02 8-K ↗
- Customer concentration~61% of revenue from one customer/distributor — 3 billion, we have manufacturing and warehouses around the globe, with 61% of our sales to customers outside the United States
Quarterly revenue
Last 4 quarters · from SEC filings.
Key metrics
Gross margin
31.2%
Operating margin
6.2%
Net margin
2.5%
Return on equity
3.4%
Return on assets
1.4%
ROIC
3.7%
Revenue growth (QoQ)
11.4%
Net-income growth
-51.7%
Debt / equity
0.8×
Current ratio
1.7×
Free cash flow
$195M
EBITDA
$389M
Tangible book value
-$876M
Stock comp / revenue
0.3%
Insider transactions · last 18 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Verduin Patricia | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Preete Kerry J | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Nicolas Ernest | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Mink Kim Ann | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Jellison William R | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Green Neil | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-31 | Goff Gregory James | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-31 | FEARON RICHARD H | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-31 | WULFSOHN WILLIAM A | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-31 | LIN SANDRA BEACH | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-03-31 | ABERNATHY ROBERT E | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Irwin Michael Joseph | Option exercise | 743 | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Ashish Khandpur K | Option exercise | 18K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Ashish Khandpur K | Tax withheld | 8.3K | $42.51 |
| 2026-02-19 | Sanders Amy | Option exercise | 1.8K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Sanders Amy | Tax withheld | 889 | $42.51 |
| 2026-02-19 | Moh Woon Keat | Option exercise | 2.3K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Moh Woon Keat | Tax withheld | 1.3K | $42.51 |
| 2026-02-19 | Irwin Michael Joseph | Tax withheld | 261 | $42.51 |
| 2026-02-19 | Gajewski Kristen | Option exercise | 1.6K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Gajewski Kristen | Tax withheld | 712 | $42.51 |
| 2026-02-19 | Clark Philip G Jr | Option exercise | 936 | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Clark Philip G Jr | Tax withheld | 329 | $42.51 |
| 2026-02-19 | Beggs Jamie A. | Option exercise | 3.4K | — |
| 2026-02-19 | Beggs Jamie A. | Tax withheld | 1.5K | $42.51 |
| 2026-02-17 | Gajewski Kristen | Tax withheld | 1.6K | $43.04 |
| 2026-02-17 | Beggs Jamie A. | Option exercise | 7.8K | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Beggs Jamie A. | Tax withheld | 3.7K | $43.04 |
| 2026-02-17 | Moh Woon Keat | Tax withheld | 2.3K | $43.04 |
| 2026-02-17 | Gajewski Kristen | Option exercise | 3.5K | — |
| 2026-02-17 | Moh Woon Keat | Option exercise | 3.9K | — |
| 2026-01-20 | Moh Woon Keat | Option exercise | 1.9K | $24.98 |
| 2026-01-20 | Moh Woon Keat | Tax withheld | 1.6K | $35.62 |
| 2025-12-31 | Green Neil | Grant | 619 | — |
| 2025-12-31 | LIN SANDRA BEACH | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Goff Gregory James | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-12-31 | ABERNATHY ROBERT E | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-12-31 | FEARON RICHARD H | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-12-31 | WULFSOHN WILLIAM A | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Verduin Patricia | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Preete Kerry J | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Nicolas Ernest | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Mink Kim Ann | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Jellison William R | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-12-31 | Green Neil | Grant | 620 | — |
| 2025-12-02 | Ashish Khandpur K | Tax withheld | 16K | $30.61 |
| 2025-12-01 | Ashish Khandpur K | Option exercise | 35K | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Goff Gregory James | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-09-30 | WULFSOHN WILLIAM A | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Verduin Patricia | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Preete Kerry J | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Nicolas Ernest | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Mink Kim Ann | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Jellison William R | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Green Neil | Grant | 596 | — |
| 2025-09-30 | Green Neil | Grant | 596 | — |
| 2025-09-30 | FEARON RICHARD H | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-09-30 | LIN SANDRA BEACH | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-09-30 | ABERNATHY ROBERT E | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-30 | WULFSOHN WILLIAM A | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Verduin Patricia | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Preete Kerry J | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Nicolas Ernest | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Mink Kim Ann | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Jellison William R | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Green Neil | Grant | 593 | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Green Neil | Grant | 594 | — |
| 2025-06-30 | Goff Gregory James | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-30 | FEARON RICHARD H | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-30 | LIN SANDRA BEACH | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-30 | ABERNATHY ROBERT E | Grant | 1.2K | — |
| 2025-06-27 | Pederson Christopher | I | 455 | $32.84 |
| 2025-03-31 | LIN SANDRA BEACH | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | WULFSOHN WILLIAM A | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Verduin Patricia | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Preete Kerry J | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Nicolas Ernest | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Mink Kim Ann | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Jellison William R | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Green Neil | Grant | 527 | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Green Neil | Grant | 528 | — |
| 2025-03-31 | Goff Gregory James | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | FEARON RICHARD H | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-03-31 | ABERNATHY ROBERT E | Grant | 1.1K | — |
| 2025-03-28 | Pederson Christopher | I | 827 | $36.91 |
| 2025-02-14 | Rathbun Joel R. | Option exercise | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Rathbun Joel R. | Tax withheld | 2.2K | $42.99 |
| 2025-02-14 | Pederson Christopher | Option exercise | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Pederson Christopher | Tax withheld | 1.4K | $42.99 |
| 2025-02-14 | Moh Woon Keat | Option exercise | 3.3K | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Moh Woon Keat | Tax withheld | 1.9K | $42.99 |
| 2025-02-14 | Midea M. John Jr. | Option exercise | 4.5K | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Midea M. John Jr. | Tax withheld | 2.1K | $42.99 |
| 2025-02-14 | Gajewski Kristen | Option exercise | 668 | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Gajewski Kristen | Tax withheld | 351 | $42.99 |
| 2025-02-14 | Beggs Jamie A. | Option exercise | 6.3K | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Beggs Jamie A. | Tax withheld | 3.0K | $42.99 |
| 2024-12-31 | WULFSOHN WILLIAM A | Grant | 955 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | Verduin Patricia | Grant | 955 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | Preete Kerry J | Grant | 955 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | Nicolas Ernest | Grant | 955 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | Mink Kim Ann | Grant | 955 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | Jellison William R | Grant | 955 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | Green Neil | Grant | 478 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | Green Neil | Grant | 477 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | Goff Gregory James | Grant | 955 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | FEARON RICHARD H | Grant | 955 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | LIN SANDRA BEACH | Grant | 955 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | ABERNATHY ROBERT E | Grant | 955 | — |
| 2024-12-30 | Pederson Christopher | I | 325 | $40.12 |
All non-derivative Form 4 activity (SEC), newest first.
Notable events (8-K)
| Date | Items | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Shareholder vote | filing ↗ |
| 2026-05-07 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2026-04-27 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
| 2026-02-12 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-11-05 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-08-01 | ResultsExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-06-16 | Material agreementDebt obligationExhibits | filing ↗ |
| 2025-06-03 | Exec/director change | filing ↗ |
Recent filings
| Form | Filed | Period | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-K | 2026-05-15 | 2026-05-14 | 0001122976-26-000097 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2026-05-07 | 2026-03-31 | 0001122976-26-000094 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-07 | 0001122976-26-000091 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-04-27 | 2026-04-22 | 0001193125-26-178887 ↗ |
| 10-K | 2026-02-17 | 2025-12-31 | 0001122976-26-000039 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2026-02-12 | 2026-02-12 | 0001122976-26-000035 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-11-05 | 2025-09-30 | 0001122976-25-000088 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-11-05 | 2025-11-05 | 0001122976-25-000086 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 0001122976-25-000050 ↗ |
| 10-Q | 2025-08-01 | 2025-06-30 | 0001122976-25-000053 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-06-16 | 2025-06-12 | 0001193125-25-141088 ↗ |
| 8-K | 2025-06-03 | 2025-05-29 | 0001122976-25-000041 ↗ |