Avient Corporation (AVNT) Stock

Avient Corporation (AVNT) is a Materials stock trading at $44.66 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $4.10B and a trailing P/E of 19.6. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

Avient Corporation provides specialized material formulation and related services through segments including Color, Additives and Inks; Specialty Engineered Materials; and Distribution. It supplies color and additive concentrates, polymer formulations and composite materials, and distributes engineering and commodity resins to customers such as custom injection molders, extruders, and manufacturers across industries including medical, packaging, personal care, transportation, and construction.

Understand Avient Corporation: how it makes money

Avient formulates and sells specialized material solutions, including color and additive concentrates, specialty inks, specialty engineered materials, and a distribution business that supports its customers’ material needs.

Profitability is tied to the balance of pricing and volume, since operating updates explicitly track Positive Price Mix alongside regional demand declines (United States and Canada, and modeled Europe volume).

Business quality (Mixed): Specialized materials with multiple product categories (Color, Additives and Inks, Specialty Engineered Materials, and Distribution) give focus, but near term results appear sensitive to demand trends and pricing (Positive Price Mix, regional demand declines).

Valuation: At 22× earnings, AVNT trades 43% below the Chemicals average (38×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

Pricing support is an explicit operating lever: The company highlights Positive Price Mix, which can help offset cost and volume pressures when demand is uneven.
Product specialization spans multiple material types: It operates across Color, Additives and Inks and Specialty Engineered Materials, plus Distribution, which can diversify where demand comes from.

Bear case

Demand softness is called out by region: United States and Canada Demand Decline (9 percent) and Modeled Europe Demand Decline (Volume Basis) (11 percent) indicate material volume headwinds can weigh on results.
Operating performance may depend on sustaining pricing: If Positive Price Mix weakens, the company may have less ability to protect margins when volume declines.

Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price	$44.66
Market Cap	$4.10B
P/E Ratio	19.6
EV / EBITDA	9.9
Price / Book	1.67
Price / Sales	1.20
FCF Yield	-0.5%
DCF Value (model)	$21.82
DCF Upside vs Price	-51.1%

Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)	$3.26B
Net Margin	2.5%
Revenue Growth (YoY)	0.6%
EPS Growth (YoY)	-51.6%
FCF Growth (YoY)	44.6%

Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score	1.87 (grey)
Piotroski F-Score	4/9 (moderate)

Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E	19.6
Sector P/E (Materials)	25.9
Industry P/E (Chemicals)	31.1
vs Sector	-24.3%
vs Industry	-37.0%

Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional Holder	BlackRock, Inc. ($402.65M)
Institutional Holders Tracked	10
Congressional Trades (recent)	6

Company
Sector	Materials
Industry	Chemicals
CEO	Ashish K. Khandpur
Employees	9,200
Country	US
IPO Date	1999-09-13

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.