Avient Corporation (AVNT) Key Metrics

NYSE: AVNTValuation, returns, debt and efficiency ratios over 10 years.

AVNT valuation today

Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026
Market cap
$3.58B
Enterprise value
$5.23B
P/E (TTM)
21.1
10-yr median 22.2
Forward P/E
11.7
PEG ratio
1.22
Price / sales
1.1
10-yr median 1.1
Price / book
1.6
10-yr median 2.4
EV / EBITDA
10.2
10-yr median 13.0
Dividend yield
2.90%
$1.13 a year
Beta
1.29

AVNT key metrics, 2016–2025

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars

AVNT valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.

P/E ratio+57.9%
35.0
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 16.4 (−15.8%)2018: 14.42019: 4.9 (−66.2%)2020: 27.7 (+471.0%)2021: 22.3 (−19.5%)2022: 20.3 (−8.9%)2023: 50.4 (+147.8%)2024: 22.2 (−56.0%)2025: 35.0 (+57.9%)
20162025
Price / sales−24.2%
0.9
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 0.8 (−2.7%)2017: 1.1 (+36.2%)2018: 0.7 (−41.1%)2019: 1.0 (+53.4%)2020: 1.1 (+12.7%)2021: 1.6 (+38.1%)2022: 0.9 (−41.0%)2023: 1.2 (+32.5%)2024: 1.2 (−4.5%)2025: 0.9 (−24.2%)
20162025
Price / book−25.7%
1.2
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 3.7 (−6.5%)2017: 6.0 (+59.5%)2018: 4.3 (−28.6%)2019: 2.7 (−36.2%)2020: 2.2 (−20.9%)2021: 2.9 (+35.0%)2022: 1.3 (−54.1%)2023: 1.6 (+23.4%)2024: 1.6 (−1.3%)2025: 1.2 (−25.7%)
20162025
EV / EBITDA−25.8%
7.8
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 10.1 (−0.4%)2017: 12.5 (+23.8%)2018: 13.1 (+5.3%)2019: 12.8 (−2.5%)2020: 15.1 (+17.6%)2021: 15.2 (+1.1%)2022: 13.6 (−10.9%)2023: 13.8 (+1.8%)2024: 10.5 (−23.9%)2025: 7.8 (−25.8%)
20162025
Price / free cash flow−47.2%
14.7
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 19.8 (−4.6%)2017: 29.1 (+47.1%)2018: 12.9 (−55.5%)2019: 13.0 (+0.4%)2020: 23.1 (+77.9%)2021: 38.7 (+67.4%)2022: 10.6 (−72.5%)2023: 46.4 (+336.9%)2024: 27.9 (−40.0%)2025: 14.7 (−47.2%)
20162025
Free cash flow yield+3.2 pts
6.8%
2025 · hover or tap a bar for each year
2016: 5.1% (+0.2 pts)2017: 3.4% (−1.6 pts)2018: 7.7% (+4.3 pts)2019: 7.7% (0.0 pts)2020: 4.3% (−3.4 pts)2021: 2.6% (−1.7 pts)2022: 9.4% (+6.8 pts)2023: 2.2% (−7.3 pts)2024: 3.6% (+1.4 pts)2025: 6.8% (+3.2 pts)
20162025

AVNT valuation history

Fiscal year-endToday10-year median

AVNT returns on capital

ROEROICROA

Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.

AVNT debt vs cash

Total debtCash & short-term investments

Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.

AVNT cash returned to shareholders

DividendsBuybacksFree cash flow

AVNT price vs earnings per share

Share price at year-endEPS (right axis)

AVNT key metrics

2016–2025
Avient Corporation key metrics by fiscal year
2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Valuation
Market capitalization$2.87B$3.76B$3.82B$3.11B$5.15B$3.65B$2.86B$2.30B$3.57B$2.71B
Enterprise value$4.28B$5.36B$5.41B$4.71B$6.47B$4.95B$3.29B$3.48B$4.64B$3.74B
P/E ratio35.022.250.420.322.327.74.914.4—16.4
Price / sales0.91.21.20.91.61.11.00.71.10.8
Price / book1.21.61.61.32.92.22.74.36.03.7
Price / free cash flow14.727.946.410.638.723.113.012.929.119.8
Price / operating cash flow9.514.618.97.822.016.59.59.117.612.2
EV / sales1.31.71.71.42.01.51.11.01.41.1
EV / EBITDA7.810.513.813.615.215.112.813.112.510.1
EV / free cash flow22.039.865.816.148.631.414.919.637.827.3
Earnings yield2.9%4.5%2.0%4.9%4.5%3.6%20.6%6.9%−1.6%6.1%
Free cash flow yield6.8%3.6%2.2%9.4%2.6%4.3%7.7%7.7%3.4%5.1%
Dividend yield3.4%2.5%2.4%2.8%1.5%2.0%2.1%2.4%1.2%1.5%
Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks)3.6%2.7%2.5%4.0%1.6%2.6%3.1%7.8%3.2%4.7%
Share price at fiscal year-end$31.24$40.86$41.57$33.76$55.95$40.28$36.79$28.60$43.50$32.04
Per share
Revenue per share$35.51$35.22$34.24$36.84$36.00$35.78$36.84$43.95$39.34$39.48
Earnings per share$0.89$1.84$0.82$1.66$2.51$1.45$7.58$1.99−$0.70$1.95
Operating cash flow per share$3.29$2.79$2.20$4.32$2.54$2.45$3.88$3.16$2.47$2.62
Free cash flow per share$2.12$1.47$0.90$3.18$1.45$1.74$2.83$2.21$1.50$1.62
Cash per share$5.56$5.92$5.95$6.95$6.53$7.17$11.13$2.13$2.97$2.68
Book value per share$25.86$25.15$25.26$25.32$19.27$18.73$13.54$6.72$7.29$8.57
Tangible book value per share−$9.54−$8.66−$10.79−$10.14−$4.73−$6.84−$1.33−$6.64−$5.02−$3.74
Dividends per share$1.08$1.02$0.98$0.94$0.84$0.79$0.78$0.70$0.54$0.48
Capex per share$1.16$1.32$1.30$1.14$1.09$0.70$1.05$0.95$0.97$1.00
Debt per share$20.95$23.36$23.31$24.26$20.82$21.56$16.64$16.86$15.94$14.87
Shares outstanding91.8M92.0M91.8M92.2M92.1M90.6M77.7M80.4M82.1M84.6M
Change in shares outstanding−0.2%+0.2%−0.4%+0.1%+1.7%+16.6%−3.4%−2.1%−3.0%−4.6%
Returns & profitability
Return on equity (ROE)3.5%7.3%3.3%7.4%13.3%9.6%73.9%28.1%−8.7%23.1%
Return on invested capital (ROIC)4.0%6.4%4.9%6.9%6.8%8.1%6.8%13.2%13.3%12.6%
Return on assets (ROA)1.4%2.9%1.3%2.8%4.7%3.2%19.6%5.9%−2.1%6.2%
Return on tangible assets3.0%6.3%2.8%5.4%8.3%5.2%27.8%9.7%−3.4%9.8%
Free cash flow margin6.0%4.2%2.6%8.6%4.0%4.9%7.7%5.0%3.8%4.1%
Income quality (OCF / net income)3.681.522.662.601.011.680.511.59—1.34
Financial health
Total debt$1.92B$2.15B$2.14B$2.24B$1.92B$1.95B$1.29B$1.36B$1.31B$1.26B
Cash & short-term investments$510.5M$544.5M$545.8M$641.1M$601.2M$649.5M$864.7M$170.9M$243.6M$226.7M
Net debt$1.41B$1.60B$1.59B$1.60B$1.32B$1.30B$428.4M$1.18B$1.07B$1.03B
Debt / equity0.810.930.920.961.081.151.232.512.191.74
Debt / assets0.320.370.360.370.380.400.400.500.480.46
Net debt / EBITDA2.573.144.074.603.103.971.674.472.872.78
Current ratio1.661.881.821.811.942.002.151.791.871.86
Quick ratio1.221.421.371.381.621.591.781.171.291.25
Interest coverage2.13.11.91.32.72.32.64.44.64.7
Working capital$554.6M$666.0M$634.0M$700.3M$886.4M$801.1M$810.8M$441.2M$496.0M$439.9M
Invested capital$3.79B$3.92B$3.91B$3.93B$3.09B$3.00B$1.48B$1.72B$1.66B$1.76B
Tangible asset value−$863.7M−$780.5M−$972.1M−$916.7M−$419.5M−$604.9M−$102.3M−$533.1M−$411.1M−$315.4M
Net current asset value−$2.24B−$2.06B−$2.22B−$2.16B−$1.38B−$1.56B−$707.3M−$1.18B−$1.04B−$1.05B
Graham number$22.79$32.29$21.65$30.75$32.96$24.74$48.04$17.33—$19.40
Graham net-net per share−$28.53−$26.78−$28.45−$27.92−$23.05−$21.61−$12.59−$19.64−$17.10−$16.20
Capital allocation
Dividends paid$98.8M$94.0M$90.2M$86.8M$77.7M$71.3M$60.9M$56.1M$44.1M$40.2M
Share buybacks (net)$4.1M$6.4M$3.4M$36.4M$4.2M$22.4M$26.9M$123.0M$70.7M$86.2M
Dividend payout ratio120.6%55.5%119.2%56.7%33.7%54.2%10.3%35.1%—24.3%
Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow52.8%74.4%113.9%42.1%61.5%59.3%39.9%100.8%93.5%92.2%
Capex / revenue3.3%3.8%3.8%3.1%3.0%2.0%2.9%2.2%2.5%2.5%
Capex / operating cash flow35.3%47.5%59.2%26.5%43.0%28.7%27.1%30.0%39.3%38.0%
Capex / depreciation0.570.680.630.650.690.550.930.830.810.80
Stock-based compensation / revenue0.3%0.5%0.4%0.4%0.3%0.3%0.4%0.3%0.3%0.3%
R&D / revenue—3.0%2.9%2.5%2.5%1.8%1.8%1.4%1.6%1.5%
SG&A / revenue24.9%22.4%22.3%18.8%21.7%16.7%0.0%13.3%13.7%12.7%
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding46.745.048.847.352.747.743.238.240.636.8
Days of inventory on hand59.258.058.649.348.743.750.144.046.541.5
Days payables outstanding68.671.072.264.269.356.449.045.451.646.6
Cash conversion cycle (days)37.332.035.232.432.035.044.236.835.531.7
Receivables turnover7.818.117.487.726.937.668.459.559.009.93
Payables turnover5.325.145.055.695.266.477.448.047.077.83
Inventory turnover6.176.296.237.417.498.357.288.297.848.79
Asset turnover0.550.550.520.610.670.800.951.301.191.26
Average receivables$417.2M$399.7M$420.2M$440.2M$478.2M$423.3M$338.6M$369.8M$359.0M$336.3M
Average payables$413.7M$424.9M$443.4M$441.9M$450.6M$379.7M$296.4M$346.9M$354.9M$336.2M
Average inventory$357.0M$346.9M$359.9M$339.2M$316.6M$294.2M$302.8M$336.2M$320.1M$299.7M
Intangibles / total assets53.9%53.5%55.5%53.7%44.2%47.6%35.3%39.4%37.4%38.2%

Computed from AVNT's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 17, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.

AVNT valuation and financial ratios

At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), Avient traded at 35.0 times earnings, against a 10-year median of 22.2. Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 21.1 and the forward P/E is 11.7. Avient earned a return on equity of 3.5% and a return on invested capital of 4.0% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $1.9 billion of debt and $510.5 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $1.4 billion. It returned $102.9 million to shareholders: $98.8 million in dividends and $4.1 million in share buybacks, 53% of free cash flow. The share count rose 8.5% from 84.6M to 91.8M over 9 years.

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AVNT key metrics FAQ

What is Avient's P/E ratio?

Avient's trailing P/E ratio is 21.1 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 11.7. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was 35.0, compared with a 10-year median of 22.2.

What is Avient's EV/EBITDA?

Avient's enterprise value was 7.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $4.3 billion, EBITDA $548.7 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 10.2.

What is Avient's return on equity?

Avient's return on equity (ROE) was 3.5% in fiscal 2025: net income of $81.9 million on average shareholders' equity of $2.3 billion.

What is Avient's ROIC?

Avient's return on invested capital was 4.0% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.

How much debt does Avient have?

Avient had total debt of $1.9 billion at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81 and $1.4 billion of net debt (2.57 times EBITDA).

What is Avient's dividend yield?

Avient's forward dividend yield is 2.90%. Avient paid $98.8 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.08 per share), a payout ratio of 120.6%.

Does Avient buy back its shares?

Yes. Avient spent $4.1 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −0.2% over the year, to 91.8M..

What is Avient's free cash flow yield?

Avient generated $195.0 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 6.8% on its market value at year-end ($2.9 billion).

What is Avient's current ratio?

Avient's current ratio was 1.66 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 1.66 times current liabilities.

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