Avient

AVNT

Market cap $3.25B

Whether you're a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.

CLEVELAND, May 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), an innovator of materials solutions, has declared a quarterly cash dividend of twenty-seven and a half cents ($0.275) per share on the common stock outstanding, to be paid on July 15, 2026, to stockholders of record on June 18, 2026. About Avient Our purpose at Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.

Avient beats Q1 estimates as cost control, FX gains and stronger margins lift earnings despite a challenging demand backdrop.

Whether you're a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.

Avient NYSE: AVNT reported first-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share of $0.83, modestly ahead of the company's expectations, as pricing and productivity actions helped offset softer demand in several end markets and rising inflationary pressure.

Avient Corporation (AVNT) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Avient (AVNT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

Avient (AVNT) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.83 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.81 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.76 per share a year ago.

First quarter sales grew 3% to $847 million, which includes a 5% favorable foreign exchange impact First quarter GAAP EPS of $0.61 compared to ($0.22) in the prior year quarter First quarter adjusted EPS of $0.83 exceeded guidance of $0.81; growth of 9% over the prior year quarter 2026 full year adjusted EPS guidance range of $2.93 to $3.17, unchanged from prior guidance CLEVELAND, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT), an innovator of materials solutions, today announced its first quarter results for 2026. First quarter GAAP earnings per share (EPS) were $0.61 compared to ($0.22) in the prior year quarter.

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.