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Avient (AVNT) earnings and revenue breakdown
Latest: Q3 2026 · 10-Q filed Nov 4, 2026 · Avient (AVNT) Q3 2026 earnings results →
Q3 2026 Revenue up 10% year over year to $891M · 5¢ of every $1 of revenue kept as net profit · operating margin 9.3%
Avient made $891M in Q3 2026 (+10% Y/Y): Color, Additives and Inks $551M, Specialty Engineered Materials $340M. Operating margin 9.3%, net earnings $43.5M. See where every dollar goes — costs, profit and cash — as a Sankey from the 10-Q filed Nov 4, 2026.
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What changed this quarter
Revenue was $891.2M in Q3 2026, up 11% year over year and down 3% from the previous quarter. Color, Additives and Inks was the largest line at 62% of revenue. Specialty Engineered Materials added $42.9M year over year (up 14%), 51% of the total change.
Gross margin was 30.5%, up 0.1 points from a year earlier. Operating profit was $82.6M, a 9.3% margin (up 0.9 points year over year). Of the extra revenue versus a year earlier, 18% reached operating profit, above the 8% margin then. Operating expenses grew 6% against revenue growth of 11%. Net earnings were $42.7M, up 31% year over year. The effective tax rate was 25.6%.
Operating cash flow was $120.7M (up 67% year over year), 277% of net earnings. Non-cash charges added back $47.2M of depreciation and amortization and $2.5M of share-based compensation. Working capital and other items added $27.5M. Capital expenditures of $25.1M left free cash flow of $95.6M.
Quarterly history
| Quarter | Form | Filed | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin | Net earnings | Op. cash flow |
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| Q3 2026 | 10-Q | Nov 4, 2026 | $891M | +10% | 9.3% | $43.5M | $121M |
| Q2 2026 | 10-Q | Aug 6, 2026 | $917M | +6% | 12.3% | $64.8M | $93.8M |
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About Avient
We are an innovator of materials solutions to help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Our products include specialty engineered materials, performance fibers, advanced composites and color and additive solutions. We are also a highly specialized developer and manufacturer of performance enhancing additives, liquid colorants and silicone colorants. When used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the terms “we,” “us,” “our," "Avient" and the “Company” mean Avient Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. Avient was formed as PolyOne Corporation on August 31, 2000, from the consolidation of The Geon Company (Geon) and M.A. Hanna Company (Hanna). Through a series of acquisitions, divestitures, operational improvements and cultural shifts, the Company has transformed to become an innovator of materials solutions.
In its own words, from its 10-K, filed Feb 17, 2026.
Avient against its Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers peers
The largest companies of the same SEC industry, each at its latest quarter. Revenue growth: +10% against the peers' median +10%. Operating margin: 9.3% against the peers' median 9.3%.
| Company | Quarter | Revenue | Y/Y | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVNT Avient | Q3 2026 | $891M | +10% | 9.3% |
| DOW Chemical | Q2 2026 | $12.1B | +20% | 7.2% |
| DOW DOW | Q3 2026 | $11.3B | +13% | 5.7% |
| EMN Eastman Chemical | Q3 2026 | $2.4B | +8% | 10.4% |
| DD DuPont de Nemours | Q3 2026 | $1.9B | +4% | 12.5% |
| ALB Albemarle | Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +19% | 9.5% |
| TSEOQ Trinseo | Q2 2026 | $845M | +8% | 0.0% |
| HXL Hexcel | Q3 2026 | $496M | +9% | 11.0% |
| ASIX AdvanSix | Q3 2026 | $431M | +15% | -2.6% |
Source: Avient 10-Q on SEC EDGAR · CIK 1122976 · Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers
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