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Avient (AVNT) Q3 2026 vs Q3 2025 (year over year)
Avient's revenue rose $84.7M (+11%) from $806M in Q3 2025 to $891M in Q3 2026. The biggest changes: Specialty Engineered Materials +$42.9M (+14%); Color, Additives and Inks +$41.8M (+8%). Gross margin 30.5% against 30.4% (+0.1 pts).
Avient, Q3 2026: revenue $891M (+10% year over year), operating margin 9.3%, net earnings $43.5M, operating cash flow $121M. The chart draws each line against Q3 2025, the increases inside each band.
Margins
| Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 30.5% | 30.4% | +0.1 pts |
| Operating margin | 9.3% | 8.3% | +0.9 pts |
| Net margin | 4.9% | 4.1% | +0.8 pts |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.7% | 5.9% | +4.8 pts |
Every line
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Color, Additives and Inks | $551M | $509M | $41.8M | +8% |
| Specialty Engineered Materials | $340M | $298M | $42.9M | +14% |
| Revenue | $891M | $806M | $84.7M | +11% |
| Gross profit | $272M | $245M | $26.9M | +11% |
| Cost of revenue | $619M | $562M | $57.8M | +10% |
| Operating profit | $82.6M | $67.1M | $15.5M | +23% |
| Operating expenses | $189M | $178M | $11.4M | +6% |
| Pre-tax earnings | $58.5M | $42.9M | $15.6M | +36% |
| Other expense, net | $24.1M | $24.2M | −$100K | -0.4% |
| Net earnings | $43.5M | $32.8M | $10.7M | +33% |
| Income tax | $15.0M | $10.1M | $4.9M | +49% |
| Depreciation & amortization | $47.2M | $46.9M | $300K | +0.6% |
| Share-based compensation | $2.5M | $2.3M | $200K | +9% |
| Working capital & other | $27.5M | −$9.9M | $37.4M | — |
| Operating cash flow | $121M | $72.1M | $48.6M | +67% |
| Free cash flow (OCF − capex) | $95.6M | $47.4M | $48.2M | +102% |
| Capital expenditures | $25.1M | $24.7M | $400K | +2% |
Questions
How much did Avient's revenue grow year over year in Q3 2026?
Avient's revenue rose $84.7M (+11%) from $806M in Q3 2025 to $891M in Q3 2026.
What drove Avient's revenue change in Q3 2026?
Specialty Engineered Materials +$42.9M (+14%); Color, Additives and Inks +$41.8M (+8%).