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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Avient (AVNT)

Avient Q2 adjusted EPS rises 21% to $0.76; full-year guidance raised

Positive Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Avient reported second quarter 2024 sales of $849.7 million, up from $824.4 million a year earlier, and adjusted EPS of $0.76 versus $0.63, above its $0.71 guidance. The company raised its full-year 2024 adjusted EPS guidance to $2.55 to $2.70 from $2.50 to $2.65, and its adjusted EBITDA guidance to $515 million to $540 million from $510 million to $535 million.

Key points

  • Q2 sales were $849.7 million, up from $824.4 million, with organic sales up 5% excluding foreign exchange.
  • Q2 adjusted EPS was $0.76 versus $0.63 a year earlier and above the $0.71 guidance; GAAP EPS from continuing operations was $0.36 versus $0.24.
  • Full-year 2024 adjusted EPS guidance rose to $2.55 to $2.70 from $2.50 to $2.65.
  • Third quarter adjusted EPS is expected at $0.62, a 9% increase; Investor Day is set for December 4 in New York City.

The filing

CompanyAvient (AVNT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 6, 2024, 6:00 AM ET
Accession number0001122976-24-000053

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 06, 2024.

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