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

Avient Q4 sales rise 4% to $747 million; full-year adjusted EPS up 13% to $2.66

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Avient reported fourth quarter 2024 sales of $747 million, up 4%, and GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations of $0.52, versus $0.30 a year earlier. Full-year 2024 adjusted EPS rose 13% to $2.66, while Q4 adjusted EPS slipped to $0.49 from $0.52. The company also projected 2025 full-year adjusted EPS of $2.70 to $2.94, which shareholders can compare with the 2024 result.

Key points

  • Q4 2024 sales rose 4% to $746.5 million; full-year sales rose 3% to $3,240.4 million
  • Q4 2024 GAAP diluted EPS was $0.52 (vs. $0.30); Q4 adjusted EPS was $0.49 (vs. $0.52), above the $0.46 to $0.50 guidance range midpoint
  • 2025 full-year adjusted EPS expected at $2.70 to $2.94; Q1 2025 adjusted EPS projected at $0.76, in line with the prior-year quarter

The filing

CompanyAvient (AVNT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 13, 2025, 6:01 AM ET
Accession number0001122976-25-000005

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:01 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 February 13, 2025.

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