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

Avient raises 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $3.22-$3.32 after third-quarter beat

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance

Avient reported third-quarter 2026 sales up 10.5% to $891 million and adjusted EPS of $0.86, above its $0.80 guidance and up from $0.70 a year earlier. The company raised its full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $3.22 to $3.32 from $3.10 to $3.25 and has repaid $100 million of debt year to date. For shareholders, the higher outlook is the main change, while GAAP EPS was $0.46 after special items of $0.23 per share.

Key points

  • Third-quarter sales rose 10.5% to $891 million, with organic sales growth of 10.6%.
  • Adjusted EPS was $0.86 versus $0.70 a year earlier and above $0.80 guidance; GAAP EPS was $0.46 versus $0.36.
  • Full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance was raised to $3.22 to $3.32 from $3.10 to $3.25, and adjusted EBITDA guidance was narrowed to $593 million to $603 million.
  • After quarter end, the company repurchased 281,000 shares for about $10.9 million, its first buyback since 2022.

The filing

CompanyAvient (AVNT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2026, 6:01 AM ET
Accession number0001122976-26-000145

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 7, 2026, 11:18 PM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only.

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