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Avient (AVNT) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $891 million, up 10.5% on the year

Avient Corp. (AVNT) reported revenue of $891 million for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 10.5% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $43 million, up 31.0% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.46. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 4 November 2026.

Revenue
$891 million
+10.5% on the year · -2.8% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
9.3%
8.3% a year earlier
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Net income
$43 million
+31.0% on the year · -34.1% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Diluted EPS
$0.46
+27.8% on the year · -34.3% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026

this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.

What management said

Guidance figures: 1 raised.

  • Sales rose 10.5% in quarter: Third-quarter sales were $891.2 million versus $806.5 million; organic growth was 10.6%, with a 0.1% foreign exchange drag.
  • Adjusted EPS up 23%: Adjusted EPS was $0.86 versus $0.70; GAAP diluted EPS was $0.46 versus $0.36, after $0.23 of special items and $0.17 of amortization.
  • Both segments grew organically: Management said both segments contributed organic sales growth, driven by pricing and improving mix from new business gains.
Read the earnings call summary

Income statement (profit and loss)

$ millionQ3 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Revenue891917806-2.8%+10.5%
Cost of revenue619609562+1.6%+10.3%
Gross profit272308245-11.6%+11.0%
Gross margin30.5%33.5%30.4%
Selling, general and administrative189195178-3.1%+6.4%
Operating income82.611267.1-26.5%+23.1%
Operating margin9.3%12.3%8.3%
Interest expense22.722.324.2+1.8%-6.2%
Pre-tax income58.589.142.9-34.3%+36.4%
Income tax15.023.410.1-35.9%+48.5%
Effective tax rate25.6%26.3%23.5%
Net income42.764.832.6-34.1%+31.0%
Net margin4.8%7.1%4.0%
Diluted EPS$0.46$0.70$0.36-34.3%+27.8%
$ million except per share.
Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ millionQ3 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Operating cash flow12193.872.1+28.7%+67.4%
Capital expenditure25.122.324.7+12.6%+1.6%
Free cash flow95.671.547.4+33.7%+101.7%
Free cash flow margin10.7%7.8%5.9%
Cash from investing-25.1-22.3-24.7
Cash from financing-75.5-75.2-75.3
Depreciation and amortisation47.248.646.9-2.9%+0.6%
Share-based compensation2.52.02.3+25.0%+8.7%
Dividends paid25.325.224.7+0.4%+2.4%
Dividend per share$0.28$0.28$0.270.0%+1.9%
Diluted shares, weighted92m92m92m+0.2%+0.7%
Shares outstanding at period end92m92m92m+0.0%+0.2%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ millionQ3 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2025On the quarterOn the yearLast 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity2,4572,4372,372+0.8%+3.6%
Non-controlling interest13.913.115.9+6.1%-12.6%
Debt1,8271,8761,972-2.6%-7.3%
Other liabilities1,6481,6791,696-1.9%-2.8%
Total liabilities and equity5,9456,0056,056-1.0%-1.8%
Fixed assets959962981-0.3%-2.2%
Goodwill1,7331,7381,755-0.3%-1.2%
Intangible assets1,3961,4211,510-1.7%-7.5%
Cash and equivalents446426446+4.7%+0.0%
Receivables521554484-5.9%+7.5%
Inventory442443392-0.2%+12.8%
Other assets448462488-3.0%-8.2%
Total assets5,9456,0056,056-1.0%-1.8%

Questions

What was Avient's revenue in Q3 FY2026?

Avient (AVNT) reported revenue of $891 million for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 30 September 2026, up 10.5% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Avient earn in Q3 FY2026?

Net income for Q3 FY2026 was $43 million, up 31.0% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $0.46.

When did Avient report Q3 FY2026 results?

Avient filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 September 2026 with the SEC on 4 November 2026.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

Q4 FY2021 *Q1 FY2022 †Q2 FY2022 †Q3 FY2022Q4 FY2022 * †Q1 FY2023Q2 FY2023Q3 FY2023Q4 FY2023 *Q1 FY2024 †Q2 FY2024Q3 FY2024Q4 FY2024 * †Q1 FY2025Q2 FY2025Q3 FY2025Q4 FY2025 *Q1 FY2026Q2 FY2026Q3 FY2026
Revenue1,202892891823790846824754719829850815746827866806761847917891
Cost of revenue948638630628618598584558510551592554487563589562531575609619
Gross profit253254261195172248241195209278258261260263278245230273308272
Gross margin21%29%29%24%22%29%29%26%29%34%30%32%35%32%32%30%30%32%34%30%
SG&A179152161155172190178161166184185184174262182178190177195189
Operating income74.010210040.60.457.162.334.343.194.072.577.285.60.796.167.139.695.811282.6
Operating margin6%11%11%5%0%7%8%5%6%11%9%9%11%0%11%8%5%11%12%9%
Interest expensen/an/an/an/an/an/a29.430.3n/a26.626.626.925.526.924.724.222.822.022.322.7
Pre-tax income51.184.785.5-29.0-77.429.032.75.020.666.545.050.063.3-26.670.942.924.572.389.158.5
Tax rate43%24%27%n/an/a27%32%-2%-34%25%25%23%23%n/a25%24%30%23%26%26%
Net income29.884.284.7-10.354419.922.15.128.649.433.638.248.3-20.252.632.616.955.764.842.7
Net margin2%9%10%-1%69%2%3%1%4%6%4%5%6%-2%6%4%2%7%7%5%
Diluted EPS$0.34$0.91$0.92-$0.11$5.98$0.22$0.24$0.06$0.31$0.54$0.36$0.41$0.52-$0.22$0.57$0.36$0.18$0.61$0.70$0.46
Operating cash flow12418.987.8117174-22.2-2.571.8154-42.810671.1123-51.111372.1168-34.593.8121
Capital expenditure37.913.320.721.150.420.325.629.144.424.431.425.041.112.527.024.742.419.022.325.1
Free cash flow85.95.667.196.1124-42.5-28.142.7110-67.274.546.181.5-63.685.847.4125-53.571.595.6
Buybacks0.015.820.60.00.00.00.00.00.0n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
Dividends paid19.521.721.821.721.622.522.522.622.623.523.523.523.524.724.724.724.725.225.225.3
Shares outstanding92m91m91m91m91m91m91m91m91m91m91m91m91m92m92m92m92m92m92m92m
Filing10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q10-K10-Q10-Q10-Q
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.
Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. A quarter marked † is shown as the company last restated it in a later filing, so it compares with the quarters around it on one basis; rest on a figure for the one first filed. EPS is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 30 September 2026, filed 4 November 2026: the filing.