Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) reported fourth-quarter results that slightly exceeded Wall Street expectations, with shares inching up about 0.3% in after-hours trading.
The specialty materials company posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, ahead of the $0.55 consensus estimate. Revenue came in at $761 million, beating forecasts of $750.17 million and marking a 2% increase year over year.
Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded by 80 basis points to 15.5%, supported by organic growth in the Specialty Engineered Materials segment and company-wide productivity efforts.
“I am pleased with our team’s strong execution, which helped us deliver 14% year-over-year growth in adjusted EPS for the fourth quarter,” said Dr. Ashish Khandpur, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Avient.
For full-year 2025, Avient generated adjusted EPS of $2.82, up 6% from the prior year. Operating cash flow totaled $302 million, enabling the company to reduce debt by $150 million during the year.
Looking ahead, Avient expects first-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS of $0.81, broadly in line with analyst estimates. For full-year 2026, the company projects adjusted EPS between $2.93 and $3.17, implying growth of 4% to 12% compared with 2025.
“We have now delivered two consecutive years of adjusted EPS growth and adjusted EBITDA margin expansion, while consistently improving our balance sheet leverage,” added Dr. Khandpur.
“Continued momentum and investments in our prioritized high profit portfolios, a much richer and differentiated innovation pipeline, focus on productivity, along with a relatively optimistic demand outlook, provide us with confidence to continue our earnings and margin growth trajectory into 2026.”