Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.28

Avient Corporation (NYSE:AVNT) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of 0.275 per share on Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 18th.

Avient has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 1 years. Avient has a dividend payout ratio of 34.9% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities analysts expect Avient to earn $3.37 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.10 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 32.6%.

Avient Stock Performance

Shares of AVNT opened at $37.42 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $36.00 and its 200 day moving average price is $35.55. Avient has a 52 week low of $27.48 and a 52 week high of $44.85. The company has a market capitalization of $3.43 billion, a PE ratio of 21.75, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.77.

Avient (NYSE:AVNT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $847.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $846.35 million. Avient had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 11.11%. The firm’s revenue was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.76 earnings per share. Avient has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.890-0.890 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.930-3.170 EPS. Research analysts expect that Avient will post 3.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Avient Company Profile

Avient Corporation (NYSE: AVNT) is a global provider of specialized and sustainable polymer materials, delivering color, additive and engineered solutions to a wide range of industries. The company’s core offerings include masterbatches, colorant systems, compounds and resins designed to enhance performance, aesthetics and environmental sustainability. Avient serves markets such as packaging, automotive, consumer goods, healthcare, electronics, and agriculture, tailoring products to meet stringent regulatory and end-use requirements.

Formed through a corporate rebranding in 2020 following the divestiture of PolyOne’s specialty businesses, Avient traces its heritage to a legacy of polymer innovation spanning decades.