---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000008858-25-000006"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVT"
cik: "0000008858"
company_name: "AVNET INC"
filed_at: "2025-01-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T07:46:48.464058+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avnet Q2 FY2025 sales fall 8.7% to $5.7B; GAAP EPS $0.99 vs $1.28 YoY

## Summary
- Sales $5.66B (-8.7% YoY); GAAP diluted EPS $0.99 (-22.7%); adjusted EPS $0.87 (-37.9%).
- Operating margin compressed: GAAP 2.7% (down 107 bps), adjusted 2.8% (down 108 bps).
- Electronic Components segment sales $5.32B, margin 3.4% vs 4.3% YoY; Farnell margin fell to 1.0% from 4.0%.
- Asia sales grew 8.4% YoY (second consecutive quarterly growth); Americas -13.8%, EMEA -25.1%.
- Generated >$300M operating cash flow; inventory down $362M QoQ; returned $80M to shareholders (buybacks + dividends).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000008858-25-000006
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVT
- cik: 0000008858
- company_name: AVNET INC
- filed_at: 2025-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8858/000000885825000006/0000008858-25-000006-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8858/000000885825000006/avt-20250129x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000008858-25-000006.txt

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