secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AVIENT CORP (AVNT)
CIK:        0001122976
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001122976-26-000035
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Avient Q4 adjusted EPS $0.56 (+14% YoY); FY25 adjusted EPS $2.82 (+6%); FY26 guidance $2.93-$3.17
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- Q4 sales $761M (+2% YoY); FY sales $3,260M (+1% YoY).
- Q4 GAAP EPS $0.18 vs $0.52 prior year; adjusted EPS $0.56 (+14%).
- Full-year adjusted EBITDA margin expanded 50 bps to 16.7%.
- Operating cash flow $302M; debt repayments of $150M in 2025.
- FY26 adjusted EPS guidance $2.93-$3.17 (4%-12% growth); free cash flow >$200M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297626000035/0001122976-26-000035-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297626000035/avnt-20260212.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001122976-26-000035

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