secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AVIENT CORP (AVNT)
CIK:        0001122976
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-06T10:01:30+00:00
Accession:  0001122976-26-000123
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Avient Q2 adjusted EPS $0.96 beats guidance; raises FY2026 EPS guidance to $3.10-$3.25
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- Sales $917M, +5.8% YoY; organic +4.3%; GAAP EPS $0.70 vs $0.57.
- Adjusted EPS $0.96 vs $0.80 (+20%), beat guidance of $0.89.
- Adjusted EBITDA margin record 18.3%, +110 bps.
- FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance raised to $3.10-$3.25 from $2.93-$3.17; adjusted EBITDA guidance $575-$603M.
- Repaid $50M debt in Q2; expect $100-$150M total debt repayment in 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297626000123/0001122976-26-000123-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1122976/000112297626000123/avnt-20260630x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001122976-26-000123

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