---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-028078"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVTR"
cik: "0001722482"
company_name: "Avantor, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:18:50.297781+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avantor Q1 net sales flat YoY; GAAP EPS $0.06, adj. EPS $0.17; reaffirms FY 2026 guidance

## Summary
- Net sales $1,581M flat YoY; organic sales down 4.1% due to FX headwind of 4.1%.
- GAAP net income $43.3M ($0.06 EPS) vs $64.5M; adjusted net income $114.0M ($0.17 adj. EPS).
- Adjusted EBITDA $219.4M (13.9% margin); adjusted operating income $190.6M (12.1% margin).
- VWR Distribution segment organic sales -4.8%; Bioscience & Medtech organic sales -2.0%.
- Operating cash flow $58.7M; free cash flow $25.2M; adjusted net leverage 3.3x.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-028078
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVTR
- cik: 0001722482
- company_name: Avantor, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1722482/000162828026028078/0001628280-26-028078-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1722482/000162828026028078/avtr-20260429.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Avantor, Inc. reported first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1,581.4 million, net income $43.3 million, EPS $0.06. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1,581.4 million
  - Net income: $43.3 million
  - EPS: $0.06
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. --- EX-99.1 (EX-99.1) --- Avantor® Reports First Quarter 2026 Results • Net sales of $1,581 million • Net income of $43 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $219 million • Diluted GAAP EPS of $0.06; adjusted EPS of $0.17 • Operating cash flow of $59 million; free cash flow of $25
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1722482/000162828026028078/0001628280-26-028078-index.htm

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