---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001722482-23-000196"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVTR"
cik: "0001722482"
company_name: "Avantor, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T07:08:40.514283+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Avantor Q3 2023 net sales $1.72B (-7.3%); GAAP EPS $0.16, adjusted EPS $0.25

## Summary
- Net income $108.4M, adjusted net income $171.6M; free cash flow $193M, operating cash flow $230.7M.
- Americas sales $1,019.2M (-9.3% reported, -7.9% core organic); Europe sales $579.8M (-2.6% reported, -8.6% core organic); AMEA sales $121.2M (-12.3% reported, -5.4% core organic).
- Adjusted EBITDA $317.8M (18.5% margin); Americas EBITDA margin 22.0% (-140bps), Europe 17.7% (-420bps), AMEA 27.9% (+210bps).
- Repaid >$650M of debt YTD; adjusted net leverage 3.9X; management cites stable end markets and disciplined execution.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001722482-23-000196
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVTR
- cik: 0001722482
- company_name: Avantor, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-10-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1722482/000172248223000196/0001722482-23-000196-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1722482/000172248223000196/avtr-20231027.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Avantor, Inc. reported the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $1.72 billion, net income $108.4 million, EPS $0.16.
  - Period: the third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $1.72 billion
  - Net income: $108.4 million
  - EPS: $0.16
  - 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 Third Quarter 2023 Results • Net sales of $1.72 billion, decrease of 7.3%; core organic decline of 7.9% • Net income of $108.4 million; Adjusted EBITDA of $317.8 million • Diluted GAAP EPS of $0.16; adjusted EPS of $0.25 • Operating
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1722482/000172248223000196/0001722482-23-000196-index.htm

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