Question 1

What is Avient's P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

Avient (AVNT) P/FCF ratio is 15.2× as of June 5, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month free cash flow, using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/FCF ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/FCF = Market Capitalisation ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Free Cash Flow, where Free Cash Flow = Operating Cash Flow − Capital Expenditures. All inputs are sourced from audited GAAP/IFRS filings and translated to USD using period-end exchange rates so the multiple is comparable across companies and currencies.

Question 3

What is the P/FCF ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) ratio compares a company's market capitalisation to its trailing twelve-month (TTM) free cash flow. It is calculated as market cap ÷ TTM free cash flow, where free cash flow = operating cash flow − capital expenditures. Because FCF cannot be inflated by non-cash accounting items, P/FCF is often considered a cleaner measure of "earnings-power valuation" than P/E — especially for capital-intensive businesses where depreciation diverges from real cash outflows.

Question 4

What is a good P/FCF ratio for Avient?

Accepted Answer

Mature companies that consistently convert profit into cash often trade at 15–25× P/FCF; capital-intensive businesses with lumpy capex typically trade lower. Compare against sector peers and against the company's own multi-year average — single-year P/FCF can be distorted by working-capital swings. For Avient specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 27.1×.

Question 5

Is Avient's P/FCF ratio high or low?

Accepted Answer

Avient's P/FCF ratio of 15.2× is below its own 5-year average of 26.4× and below the sector median of 27.1×. That places the current reading at the 14th percentile of its 10-year history. A higher multiple usually reflects stronger expected growth, lower perceived risk, or higher returns on capital; a lower multiple reflects the opposite.

Question 6

What is Avient's historical P/FCF ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Avient (AVNT) P/FCF ratio has ranged from a low of 1.5× in 2009 to a high of 181.6× in 2008. The 5-year average is 26.4× and the 5-year median is 24.4×.

Question 7

What was Avient's P/FCF ratio in 2025?

Accepted Answer

Avient (AVNT) P/FCF ratio at the end of 2025 was 14.7×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month free cash flow figure available at that date.

Question 8

Why does Avient's P/FCF ratio change over time?

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (free cash flow). Share-price changes — driven by interest rates, earnings expectations, risk appetite, and broader market sentiment — typically dominate short-term moves, while changes in the underlying fundamental drive the longer-term trend. As a result, the ratio can rise during stock-price rallies even if the business itself has not become more valuable, and fall during sell-offs even when fundamentals are improving.


2025	$2.86B	$195.00M	14.7×	-13.0×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$3.73B	$134.90M	27.7×	-18.4×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$3.79B	$82.20M	46.1×	+35.6×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$3.07B	$292.90M	10.5×	-27.9×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$5.12B	$133.20M	38.4×	+16.5×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$3.68B	$167.60M	22.0×	+9.1×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$2.83B	$219.10M	12.9×	+0.3×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$2.25B	$177.70M	12.7×	-16.0×	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$3.52B	$122.80M	28.7×	+9.2×	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$2.66B	$137.10M	19.4×	-0.6×	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$2.73B	$136.00M	20.0×	-9.1×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$3.37B	$115.60M	29.1×	-74.6×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$3.38B	$32.60M	103.8×	+67.0×	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$1.82B	$49.50M	36.8×	-19.1×	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$1.03B	$18.40M	55.9×	+44.4×	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$1.17B	$101.30M	11.6×	+8.1×	Dec 31, 2010
2009	$690.98M	$198.00M	3.5×	-6.2×	Dec 31, 2009
2008	$290.12M	$30.00M	9.7×	-16.0×	Dec 31, 2008
2007	$611.28M	$23.80M	25.7×	+15.8×	Dec 31, 2007
2006	$694.50M	$70.60M	9.8×	-8.9×	Dec 31, 2006
2005	$592.20M	$31.60M	18.7×	—	Dec 31, 2005
2004	$831.71M	−$50.40M	—	—	Dec 31, 2004
2003	$584.05M	−$204.70M	—	—	Dec 31, 2003
2002	$355.39M	−$106.40M	—	—	Dec 31, 2002
2001	$882.00M	$228.50M	3.9×	—	Dec 31, 2001


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P/FCF Ratio for Avient (AVNT)

P/FCF Ratio daily chart for Avient (AVNT)

Historical P/FCF Ratio for Avient (AVNT) from 2001 to 2025

About P/FCF Ratio at Avient (AVNT)

Avient P/FCF Ratio by Year

Avient P/FCF Ratio 2025: 14.7×

Avient P/FCF Ratio 2024: 27.7×

Avient P/FCF Ratio 2023: 46.1×

Avient P/FCF Ratio 2022: 10.5×

Avient P/FCF Ratio 2021: 38.4×

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — table

Frequently asked questions

Avient (AVNT) Key Financials

P/FCF Ratio daily chart for Avient (AVNT)

Historical P/FCF Ratio for Avient (AVNT) from 2001 to 2025

About P/FCF Ratio at Avient (AVNT)

Avient P/FCF Ratio by Year

Avient P/FCF Ratio 2025: 14.7×

Avient P/FCF Ratio 2024: 27.7×

Avient P/FCF Ratio 2023: 46.1×

Avient P/FCF Ratio 2022: 10.5×

Avient P/FCF Ratio 2021: 38.4×

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/FCF Ratio — table

Frequently asked questions

+What is Avient's P/FCF ratio?

+How is the P/FCF ratio calculated?

+What is the P/FCF ratio?

+What is a good P/FCF ratio for Avient?

+Is Avient's P/FCF ratio high or low?

+What is Avient's historical P/FCF ratio range?

+What was Avient's P/FCF ratio in 2025?

+Why does Avient's P/FCF ratio change over time?

Avient (AVNT) Key Financials