Question 1

What is Avient's P/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

Avient (AVNT) P/E ratio is 21.8× as of July 22, 2026. The ratio is calculated by dividing market capitalisation by trailing twelve-month earnings (net income), using USD-normalised financials (IAS 21 exchange-rate translation for non-USD reporters).

Question 2

How is the P/E ratio calculated?

Accepted Answer

P/E = Share Price ÷ Trailing Twelve-Month (TTM) Diluted EPS, or equivalently Market Capitalisation ÷ TTM Net Income. 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/E ratio?

Accepted Answer

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio, also called the earnings multiple, measures how much investors pay per dollar of a company's trailing twelve-month (TTM) earnings. It is calculated as share price ÷ TTM diluted EPS (equivalent to market capitalisation ÷ TTM net income). A higher P/E implies the market is pricing in stronger future earnings growth or lower risk; a lower P/E can signal slower expected growth, higher risk, or potential undervaluation.

Question 4

What is a good P/E ratio for Avient?

Accepted Answer

There is no universal "good" P/E. As a rule of thumb, the S&P 500 has historically averaged a P/E in the mid-to-high teens; mature, slow-growth businesses commonly trade in the 10–18× range, while high-growth or asset-light companies often trade at 25–50×+. What matters is the comparison to sector peers and to the company's own historical range. For Avient specifically, the relevant sector benchmark is the current sector median of 21.4×.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Avient's P/E ratio of 21.8× is below its own 5-year average of 22.1× and above the sector median of 21.4×. That places the current reading at the 57th 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/E ratio range?

Accepted Answer

In the available daily series, Avient (AVNT) P/E ratio has ranged from a low of 2.8× in 2020 to a high of 56.4× in 2008. The 5-year average is 22.1× and the 5-year median is 21.6×.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Avient (AVNT) P/E ratio at the end of 2025 was 34.9×. Annual values reflect the multiple on the last trading day of each calendar year, using the trailing twelve-month earnings figure available at that date.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Valuation multiples move with two inputs: the numerator (market capitalisation, which tracks the share price) and the denominator (earnings). 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	$81.9M	34.9×	+12.9×	Dec 31, 2025
2024	$3.73B	$170M	22.0×	-28.0×	Dec 31, 2024
2023	$3.79B	$75.7M	50.1×	+45.7×	Dec 31, 2023
2022	$3.07B	$703M	4.4×	-17.8×	Dec 31, 2022
2021	$5.12B	$231M	22.2×	-5.8×	Dec 31, 2021
2020	$3.68B	$132M	28.0×	+23.2×	Dec 31, 2020
2019	$2.83B	$589M	4.8×	-9.3×	Dec 31, 2019
2018	$2.25B	$160M	14.1×	—	Dec 31, 2018
2017	$3.52B	-$57.7M	—	—	Dec 31, 2017
2016	$2.66B	$165M	16.1×	-2.7×	Dec 31, 2016
2015	$2.73B	$145M	18.8×	-23.7×	Dec 31, 2015
2014	$3.37B	$79.2M	42.5×	+28.6×	Dec 31, 2014
2013	$3.38B	$244M	13.9×	-11.5×	Dec 31, 2013
2012	$1.82B	$71.9M	25.3×	+19.4×	Dec 31, 2012
2011	$1.03B	$173M	6.0×	-1.3×	Dec 31, 2011
2010	$1.17B	$163M	7.2×	-3.0×	Dec 31, 2010
2009	$691M	$67.8M	10.2×	—	Dec 31, 2009
2008	$290M	-$273M	—	—	Dec 31, 2008
2007	$611M	$11.4M	53.6×	+48.0×	Dec 31, 2007
2006	$695M	$123M	5.6×	-7.0×	Dec 31, 2006
2005	$592M	$46.9M	12.6×	-22.8×	Dec 31, 2005
2004	$832M	$23.5M	35.4×	—	Dec 31, 2004
2003	$584M	-$251M	—	—	Dec 31, 2003
2002	$355M	-$58.9M	—	—	Dec 31, 2002


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P/E Ratio for Avient (AVNT) 2004-2026

P/E Ratio daily chart for Avient (AVNT)

Historical P/E Ratio for Avient (AVNT) from 2002 to 2025

About P/E Ratio at Avient (AVNT)

Avient P/E Ratio by Year

Avient P/E Ratio 2025: 34.9×

Avient P/E Ratio 2024: 22.0×

Avient P/E Ratio 2023: 50.1×

Avient P/E Ratio 2022: 4.4×

Avient P/E Ratio 2021: 22.2×

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — chart

Sector peers by P/E Ratio — table

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