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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)


☒			Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025


☐			Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from to .

Commission file number 1-16091

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AVIENT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Ohio									34-1730488
(State or other jurisdiction									(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)


33587 Walker Road									44012
Avon Lake, Ohio
(Address of principal executive offices)									(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (440) 930-1000

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: Not Applicable

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, par value $.01 per share	AVNT	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

The number of the registrant’s outstanding common shares, par value $.01 per share, as of March 31, 2025 was 91,532,719.

AVIENT CORPORATION

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Avient Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)

(In millions, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Sales	$	826.6	$	829.0
Cost of sales	563.4		550.8
Gross margin	263.2		278.2
Selling and administrative expense	262.5		184.2


Operating income	0.7		94.0
Interest expense, net	(26.9)		(26.6)

Other expense, net	(0.4)		(0.9)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(26.6)		66.5
Income tax benefit (expense)	6.7		(16.8)


Net (loss) income	$	(19.9)	$	49.7
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.3)		(0.3)
Net (loss) income attributable to Avient common shareholders	$	(20.2)	$	49.4

(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:	$	(0.22)	$	0.54




(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:	$	(0.22)	$	0.54




Weighted-average shares used to compute (loss) earnings per common share:
Basic	91.5		91.2
Plus dilutive impact of share-based compensation	—		0.8
Diluted	91.5		92.0

Anti-dilutive shares not included in diluted common shares outstanding	2.5		1.1

Cash dividends declared per share of common stock	$	0.2700	$	0.2575

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Avient Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(In millions)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Net (loss) income	$	(19.9)	$	49.7
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Translation adjustments and related hedging instruments	29.5		(25.9)


Total other comprehensive income (loss)	29.5		(25.9)
Total comprehensive income	9.6		23.8
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.3)		(0.3)
Comprehensive income attributable to Avient common shareholders	$	9.3	$	23.5

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Avient Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions)


	(Unaudited) March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	456.0	$	544.5
Accounts receivable, net	489.6		399.5
Inventories, net	372.8		346.8

Other current assets	111.9		131.3
Total current assets	1,430.3		1,422.1
Property, net	951.8		955.3
Goodwill	1,684.0		1,659.7
Intangible assets, net	1,464.5		1,450.4



Other non-current assets	280.6		323.6
Total assets	$	5,811.2	$	5,811.1

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Short-term and current portion of long-term debt	$	7.8	$	7.7
Accounts payable	422.2		417.4


Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	268.2		331.0
Total current liabilities	698.2		756.1
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	2,061.3		2,059.3

Deferred income taxes	268.0		260.4


Other non-current liabilities	469.3		405.7
Total non-current liabilities	2,798.6		2,725.4

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Avient shareholders’ equity	2,298.3		2,313.8
Noncontrolling interest	16.1		15.8
Total equity	2,314.4		2,329.6
Total liabilities and equity	$	5,811.2	$	5,811.1

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Avient Corporation

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In millions)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Operating activities
Net (loss) income	$	(19.9)	$	49.7
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used by operating activities:

Depreciation and amortization	45.3		44.3

Cloud-based enterprise resource planning system impairment	71.6		—



Share-based compensation expense	2.4		3.3


Changes in assets and liabilities:
Increase in accounts receivable	(83.7)		(81.9)
Increase in inventories	(20.3)		(12.3)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable	(1.0)		1.7



Environmental insurance recovery	34.0		—
Decrease in incentive accruals	(53.1)		(16.8)
Accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities, net	(26.4)		(30.8)

Net cash used by operating activities	(51.1)		(42.8)

Investing activities
Capital expenditures	(12.5)		(24.4)



Proceeds from plant closures	—		2.0
Other investing activities	—		(2.1)
Net cash used by investing activities	(12.5)		(24.5)

Financing activities




Payments on long-term borrowings	—		(2.7)
Cash dividends paid	(24.7)		(23.5)





Other financing activities	(3.6)		(1.9)
Net cash used by financing activities	(28.3)		(28.1)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	3.4		(6.1)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(88.5)		(101.5)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	544.5		545.8
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	456.0	$	444.3

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Avient Corporation

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited)

(In millions)


	Common Shares		Shareholders’ Equity
	Common Shares	Common Shares Held in Treasury	Common Shares		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Common Shares Held in Treasury		Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income		Total Avient Shareholders' Equity		Non-controlling Interests		Total Equity
Balance at January 1, 2025	122.2	(30.8)	$	1.2	$	1,537.5	$	1,882.5	$	(929.6)	$	(177.8)	$	2,313.8	$	15.8	$	2,329.6
Net loss	—	—	—		—		(20.2)		—		—		(20.2)		0.3		(19.9)
Other comprehensive income	—	—	—		—		—		—		29.5		29.5		—		29.5

Cash dividends declared -- $0.2700 per share	—	—	—		—		(24.7)		—		—		(24.7)		—		(24.7)


Share-based compensation and exercise of awards	—	0.1	—		(1.2)		—		1.1		—		(0.1)		—		(0.1)

Balance at March 31, 2025	122.2	(30.7)	$	1.2	$	1,536.3	$	1,837.6	$	(928.5)	$	(148.3)	$	2,298.3	$	16.1	$	2,314.4


	Common Shares		Shareholders’ Equity
	Common Shares	Common Shares Held in Treasury	Common Shares		Additional Paid-in Capital		Retained Earnings		Common Shares Held in Treasury		Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income		Total Avient Shareholders' Equity		Non-controlling Interests		Total Equity
Balance at January 1, 2024	122.2	(31.0)	$	1.2	$	1,529.7	$	1,808.2	$	(932.5)	$	(87.4)	$	2,319.2	$	18.8	$	2,338.0
Net income	—	—	—		—		49.4		—		—		49.4		0.3		49.7
Other comprehensive loss	—	—	—		—		—		—		(25.9)		(25.9)		—		(25.9)
Noncontrolling interest activity	—	—	—		0.3				—		—		0.3		(2.6)		(2.3)
Cash dividends declared -- $0.2575 per share	—	—	—		—		(23.5)		—		—		(23.5)		—		(23.5)


Share-based compensation and exercise of awards	—	0.1	—		0.9		—		0.9		—		1.8		—		1.8

Balance at March 31, 2024	122.2	(30.9)	$	1.2	$	1,530.9	$	1,834.1	$	(931.6)	$	(113.3)	$	2,321.3	$	16.5	$	2,337.8

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Avient Corporation

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Form 10-Q instructions and in the opinion of management contain all adjustments, including those that are normal, recurring and necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 of Avient Corporation. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Avient” and the “Company” mean Avient Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be attained in subsequent periods or for the year ending December 31, 2025.

Accounting Standards Adopted

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which requires additional segment disclosures on an annual and interim basis, including significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker. The Company adopted this standard for the year ended December 31, 2024, and interim periods thereafter, and applied retrospective changes to all periods presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements. The adoption of ASU 2023-07 impacted segment disclosures within Note 9, Segment Information.

Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted

ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes, provides guidance requiring disaggregated income tax disclosures on an annual basis, including information on the Company's effective tax rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the standards impacts on its income taxes disclosures.

ASU 2024-03, Income Statement — Reporting Comprehensive Income — Expense Disaggregation Disclosures, provides guidance requiring disaggregated disclosure of income statement expenses. This guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. This guidance may be applied prospectively or retrospectively. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts of adopting this standard to its financial statement disclosures.

Note 2 — GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 and changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment were as follows:


(In millions)	Specialty Engineered Materials		Color, Additives and Inks		Total
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	656.3	$	1,003.4	$	1,659.7

Currency translation	14.6		9.7		24.3
Balance at March 31, 2025	$	670.9	$	1,013.1	$	1,684.0

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Indefinite and finite-lived intangible assets consisted of the following:


	As of March 31, 2025
(In millions)	Acquisition Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Currency Translation		Net
Customer relationships	$	726.2	$	(243.3)	$	10.4	$	493.3
Patents, technology and other	847.0		(266.7)		8.3		588.6
Indefinite-lived trade names	362.8		—		19.8		382.6
Total	$	1,936.0	$	(510.0)	$	38.5	$	1,464.5


	As of December 31, 2024
(In millions)	Acquisition Cost		Accumulated Amortization		Currency Translation		Net
Customer relationships	$	726.2	$	(234.9)	$	(0.4)	$	490.9
Patents, technology and other	847.0		(255.8)		(6.1)		585.1
Indefinite-lived trade names	362.8		—		11.6		374.4
Total	$	1,936.0	$	(490.7)	$	5.1	$	1,450.4

Note 3 — RESTRUCTURING, IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES

Cloud-based Enterprise Resource Planning System Impairment and Other Related Charges

In the first quarter of 2025, the Company completed a review of its cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, S/4HANA, including updated project timelines, cost incurred to date, required internal resources and expected costs to complete the initial site implementations, and the evolution of options that could provide better returns for shareholders. As a result of this review, the Company determined it would cease the ongoing development of S/4HANA.

As a result of this decision, in the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized a non-cash, pre-tax impairment charge of $71.6 million associated with capitalized implementation costs. The Company also recognized pre-tax charges of $14.7 million associated with unpaid contractual obligations for hosting fees. Further, the Company recognized charges of $1.6 million associated to severance actions resulting from the decision to cease development of S/4HANA. These charges are included in Selling and administrative expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

Clariant Color Integration Restructuring Program

We are engaged in a restructuring program associated with our integration of Clariant Color. These actions are expected to enable us to better serve customers, improve efficiency and deliver cost savings. We expect that the full restructuring plan will be implemented by the end of 2025 and anticipate that we will incur approximately $70.0 million of charges in connection with the restructuring plan. As of March 31, 2025, $62.3 million had been incurred.

A summary of the Clariant Color integration restructuring is shown below:


(in millions)	Workforce reductions		Plant closing and other		Total
Balance at January 1, 2024	$	30.3	$	0.8	$	31.1
Restructuring charges	0.4		1.6		2.0
Payments, utilization and translation	(23.3)		(1.6)		(24.9)
Balance at December 31, 2024	$	7.4	$	0.8	$	8.2

Payments, utilization and translation	(0.7)		(0.1)		(0.8)
Balance at March 31, 2025	$	6.7	$	0.7	$	7.4

Other Restructuring Actions

In the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company recognized charges of $7.6 million, primarily associated with the consolidation of two manufacturing sites and a technical center.

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Note 4 — INVENTORIES, NET

Components of Inventories, net are as follows:


(In millions)	As of March 31, 2025		As of December 31, 2024
Finished products	$	162.6	$	159.2
Work in process	23.1		21.0
Raw materials and supplies	187.1		166.6
Inventories, net	$	372.8	$	346.8

Note 5 — PROPERTY, NET

Components of Property, net are as follows:


(In millions)	As of March 31, 2025		As of December 31, 2024
Land and land improvements	$	95.3	$	93.9
Buildings	441.9		438.3
Machinery and equipment	1,307.5		1,291.6
Property, gross	1,844.7		1,823.8
Less accumulated depreciation	(892.9)		(868.5)
Property, net	$	951.8	$	955.3

Note 6 — INCOME TAXES

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company's effective tax rate resulted in a benefit of 25.2% as a result of pre-tax loss in the first quarter of 2025. The pre-tax loss was driven by the Company's cloud-based enterprise resource planning system impairment. The 25.2% income tax benefit was higher than the U.S. federal rate of 21.0% primarily due to the state and local tax benefit of the pre-tax loss.

During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company's effective tax rate of 25.3% was above the U.S. federal rate of 21.0% primarily due to foreign withholding tax, tax on global intangible low-taxed income, non-deductible items, and an increase in foreign valuation allowances. These unfavorable items were partially offset by the U.S. research and development credit.

In December 2024, Avient received a Notice of Deficiency (Notice) from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposing an adjustment to the 2019 tax year resulting from a disallowed capital loss. The proposed incremental tax liability associated with the Notice is $23.8 million plus estimated interest of $5.8 million. We contested the Notice by filing a petition in U.S. Tax Court on March 4, 2025. The IRS' answer to Avient's petition included an accuracy-related penalty of $4.8 million. The Company believes that the proposed penalty is also without merit, and we will contest the Notice and the penalty vigorously in Tax Court. However, there can be no assurance this dispute with the IRS will be resolved favorably. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has not recorded any income tax provision related to this matter. An unfavorable resolution in U.S. Tax Court would likely result in cash payment and adversely impact the effective tax rate.

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Note 7 — FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

Debt consists of the following instruments:


As of March 31, 2025 (in millions)	Principal Amount		Unamortized discount and debt issuance cost		Net Debt		Weighted average interest rate
Senior secured revolving credit facility due 2026	$	—	$	—	$	—	—	%
Senior secured term loan due 2029	720.7		14.0		706.7		6.27	%
7.125% senior notes due 2030	725.0		7.2		717.8		7.125	%
6.250% senior notes due 2031	650.0		8.9		641.1		6.250	%
Other Debt	3.5		—		3.5
Total Debt	2,099.2		30.1		2,069.1
Less short-term and current portion of long-term debt	7.8		—		7.8
Total long-term debt, net of current portion	$	2,091.4	$	30.1	$	2,061.3


As of December 31, 2024 (in millions)	Principal Amount		Unamortized discount and debt issuance cost		Net Debt		Weighted average interest rate
Senior secured revolving credit facility due 2026	$	—	$	—	$	—	—	%
Senior secured term loan due 2029	720.7		15.5		705.2		7.30	%
7.125% senior notes due 2030	725.0		7.5		717.5		7.125	%
6.250% senior notes due 2031	650.0		9.2		640.8		6.250	%
Other Debt	3.5		—		3.5
Total Debt	2,099.2		32.2		2,067.0
Less short-term and current portion of long-term debt	7.7		—		7.7
Total long-term debt, net of current portion	$	2,091.5	$	32.2	$	2,059.3

On March 12, 2025, the Company refinanced its senior secured term loan by amending the credit agreement governing such term loan (the Term Loan Amendment). The Term Loan Amendment reduced the interest rate per annum by 25 basis points, which now is either (i) Adjusted Term SOFR (as defined in the Term Loan Amendment) plus 1.75%, or (ii) a Base Rate (as defined in the Term Loan Amendment) plus 0.75%. The maturity date and other terms and conditions are substantially the same as the terms and conditions under the credit agreement immediately prior to the Term Loan Amendment.

As of March 31, 2025, we had no borrowings outstanding under our senior secured revolving credit facility due 2026 (the Revolving Credit Facility), which had availability of $255.1 million.

The agreements governing our Revolving Credit Facility and our senior secured term loan, and the indentures and credit agreements governing other debt, contain a number of customary financial and restrictive covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to: sell or otherwise transfer assets, including in a spin-off, incur additional debt or liens, consolidate or merge with any entity or transfer or sell all or substantially all of our assets, pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments, make investments, enter into transactions with affiliates, create dividend or other payment restrictions with respect to subsidiaries, make capital investments and alter the business we conduct. As of March 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all covenants.

The estimated fair value of Avient’s debt instruments at March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $2,080.9 million and $2,083.3 million, respectively. The fair value of Avient’s debt instruments was estimated using prevailing market interest rates on debt with similar creditworthiness, terms and maturities and represent Level 2 measurements within the fair value hierarchy.

Note 8 — DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING

We are exposed to market risks, such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. To manage the volatility related to these exposures we may enter into various derivative transactions. We formally assess, designate and document, as a hedge of an underlying exposure, the qualifying derivative instrument that will be accounted for as an accounting hedge at inception. Additionally, we assess both at inception and at least quarterly thereafter, whether the financial instruments used in the hedging transaction are effective at offsetting changes in either the fair values or cash flows of the underlying exposures. In accordance with ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities (ASU 2017-12), that ongoing assessment will be done qualitatively for highly effective relationships.

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As a means of mitigating the impact of currency fluctuations on our Euro investments in foreign entities, we have executed cross-currency swaps, in which we pay fixed-rate interest in Euros and receive fixed-rate interest in U.S. dollars related to our future obligations to exchange euros for U.S. dollars. These cross-currency swaps effectively convert a portion of our U.S. dollar denominated fixed-rate debt to Euro denominated fixed-rate debt.

We currently hold cross-currency swaps with a combined notional amount of €700.0 million maturing in November 2026, €900.0 million maturing in August 2027, €510.5 million maturing in January 2028 and €464.9 million maturing in January 2029. We designated the cross-currency swaps as net investment hedges of our net investment in our European operations under ASU 2017-12 and applied the spot method to these hedges. The changes in fair value of these derivative instruments are recognized within Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) to offset the changes in the values of the net investment being hedged. For the three months ended March 31, 2025, a loss of $44.3 million was recognized within translation adjustments in AOCI, net of tax, compared to a gain of $35.3 million, net of tax, for the three months ended March 31, 2024. Included in Interest expense, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income is income of $9.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, related to interest payments received from counterparties.

All of our derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value are classified as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. We determine the fair value of our derivatives based on valuation methods, which project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to present value using market based observable inputs, including interest rate curves and foreign currency rates.

The fair value of derivative financial instruments recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets is as follows:


(In millions)	Balance Sheet Location	As of March 31, 2025		As of December 31, 2024
Assets

Cross-currency Swaps (Net Investment Hedge)	Other non-current assets	$	0.4	$	6.1


Liabilities

Cross-currency Swaps (Net Investment Hedge)	Other non-current liabilities	$	158.8	$	104.7

Note 9 — SEGMENT INFORMATION

Avient has two reportable segments: (1) Color, Additives and Inks and (2) Specialty Engineered Materials.

Operating income is the primary segment performance measure that is reported to our chief operating decision maker (CODM), which is the Company's chief executive officer, for purposes of allocating resources and assessing performance. Operating income at the segment level does not include corporate general and administrative expenses that are not allocated to segments, restructuring charges, share-based compensation costs, environmental remediation costs and associated recoveries, asset impairments, acquisition-related charges, mark-to-market adjustments on pension and other post-retirement obligations, and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit or loss that is reported to and reviewed by our CODM. These costs are included in Corporate.

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Financial information by reportable segment is as follows:


(In millions) Three Months Ended March 31, 2025	Color, Additives and Inks		Specialty Engineered Materials		Corporate		Consolidated Total
Sales	$	519.7	$	308.4	$	(1.5)	$	826.6
Cost of sales	346.6		210.6		6.2		563.4
Selling and administrative expense	94.5		50.7		117.3		262.5

Operating income	$	78.6	$	47.1	$	(125.0)	$	0.7
Interest expense, net							(26.9)
Other expense, net							(0.4)
Loss before income taxes							$	(26.6)

Other disclosures:
Depreciation and amortization	$	21.7	$	21.5	$	2.1	$	45.3
Capital expenditures	4.9		6.8		0.8		12.5


Three Months Ended March 31, 2024	Color, Additives and Inks		Specialty Engineered Materials		Corporate		Consolidated Total
Sales	$	515.3	$	314.4	$	(0.7)	$	829.0
Cost of sales	344.1		207.4		(0.7)		550.8
Selling and administrative expense	96.4		53.6		34.2		184.2

Operating income	$	74.8	$	53.4	$	(34.2)	$	94.0
Interest expense, net							(26.6)
Other expense, net							(0.9)
Income before income taxes							$	66.5

Other disclosures:
Depreciation and amortization	$	21.9	$	19.6	$	2.8	$	44.3
Capital expenditures	3.9		5.3		15.2		24.4


	Total Assets
(In millions)	As of March 31, 2025		As of December 31, 2024
Color, Additives and Inks	$	2,627.2	$	2,574.2
Specialty Engineered Materials	2,488.6		2,452.3
Corporate	695.4		784.6
Total assets	$	5,811.2	$	5,811.1

Note 10 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

We have been notified by federal and state environmental agencies and by private parties that we may be a potentially responsible party (PRP) in connection with the environmental investigation and remediation of certain sites. While government agencies frequently assert that PRPs are jointly and severally liable at these sites, in our experience, the interim and final allocations of liability costs are generally made based on the relative contribution of waste. We may also initiate corrective and preventive environmental projects of our own to support safe and lawful activities at our operations. We believe that compliance with current governmental regulations at all levels will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In September 2007, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Court) in the case of Westlake Vinyls, Inc. v. Goodrich Corporation, et al., held that Avient must pay the remediation costs at the former Goodrich Corporation Calvert City facility (now largely owned and operated by Westlake Vinyls, Inc. (Westlake Vinyls)), together with certain defense costs of Goodrich Corporation. The rulings also provided that Avient can seek indemnification for contamination attributable to Westlake Vinyls. Following the rulings, the parties to the litigation agreed to settle all claims regarding past environmental costs incurred at the site. The settlement agreement provides a mechanism to pursue allocation of future remediation costs at the Calvert City site to Westlake Vinyls.

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The environmental obligation at the site arose as a result of an agreement between The B.F. Goodrich Company (n/k/a Goodrich Corporation) and our predecessor, The Geon Company, at the time of the initial public offering in 1993. Under the agreement, The Geon Company agreed to indemnify Goodrich Corporation for certain environmental costs at the site. Neither Avient nor The Geon Company ever operated the facility.

Since 2009, Avient, along with respondents Westlake Vinyls and Goodrich Corporation, has worked with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to address the remedial activities at the site. The USEPA issued its Record of Decision (ROD) in September 2018. In April 2019, the respondents signed an Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent with the USEPA to conduct the remedial actions at the site. In February 2020, three companies signed the agreed Consent Decree and remedial action Work Plan, which received Federal Court approval in January 2021.

In 2023, the Company received construction bids based on an interim design for the largest component of remedial action at Calvert City, the construction of a barrier wall around the site. Construction of the initial barrier wall section began in 2024 and was substantially complete as of March 31, 2025. The remaining wall designs and construction are expected to be completed in phases through 2028. As the Company completes further design work and begins construction on the remaining sections of the barrier wall, the Company will update its accrual, which was $136.5 million as of March 31, 2025, for any new information as it becomes available.

Total environmental accruals of $144.7 million and $146.0 million are reflected within Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. These undiscounted accruals represent our best estimate of probable future costs that we can reasonably estimate, based upon currently available information and technology and how the remedy will be implemented. It is reasonably possible that we could incur additional costs in excess of the amount accrued, which could be material to our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income. However, such additional costs cannot be currently estimated as they are dependent upon the results of future testing and findings during the execution of remedial design and remedial action, changes in the Calvert City construction timeline, changes in regulations, technology development, new information, newly discovered conditions and other factors that are not currently known.

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, Avient recognized costs of $4.9 million primarily associated with the ongoing remedial design and remedial action at Calvert City, compared to costs of $4.0 million recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2024. These costs are recognized in Cost of Sales within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

We received $34.0 million of cash associated with Calvert City insurance recoveries in the first quarter of 2025. The associated gain was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2024. Further insurance recoveries, if any, related to remedial activities at the Calvert City site are expected to be immaterial.

Avient is subject to a broad range of claims, administrative and legal proceedings such as lawsuits that relate to contractual allegations, tax audits, product claims, personal injuries, and employment related matters. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome or cost of these matters, the Company believes our current reserves are appropriate and these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Our Business

We are an innovator of materials solutions to help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world. Our products include specialty engineered materials, performance fibers, advanced composites, and color and additive solutions. We are also a highly specialized developer and manufacturer of performance enhancing additives, liquid colorants and silicone colorants. Headquartered in Avon Lake, Ohio, we have manufacturing sites, research and development facilities, design centers and warehouses around the globe. We provide value to our customers through our ability to link our knowledge of polymers and materials science with our manufacturing and supply chain capabilities to provide value-added solutions to designers, assemblers and processors of materials. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “Avient” and the “Company” mean Avient Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Results of Operations — The three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024:


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Variances — Favorable (Unfavorable)
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)	2025		2024		Change		% Change
Sales	$	826.6	$	829.0	$	(2.4)	(0.3)	%
Cost of sales	563.4		550.8		(12.6)		(2.3)	%
Gross margin	263.2		278.2		(15.0)		(5.4)	%
Selling and administrative expense	262.5		184.2		(78.3)		(42.5)	%


Operating income	0.7		94.0		(93.3)		(99.3)	%
Interest expense, net	(26.9)		(26.6)		(0.3)		(1.1)	%
Other expense, net	(0.4)		(0.9)		0.5		nm
(Loss) income before income taxes	(26.6)		66.5		(93.1)		(140.0)	%
Income tax benefit (expense)	6.7		(16.8)		23.5		nm


Net (loss) income	(19.9)		49.7		(69.6)		(140.0)	%
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.3)		(0.3)		—		nm
Net (loss) income attributable to Avient common shareholders	$	(20.2)	$	49.4	$	(69.6)	(140.9)	%

(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:	$	(0.22)	$	0.54




(Loss) earnings per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:	$	(0.22)	$	0.54

nm - not meaningful

Sales

Sales decreased $2.4 million, or 0.3%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Unfavorable foreign currency impacts were 2.1%, while sales, excluding the impacts of foreign exchange, increased 1.8%. The sales increases were primarily within the packaging and healthcare end markets, partially offset by declines in the transportation and defense end markets.

Gross Margin

Gross margin as a percentage of sales was 31.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to 33.6% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. This decrease was driven primarily by higher restructuring charges of $7.7 million and the mix impacts of lower defense sales.

Selling and administrative expense

Selling and administrative expense increased $78.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily driven by an impairment charge of $71.6 million associated with the Company's decision to cease development of the cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, S/4HANA, and charges of $14.7 million associated with unpaid contractual obligations for hosting fees. Offsetting these charges was lower compensation cost for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and unfavorable foreign currency impacts.

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Interest expense, net

Interest expense, net increased $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily due to the write-off of unamortized issuance costs associated with refinancing our senior secured term loan in March 2025, partially offset by the benefit of reduced interest rates resulting from previous refinancing activity.

Income taxes

During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company’s effective tax rate resulted in a benefit of 25.2% versus an expense of 25.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The income tax benefit was due to a pre-tax loss in the first quarter of 2025, which was driven by the Company's cloud-based enterprise resource planning system impairment. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the 25.2% income tax benefit was higher than the U.S. federal rate of 21.0% due to the state and local tax benefit of the pre-tax loss. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company's effective tax rate of 25.3% was above the U.S. federal rate of 21.0% primarily due to foreign withholding tax, tax on global intangible low-taxed income, non-deductible items, and an increase in foreign valuation allowances. These unfavorable items were partially offset by the U.S. research and development credit.

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Avient has two reportable segments: (1) Color, Additives and Inks; and (2) Specialty Engineered Materials.

Sales and Operating Income — The three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024:


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Variances — Favorable (Unfavorable)
(Dollars in millions)	2025		2024		Change		% Change
Sales:
Color, Additives and Inks	$	519.7	$	515.3	$	4.4	0.9	%
Specialty Engineered Materials	308.4		314.4		(6.0)		(1.9)	%
Corporate	(1.5)		(0.7)		(0.8)		114.3%
Total sales	$	826.6	$	829.0	$	(2.4)	(0.3)	%

Operating income:
Color, Additives and Inks	$	78.6	$	74.8	$	3.8	5.1	%
Specialty Engineered Materials	47.1		53.4		(6.3)		(11.8)	%
Corporate	(125.0)		(34.2)		(90.8)		(265.5)	%
Total operating income	$	0.7	$	94.0	$	(93.3)	(99.3)	%

Color, Additives and Inks

Sales increased $4.4 million, or 0.9%, in the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Unfavorable foreign currency impacts were 2.4%, while sales, excluding the impacts foreign exchange, increased 3.3%. The sales increase was primarily within the packaging and building and construction end markets, partially offset by declines in the transportation end market.

Operating income increased $3.8 million, or 5.1%, in the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily driven by increased sales and improved mix, which more than offset unfavorable foreign currency impacts.

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Specialty Engineered Materials

Sales decreased $6.0 million, or 1.9%, in the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. Unfavorable foreign currency impacts were 1.5%, while sales, excluding the impacts of foreign exchange, decreased 0.4%. The sales decrease was primarily within the transportation and defense end markets, which more than offset an increase within the healthcare end market.

Operating income decreased $6.3 million, or 11.8%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily driven by the impacts of foreign exchange and lower sales along with unfavorable margin impact associated with lower defense sales.

Corporate

Corporate costs increased $90.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily driven by an impairment charge of $71.6 million associated with the Company's decision to cease development of the cloud-based enterprise resource planning system, S/4HANA, charges of $14.7 million associated with unpaid contractual obligations for hosting fees, and increased restructuring costs of $12.1 million. Partially offsetting these charges was lower compensation cost for the three months ended March 31, 2025

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our objective is to finance our business through operating cash flow and an appropriate mix of debt and equity. By laddering the maturity structure, we avoid concentrations of debt maturities, reducing liquidity risk. We may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt with cash and/or exchanges for equity securities, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. We may also seek to repurchase our outstanding common shares. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved have been and may continue to be material.

The following table summarizes our liquidity as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024:


(In millions)	As of March 31, 2025		As of December 31, 2024
Cash and cash equivalents	$	456.0	$	544.5
Revolving credit availability	255.1		211.4
Liquidity	$	711.1	$	755.9

As of March 31, 2025, approximately 71% of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents resided outside the United States.

Expected sources of cash needed to satisfy cash requirements for 2025 include our cash on hand, cash from operations and available liquidity under our revolving credit facility, if necessary. We believe that these sources will also provide sufficient liquidity to satisfy our expected uses of cash for at least the next twelve months and the foreseeable future thereafter. Expected uses of cash for 2025 include interest payments, cash taxes, dividend payments, environmental remediation payments and capital expenditures.

Cash Flows

The following describes the significant components of cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024.

Operating Activities — Net cash used by operating activities increased $8.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, driven primarily by higher incentive compensation payments and increased working capital, partially offset by insurance proceeds of $34.0 million for previously incurred losses at the Calvert City site.

Investing Activities — Net cash used by investing activities during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 of $12.5 million and $24.5 million, respectively, primarily reflects the impact of capital expenditures.

Financing Activities — Net cash used by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 of $28.3 million and $28.1 million, respectively, primarily reflects the impact of dividends paid.

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Debt

As of March 31, 2025, aggregate maturities of the principal amount of debt for the current year, next four years and thereafter, are as follows:


(In millions)
2025	$	5.9
2026	7.7
2027	7.6
2028	7.7
2029	693.8
Thereafter	1,376.5
Aggregate maturities	$	2,099.2

As of March 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all financial and restrictive covenants pertaining to our debt. For additional information regarding our debt, please see Note 7, Financing Arrangements, to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Derivatives and Hedging

We are exposed to market risks, such as changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. To manage the volatility related to these exposures we may enter into various derivative transactions. For additional information regarding our derivative instruments, please see Note 8, Derivatives and Hedging, to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

Material Cash Requirements

We have future obligations under various contracts relating to debt and interest payments, operating leases, pension and post-retirement benefit plans, purchase obligations and environmental remediation obligations. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, there were no material changes to these obligations as reported in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

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CAUTIONARY NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, statements that are not reported financial results or other historical information are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give current expectations or forecasts of future events and are not guarantees of future performance. They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historic or current facts. They use words such as "will," “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial condition, performance and/or sales. In particular, these include statements relating to future actions; prospective changes in raw material costs, product pricing or product demand; future performance; estimated capital expenditures; results of current and anticipated market conditions and market strategies; sales efforts; expenses; the outcome of contingencies such as legal proceedings and environmental liabilities; and financial results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

•disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future;

•the effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks;

•disruptions or inefficiencies in our supply chain, logistics, or operations;

•changes in laws and regulations in jurisdictions where we conduct business, including with respect to plastics and climate change;

•fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply;

•demand for our products and services;

•production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;

•unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;

•our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends;

•information systems failures and cyberattacks;

•our ability to service our indebtedness and restrictions on our current and future operations due to our indebtedness;

•amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions;

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SEC Form 10-Q filed by Avient Corporation