Avient vs Element Solutions
Avient is the larger business, with $3.26bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.55bn for Element Solutions (1.3 times as much). Element Solutions grew faster (3.8% against 0.6%). Element Solutions kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 7.5% against 2.5%.
| Latest fiscal year | AvientAVNT, 2025 | Element SolutionsESI, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.26bn | $2.55bn |
| Revenue growth | 0.6% | 3.8% |
| Net income | $81.9m | $191m |
| Operating margin | — | — |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 7.5% |
| Return on equity | 3.5% | 7.5% |
| Free cash flow | $195m | $228m |
| Cash | $511m | $627m |
| Total debt | $1.95bn | $1.64bn |
| Debt to equity | — | — |
| Dividend per share | $1.08 | $0.32 |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | 0.9% |
| Share buybacks | — | $25.0m |
| Employees | 9,000 | 5,200 |
| Market value | $4.01bn | $8.57bn |
| Price vs our value range | Above our value range | Within our value range |
| Moat score | 51 (Moderate) | 61 (Moderate) |
| Insider trades, 12 months | 0 buys, 0 sales | 0 buys, 7 sales |