Avient vs Newmarket
Avient is the larger business, with $3.26bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.73bn for Newmarket (1.2 times as much). Avient grew faster (0.6% against -2.2%). Newmarket kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 15.4% against 2.5%.
| Latest fiscal year | AvientAVNT, 2025 | NewmarketNEU, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.26bn | $2.73bn |
| Revenue growth | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| Net income | $81.9m | $419m |
| Operating margin | — | 20.0% |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 15.4% |
| Return on equity | 3.5% | 25.9% |
| Free cash flow | $195m | $491m |
| Cash | $511m | $77.6m |
| Total debt | $1.95bn | $883m |
| Debt to equity | — | 49.7% |
| Dividend per share | $1.08 | $11.25 |
| Dividend yield | 2.5% | 1.6% |
| Share buybacks | — | $77.2m |
| Employees | 9,000 | 2,050 |
| Market value | $4.01bn | $6.96bn |
| Price vs our value range | Above our value range | Within our value range |
| Moat score | 51 (Moderate) | 79 (Strong) |
| Insider trades, 12 months | 0 buys, 0 sales | 1 buys, 0 sales |