Avient (FRA:PY9) Beginning Cash Position: €371 Mil (As of Jun. 2026)

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FRA:PY9 Avient Corp FRA:PY9
68 GF Score
Price €39.00
GF Value €32.90
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Avient Beginning Cash Position?

Avient FRA:PY9 +6.56% 68 Beginning Cash Position is €371 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:PY9 with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of €32.90 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review.

Avient's Beginning Cash Position for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was €371 Mil.

Avient's quarterly Beginning Cash Position increased from Dec. 2025 (€381 Mil) to Mar. 2026 (€442 Mil) but then declined from Mar. 2026 (€442 Mil) to Jun. 2026 (€371 Mil).

Avient's annual Beginning Cash Position declined from Dec. 2023 (€588 Mil) to Dec. 2024 (€521 Mil) and declined from Dec. 2024 (€521 Mil) to Dec. 2025 (€465 Mil).

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Avient Beginning Cash Position Historical Data

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Avient Beginning Cash Position Chart

Avient Annual Data
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Avient Quarterly Data
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Avient Beginning Cash Position Calculation

Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement.

What does a Beginning Cash Position of €371 Mil mean?
Avient (FRA:PY9) has a Beginning Cash Position of €371 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement. View historical data on Avient and its competitors.
Is Avient's Beginning Cash Position too high?
Avient's current Beginning Cash Position is €371 Mil. Overall, Avient has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Avient's Beginning Cash Position compare to CLMT and WDFC?
Avient's Beginning Cash Position of €371 Mil can be compared against companies in the Chemicals industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beginning Cash Position for a Chemicals company?
A good Beginning Cash Position depends on the Chemicals industry context. However, Beginning Cash Position should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beginning Cash Position mean?
A high Beginning Cash Position can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Beginning Cash Position is the cash and equivalents balance at the beginning of the accounting period, as indicated on the Cash Flow statement. View historical data on Avient and its competitors. Avient's current Beginning Cash Position is €371 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Avient stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Avient (FRA:PY9) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €32.90, compared to a current price of €39.00 — trading 18.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Beginning Cash Position is €371 Mil. Avient's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beginning Cash Position calculated?
Beginning Cash Position is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Avient (FRA:PY9), the current Beginning Cash Position is €371 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Avient (FRA:PY9) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Avient stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €39.00 is trading 18.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of €32.90. GuruFocus considers Avient to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:PY9:

  • Beginning Cash Position: €371 Mil
  • GF Value™: €32.90 vs. price of €39.00 (18.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:PY9 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Avient Business Description

Other Exchanges AVNT:USA
Address 33587 Walker Road, Avon Lake, OH, USA, 44012
Avient Corp manufactures and sells various chemical and plastic-based products to designers and plastic processors. The firm operates in two reportable segments: Color, Additives and Inks, and Specialty Engineered Materials. The company's product portfolio includes concentrated color and ink blends, plastic resins, and various specialized polymer materials used in industries such as food packaging, construction, transportation, cosmetics, and healthcare. The Color, Additives, and Inks segment and the distribution segment generate maximum revenue. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States and Canada, followed by EMEA, Asia, and Latin America.
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