AVNT — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of AVNT's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-08-06 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-05-07
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +19 | −13 | ~14 | 23 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 1 |
| Legal proceedings | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-06
Sales increased $50.5 million, or 5.8%, for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025. Favorable foreign currency impacts were 1.5%, while sales, excluding the impacts of foreign exchange, increased 4.3%. Sales increases within the packaging, building & co…
Sales increased $71.3 million, or 4.2%, for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2025. Favorable foreign currency impacts were 3.0%, while sales, excluding the impacts of foreign exchange, increased 1.2%. Sales increases within the packaging and building & con…
Gross margin as a percentage of sales was 33.5% for the three months ended June 30, 2026 compared to 32.1% for the three months ended June 30, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by higher sales and the benefit of cost savings from productivity and restructuring actions. Further, 2025 included a…
Gross margin as a percentage of sales was 32.9% for the six months ended June 30, 2026 compared to 32.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by higher sales and the benefit of cost savings from productivity and restructuring actions. Further, 2025 included appro…
Selling and administrative expense increased $13.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2026, primarily driven by higher employee costs partially offset by the benefit of productivity initiatives.
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-05-07
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests(0.1)(0.3)0.2 nm
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Basic:$0.61 $(0.22)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Avient common shareholders - Diluted:$0.61 $(0.22)
Sales increased $20.8 million, or 2.5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2025. Favorable foreign currency impacts were 4.6%, while sales, excluding the impacts of foreign exchange, decreased 2.0%. Sales increases within the building & constructio…
Gross margin as a percentage of sales was 32.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2026 compared to 31.8% for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by cost savings from productivity and restructuring actions.
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice