Avantor (AVTR)
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Avantor
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Rating:54Neutral
Price Target:
$10.00
▲(17.37% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:05/13/26
The score is held back primarily by weakened profitability and sharp TTM revenue contraction, alongside a technically weak price trend. Offsetting these are resilient cash flow, improved leverage, and an earnings-call outlook that reaffirms guidance and points to stabilization with a potential H2 organic-growth recovery—though near-term demand and margin headwinds keep risk elevated.
Positive Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistent positive operating and free cash flow provide durable internal funding for operations, capex and debt repayments. This cash resilience cushions the business through cyclical revenue softness and supports management's deleveraging and transformation initiatives over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
Steep revenue contraction
Sustained revenue declines erode scale advantages and reduce fixed-cost absorption, making margin recovery harder. If organic demand does not reaccelerate, lower volumes will constrain pricing power, investment capacity and the pace at which profits can be restored over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistent positive operating and free cash flow provide durable internal funding for operations, capex and debt repayments. This cash resilience cushions the business through cyclical revenue softness and supports management's deleveraging and transformation initiatives over the next several quarters.
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Avantor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Revenue by Segment
Shows how much each business segment contributes to total revenue, indicating the company’s diversification and which segments are leading growth or facing headwinds.
Shows how much each business segment contributes to total revenue, indicating the company’s diversification and which segments are leading growth or facing headwinds.
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Market Cap
$6.59B
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)10.74M
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)0.89
Revenue Growth-1.99%
EPS Growth-176.82%
CountryUS
Employees13,500
SectorHealthcare
Sector Strength45
IndustryMedical - Instruments & Supplies
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.80
Shares Outstanding682,755,430
10 Day Avg. Volume11,840,465
30 Day Avg. Volume10,739,670
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.08
Price to Book (P/B)1.40
Price to Sales (P/S)1.19
P/FCF Ratio15.70
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.91
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.91
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit2.84
Enterprise Value/Ebitda45.65
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$8.13Price Target Upside-4.64% Downside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering9
EPS Forecast (FY)0.79
Revenue Forecast (FY)$6.50B
Avantor Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Avantor, Inc., a company established in 1904 and based in Radnor, Pennsylvania, is a global provider of vital products and specialized services. Operating across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, Avantor caters to a wide arr...
How the Company Makes Money
Avantor primarily makes money by selling products and services used throughout the life-sciences and advanced-technology workflows, generating revenue when customers purchase consumables, materials, and related services on a recurring basis. Key r...
Avantor Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 29, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 23, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presented a balanced picture: clear operational progress from the Revival program (leadership refresh, digital and kaizen-driven efficiency projects, improved BMP order trends and e-commerce gains) and a Q1 outperformance on EPS versus expectations. However, meaningful near-term revenue declines, margin pressure from mix and freight, customer prebates depressing early cash flow, geopolitical inflationary risk ($10–$20M headwind) and a CFO transition temper the outlook. Management reaffirmed guidance and expects stabilization in H1 with a path to organic growth in H2, but execution and macro risks will determine whether that recovery materializes.Positive Updates
Company-wide Q1 results and profitability
Q1 revenue of $1.581 billion (flat reported, down 4% organic). Adjusted EBITDA of $219 million (13.9% margin). Adjusted EPS of $0.17, ahead of expectations.
Negative Updates
Ongoing organic revenue declines
Enterprise organic revenue declined 4% in Q1. VWR down 5% organically and BMP down 2% organically. Management expects enterprise organic growth to be roughly -5% in Q2 and BMP to worsen by more than 500 basis points year-over-year in Q2 versus Q1.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Company-wide Q1 results and profitability
Q1 revenue of $1.581 billion (flat reported, down 4% organic). Adjusted EBITDA of $219 million (13.9% margin). Adjusted EPS of $0.17, ahead of expectations.
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Company Guidance
Avantor reaffirmed 2026 guidance and gave Q2 adjusted EPS guidance of $0.19–$0.20 while flagging an incremental $10–$20 million operating‑income headwind from Middle East–related inflation; management said VWR’s growth rate hit a trough in Q1 and should improve to positive organic growth in H2, BMP’s growth rate should trough in Q2 (Q2 organic growth to be >500 bps worse than Q1), and adjusted operating margins for both segments are expected to increase sequentially Q1→Q2; Q1 results used as context included $1.581 billion revenue (organic -4%), adjusted EBITDA $219 million (13.9% margin), adjusted EPS $0.17, free cash flow $25 million ($39 million excl. restructuring), ~$105 million of debt repaid, and adjusted net leverage of 3.3x with debt reduction the top capital priority and a commitment to get sustainably below 3x; segment detail: VWR Q1 revenue $1.15 billion (organic -5%), adjusted operating income $105 million (9.2% margin), and BMP Q1 revenue $431 million (organic -2%), adjusted operating income $103 million (23.8% margin) with BMP book‑to‑bill >1.1x; additional operational metrics noted: ~2% YTD headcount reduction, 12 CapEx projects sanctioned and $20 million of previously announced incremental investment.Avantor Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
28
Negative
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
67
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 6.55B | 6.55B | 6.78B | 6.97B | 7.51B | 7.39B |
| Gross Profit | 2.11B | 2.14B | 2.28B | 2.36B | 2.60B | 2.50B |
| EBITDA | 131.10M | 138.70M | 1.48B | 1.10B | 1.52B | 1.35B |
| Net Income | -551.40M | -530.20M | 711.50M | 321.10M | 686.50M | 572.60M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 11.66B | 11.79B | 12.11B | 12.97B | 13.46B | 13.90B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 279.30M | 365.40M | 261.90M | 262.90M | 372.90M | 301.70M |
| Total Debt | 37.00M | 3.95B | 4.06B | 5.54B | 6.29B | 7.02B |
| Total Liabilities | 6.07B | 6.23B | 6.16B | 7.72B | 8.61B | 9.70B |
| Stockholders Equity | 5.59B | 5.57B | 5.96B | 5.25B | 4.86B | 4.20B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 438.90M | 495.00M | 692.00M | 723.60M | 710.20M | 842.50M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 573.20M | 623.80M | 840.80M | 870.00M | 843.60M | 953.60M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -134.30M | -130.50M | 438.90M | -143.70M | -109.60M | -4.12B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -483.00M | -409.40M | -1.28B | -843.70M | -648.70M | 3.22B |
Avantor Technical Analysis
Positive
8.52
Price Trends
8.31
Positive
8.86
Positive
10.63
Negative
Market Momentum
0.42
Negative
65.24
Neutral
81.16
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For AVTR, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 8.52 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 8.63, above the 50-day MA of 8.31, and below the 200-day MA of 10.63, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.42 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 65.24 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 81.16 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for AVTR.
Avantor Risk Analysis
Avantor disclosed 39 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Avantor reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Avantor Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (51)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 Neutral | $17.36B | -74.50 | -2.35% | 1.10% | 7.87% | 69.44% | |
66 Neutral | $2.37B | 555.84 | 0.31% | 1.37% | 6.25% | -94.37% | |
65 Neutral | $8.16B | 20.38 | 6.77% | 5.33% | -7.41% | -56.10% | |
63 Neutral | $20.41B | 25.64 | 14.69% | ― | 18.36% | 35.24% | |
54 Neutral | $6.59B | -11.87 | -9.59% | ― | -1.99% | -176.82% | |
51 Neutral | $7.86B | -0.30 | -43.30% | 2.27% | 22.53% | -2.21% | |
46 Neutral | $11.03B | ― | -17.68% | 2.88% | -8.63% | -524.43% |
* Healthcare Sector Average
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Avantor Corporate Events
Executive/Board ChangesShareholder Meetings
Avantor Shareholders Approve Proposals at 2026 Annual Meeting
Positive
May 12, 2026
Avantor, Inc. held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 7, 2026, where shareholders elected nine directors to one-year terms ending at the 2027 annual meeting and approved, on an advisory basis, the 2025 compensation of the company’...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Avantor Appoints New Executive VP and Transformation Leader
Positive
Apr 23, 2026
On April 17, 2026, Avantor, Inc. announced that Executive Vice President of Bioscience and Medtech Products, Benoit Gourdier, would transition into a new role supporting segment integration activities before leaving the company by December 31, 202...
Executive/Board Changes
Avantor Announces CFO Resignation and Interim Finance Leadership
Neutral
Apr 1, 2026
Avantor announced that on March 26, 2026, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer R. Brent Jones notified the company of his decision to resign to join a business outside the life sciences sector, triggering a transition period under ...
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