| SEGMENT INFORMATION |
Note 9 — SEGMENT INFORMATION Avient has two reportable segments: (1) Color, Additives and Inks and (2) Specialty Engineered Materials. Operating income is the primary segment performance measure that is reported to our chief operating decision maker (CODM), which is the Company's chief executive officer. Our CODM utilizes this measure as an input to determine appropriate resource allocations to our segments in the annual planning process and to periodically assess segment performance, primarily by evaluating actual results in comparison to the annual operating plan and forecast. Operating income at the segment level does not include corporate general and administrative expenses that are not allocated to segments, restructuring charges, share-based compensation costs, environmental remediation costs and associated recoveries, asset impairments, acquisition-related charges, mark-to-market adjustments on pension and other post-retirement obligations, and certain other items that are not included in the measure of segment profit or loss that is reported to and reviewed by our CODM. These costs are included in Corporate. Financial information by reportable segment is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (In millions)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 | | | | | Color, Additives and Inks | | Specialty Engineered Materials | | Corporate | | Consolidated Total | | | | | | Sales | | | | | $ | 574.2 | | | $ | 343.9 | | | $ | (1.1) | | | $ | 917.0 | | | | | | | Cost of sales | | | | | 369.0 | | | 234.6 | | | 5.8 | | | 609.4 | | | | | | | Selling and administrative expense | | | | | 103.4 | | | 56.6 | | | 35.2 | | | 195.2 | | | | | | | Operating income | | | | | $ | 101.8 | | | $ | 52.7 | | | $ | (42.1) | | | $ | 112.4 | | | | | | | Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | | | (22.3) | | | | | | | Other expense, net | | | | | | | | | | | (1.0) | | | | | | | Income before income taxes | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 89.1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (In millions)
Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | | | | Color, Additives and Inks | | Specialty Engineered Materials | | Corporate | | Consolidated Total | | | | | | Sales | | | | | $ | 538.6 | | | $ | 329.7 | | | $ | (1.8) | | | $ | 866.5 | | | | | | | Cost of sales | | | | | 350.6 | | | 235.9 | | | 2.1 | | | 588.6 | | | | | | | Selling and administrative expense | | | | | 97.7 | | | 53.6 | | | 30.5 | | | 181.8 | | | | | | | Operating income | | | | | $ | 90.3 | | | $ | 40.2 | | | $ | (34.4) | | | $ | 96.1 | | | | | | | Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | | | (24.7) | | | | | | | Other expense, net | | | | | | | | | | | (0.5) | | | | | | | Loss before income taxes | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 70.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (In millions)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | | | | | Color, Additives and Inks | | Specialty Engineered Materials | | Corporate | | Consolidated Total | | | | | | Sales | | | | | $ | 1,102.3 | | | $ | 664.1 | | | $ | (2.0) | | | $ | 1,764.4 | | | | | | | Cost of sales | | | | | 718.4 | | | 454.2 | | | 11.6 | | | 1,184.2 | | | | | | | Selling and administrative expense | | | | | 200.7 | | | 109.8 | | | 61.5 | | | 372.0 | | | | | | | Operating income | | | | | $ | 183.2 | | | $ | 100.1 | | | $ | (75.1) | | | $ | 208.2 | | | | | | | Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | | | (44.3) | | | | | | | Other expense, net | | | | | | | | | | | (2.5) | | | | | | | Income before income taxes | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 161.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (In millions)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 | | | | | Color, Additives and Inks | | Specialty Engineered Materials | | Corporate | | Consolidated Total | | | | | | Sales | | | | | $ | 1,058.3 | | | $ | 638.1 | | | $ | (3.3) | | | $ | 1,693.1 | | | | | | | Cost of sales | | | | | 697.2 | | | 446.5 | | | 8.3 | | | 1,152.0 | | | | | | | Selling and administrative expense | | | | | 192.2 | | | 104.3 | | | 147.8 | | | 444.3 | | | | | | | Operating income | | | | | $ | 168.9 | | | $ | 87.3 | | | $ | (159.4) | | | $ | 96.8 | | | | | | | Interest expense, net | | | | | | | | | | | (51.6) | | | | | | | Other expense | | | | | | | | | | | (0.9) | | | | | | | Income before income taxes | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 44.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, | | 2026 | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Depreciation and amortization: | | | | | | | | | Color, Additives and Inks | $ | 22.7 | | | $ | 22.4 | | | $ | 45.1 | | | $ | 44.1 | | | Specialty Engineered Materials | 23.1 | | | 22.4 | | | 45.7 | | | 43.9 | | | Corporate | 2.8 | | | 1.8 | | | 5.9 | | | 3.9 | | | Depreciation and amortization | $ | 48.6 | | | $ | 46.6 | | | $ | 96.7 | | | $ | 91.9 | | | | | | | | | | | Capital expenditures: | | | | | | | | | Color, Additives and Inks | $ | 8.7 | | | $ | 8.4 | | | $ | 14.2 | | | $ | 13.3 | | | Specialty Engineered Materials | 10.1 | | | 14.7 | | | 19.5 | | | 21.5 | | | Corporate | 3.5 | | | 3.9 | | | 7.6 | | | 4.7 | | | Capital expenditures | $ | 22.3 | | | $ | 27.0 | | | $ | 41.3 | | | $ | 39.5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Total Assets | | (In millions) | As of June 30, 2026 | | As of December 31, 2025 | | Color, Additives and Inks | $ | 2,679.5 | | | $ | 2,602.4 | | | Specialty Engineered Materials | 2,573.8 | | | 2,578.0 | | | Corporate | 751.5 | | | 845.2 | | | Total assets | $ | 6,004.8 | | | $ | 6,025.6 | |
|