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Avient (AVNT): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$5,818,257CEO Ashish Khandpur · source
Say-on-pay support94.79%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers1st pct.Of 15 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio85:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $6,551,512FY2023
  • $6,903,295FY2024
  • $5,818,257FY2025

CEO total pay was $5,818,257 in fiscal 2025, down from $6,903,295 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $1,128,269 · bonus $0 · stock awards $3,763,159 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Avient in fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Ashish Khandpur (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Avient in fiscal 2025, with total compensation of $5,818,257.
How does Avient's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Ashish Khandpur's total compensation ranked at the 1st percentile of Avient's disclosed peer group.
What is Avient's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Avient's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 85:1.
How did shareholders vote on Avient's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 94.79% of shareholders supported Avient's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Avient spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2025?
As disclosed, Avient reported total board compensation of $3,075,918 for fiscal 2025.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Ashish Khandpur$1,128,269$0$3,763,159$0$753,777$0$173,052$5,818,257
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jamie Beggs617,1540692,7200296,092080,5341,686,500
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Joel Rathbun80,3850318,2980001,186,6701,585,353
Former Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions
Woon Moh522,6960468,1490112,2350416,9601,520,040
Senior Vice President, President of Color, Additives and Inks
M. John Midea513,0580436,7640212,241070,9701,233,033
Former Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Process Improvement
David Schneider143,654100,000526,260027,9020250,2801,048,096
Senior Vice President, President of Specialty Engineered Materials

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
Ashish Khandpur$5,818,257$6,903,295$6,551,512↓ −1,085,038
Jamie Beggs1,686,5002,319,8821,936,186↓ −633,382
Joel Rathbun1,585,3532,013,8751,666,443↓ −428,522
Woon Moh1,520,040———
M. John Midea1,233,033———
David Schneider1,048,096———

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Our compensation programs are designed to reward employees for delivering strong financial, operational, and strategic performance and help align compensation with performance and level of leadership responsibility within the Company.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultant—
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedging—
Anti-pledging—
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Ashish KhandpurRSU2025-02-19——50,410—$2,213,503
David SchneiderRSU2025-09-08——14,000—526,260
Joel RathbunPSU2025-02-11————113,602
M. John MideaRSU2025-02-19——6,380—280,146
Joel RathbunPSU2025-02-11————204,696
Ashish KhandpurRSU2025-03-04——4,800—193,680
Jamie BeggsRSU2025-02-19——10,120—444,369
Woon MohRSU2025-02-19——6,840—300,344
Ashish KhandpurPSU2025-02-19547,8171,095,6331,095,6332,191,2661,238,065
Woon MohPSU2025-02-1974,250148,500148,500297,000167,805
Jamie BeggsPSU2025-02-19109,890219,780219,780439,560248,351
Ashish KhandpurPSU2025-03-0452,173104,346104,346208,692117,911
M. John MideaPSU2025-02-1969,300138,600138,600277,200156,618

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Ashish Khandpur$2,407,183$1,355,976$036.0%
David Schneider526,260000.0%
Joel Rathbun0318,2980100.0%
M. John Midea280,146156,618035.9%
Jamie Beggs444,369248,351035.9%
Woon Moh300,344167,805035.8%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Woon MohPSU4,236—$132,333
Ashish KhandpurRSU4,954—154,763
Woon MohRSU5,705—178,224
Woon MohRSU7,057—220,461
Jamie BeggsPSU8,409—262,697
M. John MideaOption10,42739.27—
Jamie BeggsRSU10,440—326,146
Jamie BeggsRSU10,458—326,708
Woon MohOption11,63439.27—
David SchneiderPSU14,231—444,576
Jamie BeggsOption21,36739.27—
Ashish KhandpurRSU43,506—1,359,127
Ashish KhandpurRSU51,999—1,624,449
Ashish KhandpurPSU74,936—2,341,001
Ashish KhandpurOption88,86739.27—
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Richard H. FearonIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation · Governance and Corporate Responsibility (Chair) · Nominating/Governance (Chair)$200,000$155,538———$355,538
Kerry J. PreeteIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Governance and Corporate Responsibility · Nominating/Governance130,000155,538———285,538
William A. WulfsohnIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation · Governance and Corporate Responsibility · Nominating/Governance125,625155,538———281,163
Kim Ann MinkIndependent · Compensation · Innovation and Sustainability (Chair)122,500155,538———278,038
William R. JellisonIndependent · Audit · Governance and Corporate Responsibility · Nominating/Governance119,375155,538———274,913
Gregory J. GoffIndependent · Compensation · Innovation and Sustainability · Not standing for re-election117,500155,538———273,038
Neil GreenIndependent · Audit · Innovation and Sustainability110,000155,538———265,538
Patricia VerduinIndependent · Audit · Innovation and Sustainability110,000155,538———265,538
Sandra Beach LinIndependent · Compensation · Governance and Corporate Responsibility · Nominating/Governance110,000155,538———265,538
Robert E. AbernathyIndependent · Audit · Compensation110,000155,538———265,538
Ernest NicolasIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Innovation and Sustainability110,000155,538———265,538
Ashish K. KhandpurEmployee director · Board Chair · Innovation and Sustainability—————0

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$110,000
Annual equity retainer$155,000
Per board meeting fee$2,000
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)—
Stock ownership guideline$12,500

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$1,365,000
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,710,918
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$3,075,918

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Avient as a peer

Companies that benchmark against AVNT

26 companies name AVNT as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name AVNT as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2025

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

Peer reciprocity

The companies Avient names as compensation peers that name it back in their own disclosed peer groups.

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Eastman Chemical Company2025Mark Costa$1,406,958$12,682,200$3,278,151$987,000$19,498,966
2The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company2025James Hagedorn1,200,0003,050,9502,805,8953,796,81512,299,261
3FMC Corporation2025Pierre Brondeau1,334,1256,257,9192,373,4201,798,26112,038,391
4Stepan Company2026Daniel Carestio1,095,7074,333,9514,334,2511,725,00711,508,522
5RPM International Inc.2026Frank Sullivan1,135,0005,194,5432,665,6731,703,00011,133,668
6Celanese Corporation2025Scott Richardson—5,249,9582,249,9901,342,62510,137,072
7Avery Dennison Corporation2025Deon Stander1,136,5387,649,4300605,4759,538,375
8Cabot Corporation2025Sean Keohane1,100,0004,224,8472,274,9251,402,5019,307,883
9H.B. Fuller Company2025Celeste Mastin1,082,6922,971,9763,025,5381,339,8918,830,569
10Sensient Technologies Corporation2025Paul Manning1,080,0004,750,07601,842,0648,665,993
11The Chemours Company2025Denise Dignam1,058,8363,368,2252,909,6771,175,7818,595,076
12Ashland Global Holdings Inc.2025Guillermo Novo1,152,3325,233,86301,313,8307,907,423
13Hexcel Corporation2025Thomas Gentile III1,100,0003,374,9611,685,259923,2307,252,875
14Avient2025Ashish Khandpur1,128,2693,763,1590753,7775,818,257
—Quaker Chemical Corporation——————not in coverage universe

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Avient51.6%not disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Ashland Global Holdings Inc.90.4%not disclosedYes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR)Meridian Compensation Partners
Avery Dennison Corporation39%PSU 100Yes — Relative TSRWillis Towers Watson (WTW) and Semler Brossy
Cabot Corporation90%not disclosedNoMeridian Compensation Partners
Celanese Corporation93.4%PSU 70 · Options 30NoWillis Towers Watson PLC
Eastman Chemical Company47%PSA 60 · Option 20 · RSU 20Yes — Relative total shareholder return (rTSR)Aon plc
FMC Corporationnot disclosednot disclosedYesAon
H.B. Fuller Companynot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedWillis Towers Watson US LLC
Hexcel Corporation76.3%not disclosedNoSemler Brossy
Quaker Chemical Corporationnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
RPM International Inc.not disclosednot disclosedNoWillis Towers Watson
Sensient Technologies Corporationnot disclosedPSU 60 · Restricted Stock 40not disclosedWillis Towers Watson
Stepan Company125.1%Option 50 · Restricted Stock 50not disclosedFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.
The Chemours Companynot disclosedOptions 50 · PSU 25 · RSU 25Yes — Relative Total Shareholder Return (rTSR)Fariant
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company165.8%PSU 50 · Options 50Yes — Absolute TSR (aTSR)Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc.

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20262026-05-1480,935,9724,446,64475,82294.79%Passed
20252025-05-1480,322,5836,185,143140,41692.85%Passed
20242024-05-1682,802,5942,974,388124,42396.53%Passed
20232023-05-1176,401,6594,392,139244,46294.56%Passed
20222022-05-1280,108,1631,789,352303,53197.82%Passed
20212021-05-1381,240,7212,886,145486,51796.57%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-05-1494.79%a
20252025-05-1492.85%b
20242024-05-1696.53%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “An abstention or broker non-vote will have no effect on this proposal as the abstention or broker non-vote will not be counted in determining the number of votes cast.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “An abstention or broker non-vote will have no effect on this proposal as the abstention or broker non-vote will not be counted in determining the number of votes cast.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “An abstention or broker non-vote will have no effect on this proposal as the abstention or broker non-vote will not be counted in determining the number of votes cast.”.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)85 : 1
CEO total compensation$5,818,257
Median employee compensation$68,829
Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (58 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Ashish Khandpur. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 64. As printed: 5,818,257. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Jamie Beggs. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 64. As printed: 1,686,500. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Joel Rathbun. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 64. As printed: 1,585,353. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Woon Moh. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 64. As printed: 1,520,040. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, M. John Midea. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 64. As printed: 1,233,033. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, David Schneider. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 64. As printed: 1,048,096. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ashish Khandpur RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, David Schneider RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Joel Rathbun PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, M. John Midea RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Joel Rathbun PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ashish Khandpur RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jamie Beggs RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Woon Moh RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ashish Khandpur PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Woon Moh PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Jamie Beggs PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ashish Khandpur PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, M. John Midea PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 85 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Richard H. Fearon. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 355,538. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kerry J. Preete. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 285,538. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, William A. Wulfsohn. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 281,163. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kim Ann Mink. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 278,038. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, William R. Jellison. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 274,913. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Gregory J. Goff. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 273,038. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Neil Green. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,538. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Patricia Verduin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,538. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sandra Beach Lin. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,538. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Robert E. Abernathy. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,538. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ernest Nicolas. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 265,538. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ashish K. Khandpur. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-15. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.79% (votes for as printed: 80,935,972). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-15. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 92.85% (votes for as printed: 80,322,583). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-20. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 96.53% (votes for as printed: 82,802,594). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 1,365,000 + equity 1,710,918 + all other 0 = 3,075,918, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Eastman Chemical Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Eastman Chemical Company's own proxy. As printed: 19,498,966. View filing ↗
  • The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-17. CEO total compensation as printed in The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's own proxy. As printed: 12,299,261. View filing ↗
  • FMC Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-13. CEO total compensation as printed in FMC Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 12,038,391. View filing ↗
  • Stepan Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-06-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Stepan Company's own proxy. As printed: 11,508,522. View filing ↗
  • RPM International Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-25. CEO total compensation as printed in RPM International Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,133,668. View filing ↗
  • Celanese Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-04. CEO total compensation as printed in Celanese Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 10,137,072. View filing ↗
  • Avery Dennison Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Avery Dennison Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 9,538,375. View filing ↗
  • Cabot Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Cabot Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 9,307,883. View filing ↗
  • H.B. Fuller Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-04. CEO total compensation as printed in H.B. Fuller Company's own proxy. As printed: 8,830,569. View filing ↗
  • Sensient Technologies Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Sensient Technologies Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 8,665,993. View filing ↗
  • The Chemours Company, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-10. CEO total compensation as printed in The Chemours Company's own proxy. As printed: 8,595,076. View filing ↗
  • Ashland Global Holdings Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-12-09. CEO total compensation as printed in Ashland Global Holdings Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,907,423. View filing ↗
  • Hexcel Corporation, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-01. CEO total compensation as printed in Hexcel Corporation's own proxy. As printed: 7,252,875. View filing ↗
  • Avient (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Avient's own proxy. As printed: 5,818,257. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Ashland Global Holdings Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Ashland Global Holdings Inc. names Avient in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Avery Dennison Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Avery Dennison Corporation names Avient in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Cabot Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. Cabot Corporation names Avient in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, FMC Corporation reciprocity. DEF 14A. FMC Corporation names Avient in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, H.B. Fuller Company reciprocity. DEF 14A. H.B. Fuller Company names Avient in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, RPM International Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. RPM International Inc. names Avient in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
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