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Avantor Inc(AVTR)

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QUALITY SIGNAL RECENCY
2-STAR RATING
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BUY for 78 days
PROFIT SINCE LAST BUY
+70.18%
LAST CLOSE
$15.52
09/18/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for AVTR

09/18/2026: AVTR (2-star) has a low Upturn Star Rating. Not recommended to BUY.

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

The Upturn Star Rating and the current BUY, SELL, or PASS advisory are generated by Upturn’s AI advisory engine based on proprietary signal analysis, price behavior, advisory history, and historical signal performance.

Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Price Behavior

Strong Uptrend
PRICE PATH

Strong Uptrend

The stock has maintained a strong upward price trend across the last three quarters.

Choppy
PRICE STABILITY

Choppy

The stock has experienced frequent reversals and pronounced short-term price swings.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit 2.6%
Avg. Invested days 35
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

AVTR receives a 3-star rating, supported by solid analyst coverage. The rating is constrained by weak unit economics, and limited analyst upside.

Company Fundamentals

AVTR has moderate overall fundamentals (3 stars), with moderate financial health, soft growth momentum, and solid ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, solid cash generation (FCF margin 7.6%) is partially offset by negative earnings growth (-174.5%), slightly negative revenue growth (-3.4%), soft profitability (net margin -8.1%).

Financial Health Rating

AVTR's financial health is supported by moderate cash strength, including free-cash-flow generation (7.6% of revenue). Profitability is soft (2 stars), which helps explain the 3-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

AVTR's growth profile is soft, with the least-weak measure being revenue growth at -3.4% FY2025 versus FY2024. By comparison, while earnings growth (-174.5%, negative) and free-cash-flow growth (-28.5%, negative) hold the profile back, so recent growth is not broad-based across the business.

Ownership

Institutional ownership is 105.3% and approximately 97.3% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership of 1.50% provides only moderate management-shareholder alignment.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

Dodge & Cox 17.75%
BlackRock Inc 9.71%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC 4.62%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 4.53%
Greenhaven Associates Inc 3.64%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

AVTR generates approximately $327 of gross profit, $-38 of operating income, and $76 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Strong cash conversion and healthy margins support the rating, although capital efficiency remains below the highest tier.

Economic Dimensions

Effective Tax Rate: -20.15% (Tax Credit)

Quantitative Style Profile

AVTR has a large-cap, liquid profile. Valuation that is moderately attractive rather than deeply discounted is the primary drawback.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Large / Mega Cap StabilityShort Squeeze RiskHighly Liquid / Institution-Friendly

Key Highlights

Company Size Large-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 10.50B USD
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 14.66
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 14.66
Volume (30-day avg) 7.3M shares
Beta 0.9
52 Weeks Range 7.26 - 16.05
Updated Date 09/19/2026
52 Weeks Range 7.26 - 16.05
Updated Date 09/19/2026
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) -0.83

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

Revenue by Geography

Geography revenue - Year on Year

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Valuation

Trailing PE -
Forward PE 18.12
Enterprise Value 14.12B
Price to Sales(TTM) 1.6
Enterprise Value 14.12B
Price to Sales(TTM) 1.6
Enterprise Value to Revenue 2.15
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 125.05
Shares Outstanding 676.36M
Shares Floating 657.81M
Shares Outstanding 676.36M
Shares Floating 657.81M
Percent Insiders 1.5
Percent Institutions 105.34

Financial Metrics

🧭 Investment Snapshot

Total Revenue (Scale)

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Net Income (Profit)

Information icon Final profit after all expenses, interest, and taxes are deducted. It is needed to determine the overall profitability available to shareholders.

Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

Information icon Cash remaining after operating activities and capital expenditures, showing cash available for growth. It is needed to evaluate the company’s ability to invest, pay dividends, or reduce debt.

📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

Information icon Profit from core operations after deducting all operating expenses. It is needed to measure how efficiently the company runs its primary business activities.

EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

Information icon Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, indicating operating cash potential. It is needed to compare operating performance across companies without accounting or financing differences.

Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

Information icon Revenue minus cost of revenue, showing profit after direct production costs. It is needed to evaluate core business profitability before overhead expenses.

🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

Information icon Total cash and cash equivalents on hand. It is needed to evaluate immediate liquidity and financial flexibility.

Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

Information icon Total debt including both short-term and long-term components. It is needed to assess the company’s leverage and financial risk.

Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

Information icon Current assets minus current liabilities, indicating short-term liquidity strength. It is needed to assess whether the company can meet its short-term obligations.

🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

Information icon Total equity value held by shareholders. It is needed to understand the net worth of the company from the owners’ perspective.

Total Assets (Asset Base)

Information icon The full value of everything the company owns, including cash, inventory, equipment, and investments. It is needed to understand the resource base used to generate revenue.

Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

Information icon Direct costs required to produce and deliver the products or services sold. It is needed to assess efficiency in production and service delivery.

Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

Information icon Indirect costs of running the business such as salaries, marketing, and administration. It is needed to understand how much it costs to sustain ongoing business operations.

Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

About Avantor Inc

Exchange NYSE
Headquarters Radnor, PA, United States
IPO Launch date 2019-05-17
President, CEO & Director Mr. Emmanuel Ligner
Sector Healthcare
Industry Medical Instruments & Supplies
Full time employees 13500
Full time employees 13500

Avantor, Inc. engages in the provision of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education and government, advanced technologies, and applied materials industries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers materials and consumables, such as purity chemicals and reagents, lab products and supplies, formulated silicone materials, customized excipients, customized single-use assemblies, process chromatography resins and columns, analytical sample prep kits, education and microbiology products, clinical trial kits, and fluid handling tips. It also provides equipment and instrumentation products, including filtration systems, virus inactivation systems, incubators, analytical instruments, evaporators, ultra-low-temperature freezers, biological safety cabinets, peristaltic pumps, and critical environment supplies. In addition, the company offers services and specialty procurements comprising onsite lab and production, equipment, procurement and sourcing, and biopharmaceutical material scale-up and development services. Further, it provides scientific research support services, such as DNA extraction, bioreactor servicing, clinical and biorepository, compound management, cleanroom control, monitoring, maintenance, and sanitization services. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania.