Avient (AVNT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ashish K. Khandpur, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.8M in 2025, down 16% from $6.9M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 85:1, on median employee pay of $68,829.

Filed
March 27, 2026
Annual meeting
May 14, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$5.8M-16% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
85:1median $68,829
CEO pay in equity
65%$3.8M in awards
Median Employee Pay
$68,829Fiscal 2025
Pay Ratio
85:1CEO to median employee
Debt Reduction
$150MPaid down in 2025

How Khandpur was paid

$5.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary19%Stock awards65%Non-equity incentive13%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ashish K. KhandpurChairman, President and Chief Executive Officer$5,818,257
Jamie A. BeggsSenior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$1,686,500
Woon Keat MohSenior Vice President, President of CAI$1,520,040
M. John MideaFormer Senior Vice President, Global Operations and Process Improvement$1,233,033
David N. SchneiderSenior Vice President, President of SEM$1,048,096
Joel R. RathbunFormer Senior Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions$1,585,353

What changed and why

  • $5.8MAshish K. Khandpur received total compensation of $5,818,257 in fiscal 2025.
  • Sales remained flat year-over-year while adjusted EBITDA margin expanded.
  • $150MFree cash flow helped reduce outstanding debt by $150 million in 2025.
  • The CEO to median employee pay ratio was 85 to 1.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.