Three Months Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, 2021 2020 2021 2020 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 581.3 $ 525.8 $ 2,401.6 $ 1,502.9 Specialty Engineered Materials 228.2 190.6 918.9 708.8 Distribution 425.0 305.1 1,630.9 1,110.3 Corporate and eliminations (33.0) (24.5) (132.6) (79.9) Sales $ 1,201.5 $ 997.0 $ 4,818.8 $ 3,242.1 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 164.5 $ 164.3 $ 727.5 $ 484.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 60.0 59.1 257.4 207.6 Distribution 36.5 32.4 155.8 124.0 Corporate and eliminations (7.9) (2.9) (41.1) (31.7) Gross margin $ 253.1 $ 252.9 $ 1,099.6 $ 784.3 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 103.3 $ 106.8 $ 424.4 $ 303.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 31.2 28.7 125.4 113.2 Distribution 14.8 14.4 62.6 54.5 Corporate and eliminations 29.8 38.0 106.0 123.7 Selling and administrative expense $ 179.1 $ 187.9 $ 718.4 $ 595.0 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 61.2 $ 57.5 $ 303.1 $ 180.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 28.8 30.4 132.0 94.4 Distribution 21.7 18.0 93.2 69.5 Corporate and eliminations (37.7) (40.9) (147.1) (155.4) Operating income $ 74.0 $ 65.0 $ 381.2 $ 189.3 13 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

Senior management also uses operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

Senior management also uses operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

Senior management also uses operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 2023 Sales: Color, Additives and Inks $ 515.3 $ 537.0 Specialty Engineered Materials 314.4 309.7 Corporate (0.7) (1.0) Sales $ 829.0 $ 845.7 Gross margin: Color, Additives and Inks $ 171.2 $ 162.0 Specialty Engineered Materials 107.0 93.9 Corporate — (8.3) Gross margin $ 278.2 $ 247.6 Selling and administrative expense: Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.4 $ 96.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 53.6 50.8 Corporate 34.2 43.3 Selling and administrative expense $ 184.2 $ 190.5 Operating income: Color, Additives and Inks $ 74.8 $ 65.6 Specialty Engineered Materials 53.4 43.1 Corporate (34.2) (51.6) Operating income $ 94.0 $ 57.1 Depreciation & amortization: Color, Additives and Inks $ 21.9 $ 25.8 Specialty Engineered Materials 19.6 21.2 Corporate 2.8 3.5 Depreciation & amortization $ 44.3 $ 50.5 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA): Color, Additives and Inks $ 96.7 $ 91.4 Specialty Engineered Materials 73.0 64.3 Corporate (31.4) (48.1) Other (expense) income, net (0.9) 0.7 EBITDA from continuing operations 137.4 108.3 Special items, before tax 6.2 27.3 Depreciation and amortization included in special items (0.5) (1.8) Adjusted EBITDA $ 143.1 $ 133.8 12 Attachment 7 Avient Corporation Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited) (In millions, except per share data) Senior management uses gross margin before special items and operating income before special items to assess performance and allocate resources because senior management believes that these measures are useful in understanding current profitability levels and how it may serve as a basis for future performance.

These investments included opening new Color facilities in South Korea and South Africa, as well as a Distribution operation in Costa Rica. We may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding debt with cash and/or exchanges for equity securities, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. In August 2008, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program authorizing us, to repurchase up to 10.0 million of our common shares, in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions.

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