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Oct 29, 2025 12:00 PM

Avantor Struggles With Soft Demand But Backs Long-Term Value Through Buyback

Avantor Inc. (NYSE:AVTR) stock is trading after reporting worse-than-expected third-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings of 22 cents, below the consensus of 23 cents.

The life science tools company reported sales of $1.62 billion, slightly below the consensus of $1.65 billion. SalesĀ fell 5.3% year over year. Foreign currency translation had a positive impact of 2.2%, and M&A had an adverse impact of 2.8%, resulting in a 4.7% organic sales decline.

Laboratory Solutions sales were $1.09 billion, a reported 6.4% decrease. Sales decreased by 4.9% organically. The segment sees continued end-market uncertainty related to basic research funding.

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