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Ardent Health, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Ardent Health, Inc. had return on equity of 11.2%, a net margin of 2.1%, debt equal to 86.6% of equity and a current ratio of 1.97. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin3.7%1.0%3.5%2.1%1.2%
Return on equity18.2%6.3%23.3%11.2%5.9%
Return on assets—1.1%4.3%2.7%1.5%
Asset turnover—1.141.231.231.21
Current ratio—1.631.941.972.10
Debt to equity0.0%176.9%98.5%86.6%81.6%
Effective tax rate14.8%14.9%17.4%19.6%18.9%
Dividends ÷ net income92.5%0.0%0.0%——

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

2 of 5 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $5.3bn
Short-term assets $2.1bnLonger-term assets $3.2bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $4.9bn
Short-term liabilities $976mLonger-term liabilities $2.6bnShareholders' equity $1.4bn
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $2.1bn of assets due within a year against $976m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $2.1bn short-term assets against $2.6bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $724m of cash against $1.1bn of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 82% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $514m of operating cash flow against $1.1bn of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.

From Ardent Health, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Low.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Ardent Health, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Ardent Health, Inc.