ARDT vs THC vs PAIYY Stock Comparison

Ardent Health, Tenet Healthcare and Aesthetic Medical International Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARDT Ardent Health, Inc.
$12.20 +15.7% 1M -19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.73B
P/E
22.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.41B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
1 win
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
$268.86 +3.5% 1M +27.8% 1Y
Market cap
$21.65B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.81B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenet Healthcare leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Tenet Healthcare 10, Ardent Health 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARDTTHCPAIYYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.73B $21.65B $491.09K THC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 10.0x -0.1x THC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 12.2x — THC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.3% +5.4% — THC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.2% 10.3% — THC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 18.8% — THC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 2.0x — ARDT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.8% +27.8% -95.2% THC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +30.8%/yr -70.1%/yr THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 59.6% 42.2% 421.9% THC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 79/100 — THC

Percentile Scorecard

ARDTTHCPAIYY

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARDTTHCPAIYY
Valuation 100 #1 of 28 93 #3 of 28 26 #21 of 28
Growth 61 #10 of 24 83 #5 of 24 –
Profitability 86 #4 of 22 100 #1 of 22 –
Financial Health 62 #14 of 35 50 #18 of 35 24 #27 of 35
Shareholder Returns – 70 #4 of 11 –
Overall 77 79 –
  • ARDT ranked among 36 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • THC ranked among 36 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • PAIYY ranked among 36 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARDTTHCPAIYYSPY
1 month +15.7%+3.5%-50.0% -0.8%
3 months +11.4%+10.5%-50.0% +3.5%
6 months +21.5%+44.9%-88.9% +7.0%
Year to date +38.2%+35.3%-94.1% +12.2%
1 year -19.8%+27.8%-95.2% +13.0%
3 years —+406.1%-98.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+71.8%-74.9% +23.1%
5 years —+283.2%-99.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+30.8%-70.1% +11.0%
10 years —+1,144.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+28.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARDTTHCPAIYYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 59.6%42.2%421.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.2%34.0%1,222.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.48-3.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.66-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.2%-58.9%-99.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.4%-4.2%-96.9% -1.8%
52-week high $15.14$280.77$0.32 $779.14
52-week low $7.83$161.37$0.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARDTTHCPAIYY
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 17.7x 10.0xmedian 17.7x -0.1xmedian 17.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.3x 1.0xmedian 1.3x 0.0xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 17.4x 6.0xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 24.8x 7.2xmedian 24.8x -0.2xmedian 24.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.7x 3.3xmedian 2.7x -0.1xmedian 2.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.58 0.13median 0.58 —median 0.58

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARDTTHCPAIYY
Revenue $6.41B $21.81B –
Operating income – $4.54B –
Net income $125.32M $3.17B –
Free cash flow $304.76M $3.02B –
EPS (diluted) $0.55 $26.69 –
Cash & equivalents $724.48M $2.17B $8.61M
Total debt $1.10B $13.25B $76.21M
Shares (diluted) 143.05M 83.96M 47.83M
Enterprise value -$526.38M $12.80B -$24.51M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARDTTHCPAIYY
P/E 22.1x 10.0x -0.1x
P/FCF 5.7x 7.2x -0.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3.4x 5.4x –
P/S 0.3x 1.0x 0.0x
P/B 1.0x 3.3x -0.1x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 4.1x -0.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.9x 6.0x –
EV/EBIT 8.1x 7.2x –
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.5x –
EV/FCF 6.9x 10.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.1x 8.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.13 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARDTTHCPAIYY
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.3% 5.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 3.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 23.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -61.3% 32.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 41.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -69.6% 65.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 77.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.3% 62.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 31.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 181.8% 94.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 46.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARDTTHCPAIYY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 6.7% 25.0% –
Operating margin – 20.8% –
Pretax margin 3.2% 17.7% –
Net margin 1.2% 10.3% –
FCF margin 4.8% 13.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 8.0% 18.4% –
Return on equity 9.7% 47.8% –
Return on assets 3.2% 10.3% –
Return on invested capital 7.4% 18.8% –
Return on capital employed 6.0% 17.9% –
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.1x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARDTTHCPAIYY
Debt / assets 20.9% 43.2% 28.2%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.0x -3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 2.0x –
Debt / FCF 3.6x 4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 66.9% 78.6% 108.5%
Equity / assets 33.1% 21.4% -8.5%
Interest coverage 5.1x 5.5x –
Current ratio 2.1x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.5x 0.9x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.06 2.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARDTTHCPAIYY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 7.6% –
Shareholder yield – 7.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARDTTHCPAIYY
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.93FY2026 $22.01FY2026 $-1.50FY2023
EPS growth, next FY -3.1%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.2% -7.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.84BFY2026 $23.70BFY2026 $89.98MFY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.4% -0.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARDTTHCPAIYY
Held by institutions 76.4% 96.2% –
Institutions holding 137 677 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -1.9% –
Institutions buying 87 331 –
Institutions selling 36 260 –
Buyers to sellers 2.42 1.27 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARDTTHCPAIYY
ARDT 1.00 0.27 -0.20
THC 0.27 1.00 0.05
PAIYY -0.20 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARDT, THC and PAIYY?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ardent Health (ARDT) $1.73B, Tenet Healthcare (THC) $21.65B, Aesthetic Medical International Holdings (PAIYY) $491.09K.

Which stock is cheaper, ARDT, THC and PAIYY?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ardent Health (ARDT) 22.1x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.0x, Aesthetic Medical International Holdings (PAIYY) -0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenet Healthcare (THC) is cheapest (Ardent Health (ARDT) 13.1x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 12.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ardent Health (ARDT) +3.3%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) has the highest net margin (Ardent Health (ARDT) 1.2%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.3%). On return on invested capital, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads (Ardent Health (ARDT) 7.4%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 18.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenet Healthcare (THC) returned the most: Ardent Health (ARDT) -19.8%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +27.8%, Aesthetic Medical International Holdings (PAIYY) -95.2%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) +30.8%/yr, Aesthetic Medical International Holdings (PAIYY) -70.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenet Healthcare (THC) has been the steadiest (Ardent Health (ARDT) 59.6%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 42.2%, Aesthetic Medical International Holdings (PAIYY) 421.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARDT, THC and PAIYY?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads on 10. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.