Ardent Health (ARDT) Debt Ratio (2023 - 2026)

Ardent Health (ARDT) recorded quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.21 in Q1 2026, up 1.74% quarter-over-quarter from 0.21 in Q4 2025, and down 6.33% on a YoY basis from 0.23 in Q1 2025.

Ardent Health (ARDT) Debt Ratio (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ardent Health's Debt Ratio history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.21 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 6.33% year-over-year to 0.21; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.21 (down 6.33% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.21, down 5.96% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.21 for Q1 2026 at Ardent Health, up from 0.21 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.25 in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.21 in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.22 across 4 years, with a median of 0.22 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Debt Ratio retreated 11.92% in 2024, then retreated 5.96% in 2025.
  • A 4-year view of Debt Ratio shows it stood at 0.25 in 2023, then fell by 11.92% to 0.22 in 2024, then slipped by 5.96% to 0.21 in 2025, then increased by 1.74% to 0.21 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.21 (Q1 2026), 0.21 (Q4 2025), and 0.21 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn 0.78
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.42
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.61
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.35
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.03
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.30
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.24
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.06
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.01
10 Ardent Health 1.27 Bn 652.29 Mn 1.44 Bn 0.21

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.21
Dec 31, 2025 0.21
Sep 30, 2025 0.21
Jun 30, 2025 0.22
Mar 31, 2025 0.23
Dec 31, 2024 0.22
Sep 30, 2024 0.23
Jun 30, 2024 0.24
Dec 31, 2023 0.25