Ardent Health (ARDT) FCF Margin (2023 - 2026)

Ardent Health (ARDT) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 3.82% for Q1 2026, down 172.0% year-over-year from 5.3% in Q1 2025, and down 118.29% on a QoQ basis from 20.87% in Q4 2025.

Ardent Health (ARDT) FCF Margin (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ardent Health (ARDT) has reported FCF Margin for 4 consecutive years, with 3.82% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 172.0% year-over-year to 3.82%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 6.6% (up 141.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 7.18%, up 206.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 3.82% for Q1 2026 at Ardent Health, down from 20.87% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Margin was 20.87% in Q4 2025, with the low at 4.21% in Q4 2023.
  • Average FCF Margin over 4 years is 4.51%, with a median of 6.14% recorded in 2024.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 1366 bps in 2025 against a maximum downside of 362 bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, FCF Margin stood at 4.21% in 2023, then surged by 271 bps to 7.21% in 2024, then surged by 189 bps to 20.87% in 2025, then sank by 118 bps to 3.82% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 3.82%, 20.87%, and 2.52% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 4.68%
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 10.81%
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 27.22%
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 6.41%
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 9.50%
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 6.49%
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 4.10%
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 10.55%
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn 20.19%
10 Ardent Health 1.43 Bn 814.74 Mn 1.44 Bn -3.82%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -3.82%
Dec 31, 2025 20.87%
Sep 30, 2025 2.52%
Jun 30, 2025 6.74%
Mar 31, 2025 -2.10%
Dec 31, 2024 7.21%
Sep 30, 2024 6.14%
Jun 30, 2024 9.47%
Mar 31, 2024 -2.68%
Dec 31, 2023 -4.21%
Sep 30, 2023 9.47%