Ardent Health (ARDT) FCF Payout Ratio (2023 - 2026)

Ardent Health (ARDT) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.35 in Q1 2026, down 551.21% quarter-over-quarter from 0.08 in Q4 2025, and up 43.03% on a YoY basis from 0.24 in Q1 2025.

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

Ardent Health's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 4 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.35 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 43.03% year-over-year to 0.35; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.21 (down 14.48% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.19, down 18.46% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.35 for Q1 2026 at Ardent Health, down from 0.08 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 0.57 in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.61 in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.0 across 4 years, with a median of 0.12 in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: FCF Payout Ratio surged 173.15% in 2024, then tumbled 65.33% in 2025.
  • A 4-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.23 in 2023, then soared by 173.15% to 0.17 in 2024, then plunged by 54.62% to 0.08 in 2025, then plunged by 551.21% to 0.35 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.08 (Q4 2025), and 0.57 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn 0.21
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.13
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.39
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.38
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.04
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.04
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.60
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.11
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.00
10 Ardent Health 1.27 Bn 652.29 Mn 1.44 Bn -0.35

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.35
Dec 31, 2025 0.08
Sep 30, 2025 0.57
Jun 30, 2025 0.18
Mar 31, 2025 -0.61
Dec 31, 2024 0.17
Sep 30, 2024 0.24
Jun 30, 2024 0.12
Mar 31, 2024 -0.37
Dec 31, 2023 -0.23
Sep 30, 2023 0.14