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

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

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

Ardent Health (ARDT) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 4 consecutive years, with 0.35 the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at 0.35 for Q1 2026 at Ardent Health, down from 0.08 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 0.57 in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.61 in Q1 2025.
  • Average FCF Payout Ratio over 4 years is 0.0, with a median of 0.12 recorded in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio surged 173.15% in 2024 and plunged 65.33% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.23 in 2023, then soared by 173.15% to 0.17 in 2024, then sank by 54.62% to 0.08 in 2025, then sank by 551.21% to 0.35 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.35, 0.08, and 0.57 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn 0.21
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.11
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.13
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.39
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.38
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.04
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.04
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.00
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -
10 Ardent Health 1.43 Bn 814.74 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