Ardent Health (ARDT) Net Margin (2023 - 2026)
Ardent Health (ARDT) reported Net Margin of 1.04% for Q2 2026, down 3.39 percentage points from 4.43% a year earlier and down 1.45 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ardent Health (ARDT) Net Margin (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Ardent Health's Net Margin came in at 1.22%, down 2.89 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 2.15%, down 1.38 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has a three-year change of -1.54 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at 3.53% in FY2024 (+2.53 pp), 1.00% in FY2023 (-2.69 pp) and 3.68% in FY2022.
- Five-year quarterly Net Margin spans a low of -1.49% in Q3 2025 and a high of 7.11% in Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Net Margin has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.14 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 7.42 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2025 (a drop of 4.31 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 2.49% (Q1 2026), 2.80% (Q4 2025) and -1.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 108.20 Bn | 104.30 Bn | - | 7.96% |
| 2 | Natera | 46.17 Bn | 41.80 Bn | 513.47 Mn | -7.55% |
| 3 | Labcorp Holdings | 29.69 Bn | 27.77 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 6.90% |
| 4 | Quest Diagnostics | 28.14 Bn | 25.91 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 10.07% |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 23.04 Bn | 12.35 Bn | - | 17.76% |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 21.32 Bn | 16.94 Bn | 236.15 Mn | -34.45% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.79 Bn | 11.95 Bn | 266.70 Mn | -3.61% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 14.35 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 518.55 Mn | 2.38% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 13.83 Bn | 13.46 Bn | - | 9.31% |
| 10 | Ardent Health | 2.48 Bn | -330.64 Mn | - | 2.74% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.74% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.04% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.49% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.43% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.76% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.11% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.82% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.88% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.31% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.51% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.42% |
Ardent Health Net Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=ARDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "ARDT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=ARDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();