Ardent Health (ARDT) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)

Ardent Health (ARDT) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 12.0% for Q1 2026, up 412.0% year-over-year from 2.34% in Q1 2025, and down 3.44% on a QoQ basis from 11.6% in Q4 2025.

Ardent Health (ARDT) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ardent Health (ARDT) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 3 consecutive years, with 12.0% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 412.0% year-over-year to 12.0%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 12.0% (up 412.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 19.54%, down 235.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 12.0% for Q1 2026 at Ardent Health, down from 11.6% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.15% in Q3 2024, with the low at 20.5% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 3 years is 13.71%, with a median of 16.12% recorded in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Capital Employed was 890 bps in 2025 against a maximum downside of 1969 bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 20.5% in 2024, then soared by 43 bps to 11.6% in 2025, then slipped by 3 bps to 12.0% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 12.0%, 11.6%, and 19.53% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 87.94 Bn 90.32 Bn 16.26 Bn -18.08%
2 Chemed 18.08 Bn 18.07 Bn 215.76 Mn 26.99%
3 Tenet Healthcare 16.59 Bn 15.76 Bn 4.41 Bn 15.90%
4 Davita 15.37 Bn 16.23 Bn 1.07 Bn 14.27%
5 Encompass Health 10.07 Bn 10.70 Bn 1.34 Bn -2.33%
6 Ensign 9.52 Bn 8.93 Bn 293.37 Mn 9.57%
7 Universal Health Services 9.19 Bn 9.15 Bn 3.21 Bn 16.52%
8 Pacs 6.96 Bn 6.72 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.38%
9 Ww International 6.14 Bn 5.98 Bn -149.29 Mn -0.28%
10 Ardent Health 1.43 Bn 814.74 Mn 1.44 Bn -12.00%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -12.00%
Dec 31, 2025 -11.60%
Sep 30, 2025 -19.53%
Jun 30, 2025 -16.39%
Mar 31, 2025 -16.12%
Dec 31, 2024 -20.50%
Sep 30, 2024 0.15%