Ardent Health (ARDT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026)
Ardent Health's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 3.44% for Q2 2026, down 4.87 percentage points from 8.31% a year earlier and down 1.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ardent Health (ARDT) Return on Sales [ROS] (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Ardent Health reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 4.04%, down 3.66 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 5.40%, down 1.78 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a three-year change of -2.27 percentage points (FY2022 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 7.18% in FY2024 (+3.01 pp), 4.18% in FY2023 (-3.50 pp) and 7.67% in FY2022.
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 0.74% (Q3 2025) to 11.25% (Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2024 (a gain of 9.23 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a drop of 4.87 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ARDT's Return on Sales [ROS] at 5.42% (Q1 2026), 6.53% (Q4 2025) and 0.74% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.08 Bn | 92.52 Bn | - | 15.29% |
| 2 | Natera | 58.93 Bn | 54.61 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.75 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.96 Bn | 22.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 12.10% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.76 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.83 Bn | 11.98 Bn | - | 26.67% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.43 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.90 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 3.37% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 11.82 Bn | 12.29 Bn | - | 18.43% |
| 10 | Ardent Health | 1.47 Bn | -791.76 Mn | - | 3.44% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.42% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.74% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.95% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 6.82% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.27% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.72% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.32% |
API Access
Ardent Health Return on Sales [ROS] 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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ARDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ARDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();