Ardent Health (ARDT) Shares Outstanding (2023 - 2026)
Ardent Health's Shares Outstanding was 141.69 million in Q2 2026, up 0.9% from 140.37 million a year earlier and up 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Ardent Health (ARDT) Shares Outstanding (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Shares Outstanding at Ardent Health came in at 140.76 million, up 6.3% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding shows a three-year compound annual growth rate of 3.7% (FY2022 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Shares Outstanding was 132.44 million in FY2024 (+5.0%), 126.12 million in FY2023 (unchanged) and 126.12 million in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q2 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Shares Outstanding has increased for eight straight quarters, with growth averaging 5.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding ran from 0.0% in Q2 2024 to 11.3% in Q2 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, ARDT's Shares Outstanding in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 141.27 million (Q1 2026), 140.76 million (Q4 2025) and 141.23 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | 220.54 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 143.28 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 111.00 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 81.70 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 132.87 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 83.52 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 179.92 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 98.80 Mn |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 206.04 Mn |
| 10 | Ardent Health | 1.46 Bn | -793.18 Mn | - | 141.69 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 141.69 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 141.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 140.76 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 141.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 140.37 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 140.06 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 132.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 137.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 126.12 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 126.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 126.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 126.12 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 126.12 Mn |
API Access
Ardent Health Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=ARDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=ARDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();