Ardent Health (ARDT) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2023 - 2026)
Ardent Health (ARDT) reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 143.05 million for Q2 2026, up 1.1% from 141.52 million a year earlier and up 0.9% from the prior quarter.
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Ardent Health (ARDT) Shares Outstanding (Diluted) (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ardent Health posted Shares Outstanding (Diluted) of 141.45 million, up 6.6% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has a three-year compound annual growth rate of 3.9% (FY2022 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) came in at 132.74 million in FY2024 (+5.3%), 126.12 million in FY2023 (unchanged) and 126.12 million in FY2022.
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted) in data going back to Q2 2023.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted) has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 6.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding (Diluted) ran from 0.0% in Q2 2024 to 12.2% in Q2 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 141.78 million (Q1 2026), 141.45 million (Q4 2025) and 141.23 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Dil.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | 222.83 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 | 112.00 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 82.00 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 | - | 83.96 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 182.40 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 100.00 Mn |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 220.28 Mn |
| 10 | Ardent Health | 1.46 Bn | -793.18 Mn | - | 143.05 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 143.05 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 141.78 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 141.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 141.23 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 141.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 140.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 132.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 137.54 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 (Diluted) 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-diluted&ticker=ARDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-diluted", "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-diluted&ticker=ARDT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();