# Ardent Health Inc. (ARDT) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Healthcare / Health Care Providers & Services. Price $10.91, market value $1.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 20.2×** (5-yr avg 10.0×, 3-yr avg 10.0×). Ardent Health Inc. trades at 20.2× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 10.0×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Healthcare median in the September 2026 study was 28.5×. Forward P/E is 8.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.2×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.2×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.1×**. The shares trade at 1.1× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 4.9%**. The inverse of the P/E: 4.9% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 2.1%**. 2.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 10.5%**. 10.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 1.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.5% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 6.0%** (3-yr 7.2%/yr). Revenue grew 6.0% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -39.2%** (3-yr -13.8%/yr). Earnings per share fell 39.2%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.85**. Debt is 0.85 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Ardent Health Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -15.2%** (YTD 23.6%, 3-mo 25.7%). The shares are down 15.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -29.5%** (41.5% above the low). Trading 30% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 51**. An RSI of 51 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.08** (volatility 54%). Beta of 1.08 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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