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ARDT NYSE

Ardent Health Inc.
1W: -2.5% 1M: +12.9% 3M: +8.1% YTD: +36.8% 1Y: -22.3%
$11.83
-0.35 (-2.87%)
After Hours: $12.02 (+0.19, +1.61%)
Weekly Expected Move ±3.9%
$11 $12 $12 $13 $13
NYSE · Healthcare · Medical - Care Facilities · Tech Score Strong Buy · Power 73 · $1.7B mcap · 22M float · 2.14% daily turnover · Short 52% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 76% of companies Debt: 56.9% of company value Bonds: $33.7M held by 59 funds, 189 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the third-riskiest tenth, about 1 in 140 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.79 (down 93%), Ardent Health Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $2.27B against a stock market value of $1.72B.
Distance to default 2.95 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $565.2M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 59.2%; Altman Z'' 2.39. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$471M +49.4% ▲
5Y CAGR: +24.1%
Capital Expenditures
$212M -13.0% ▼
5Y CAGR: +5.7%
Free Cash Flow
$259M +102.8% ▲
Dividends Paid
$0 +0.0% ▲
Buybacks
$0 +0.0% ▲
Net Change in Cash
$153M +28.2% ▲

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$245M$265M$129M$300M$230M
Depreciation & Amort.$137M$138M$141M$146M$156M
Stock-Based Comp.$549K$611K$904K$18M$39M
Change in Working Capital-$90M-$10M-$56M-$182M-$3M
Other Non-Cash Items-$115M-$479M$3M$9M$5M
Operating Cash Flow$147M-$38M$222M$315M$471M
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$139M-$151M-$137M-$188M-$212M
Acquisitions (Net)-$2M$206M$0-$31M-$3M
Investment Purchases$0$0$0$0$0
Investment Sales$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing$5M-$9M-$575K-$2M$179K
Investing Cash Flow-$136M$47M-$138M-$220M-$214M
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance-$84M-$16M-$7M-$105M-$8M
Stock Repurchased$0$0$0$0$0
Dividends Paid-$62M-$175M$0$0$0
Other Financing-$137M-$79M-$95M-$79M-$95M
Financing Cash Flow-$284M-$270M-$102M$25M-$103M
Net Change in Cash-$273M-$262M-$19M$119M$153M
Cash End of Period$718M$456M$438M$557M$710M
Free Cash Flow$8M-$189M$84M$128M$259M

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