Ardent Health Partners Inc.
Ardent Health, Inc. was initially formed in Delaware in 2015 as Ardent Health Partners, LLC. On July 17, 2024, Ardent Health Partners, LLC converted from a Delaware limited liability company into a Delaware corporation in connection with its initial public offering and changed its name to Ardent Health Partners, Inc.
$12.37
+$0.31 (+2.57%)
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Operating margin is thin at 4.53%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue grew 6.0%, steady but not accelerating.
ROIC dropped from 11.19% to 6.51%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Net debt of $1.63B represents 6.3x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
22.5x earnings, 5.7x FCF. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$6.41B
▲ +6.0% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$78M
▼ -35.4% YoY
Op. Margin
3.25%
▼ -1.6pp YoY
ROIC
6.16%
▼ -4.7pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$305M
▲ +102.8% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$514M
▲ +49.4% YoY
Net Debt
$398M
Cash & Equiv.
$724M
3Y CAGR: +7.2%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 7 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 11 Aug 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, live as of 22 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Ardent Health Partners (ARDT) overvalued?
At a P/E of 22.5 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 5.7, Ardent Health Partners (ARDT) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $104.75 per share, so at $12.37 the stock looks undervalued (746.8% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Ardent Health Partners scores 53/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Ardent Health Partners's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $104.75 per share for ARDT, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $78.57. At today's $12.37, that puts the stock about 746.8% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Ardent Health Partners a high-quality business?+
Ardent Health Partners scores 53 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 3.2% operating margin and a 6.2% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is Ardent Health Partners a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. ARDT currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 53/100 on quality (mixed). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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