What does guarantor fixed charge ratio mean?

A financial covenant measuring the company's ability to cover fixed charges, such as interest and lease payments, using its operating cash flow. This metric is used by lenders to assess the creditworthiness and solvency of the guarantor entities.

Ardent Health Partners ARDT Guarantor fixed charge ratio

Guarantor fixed charge ratio at other companies

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.6B+7.0%

Gross profit$1.6B+6.7%

Net income$39.9M-3.7%

EPS (diluted)$0.28-3.4%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$609.7M+23.2%

Total debt$1.2B+1.7%

Total equity$1.3B+13.8%

Total assets$5.3B+7.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$60.2M-143%

CapEx$28.1M+22.6%

Free cash flow-$88.3M-85.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.35B-27.8%

Enterprise value$1.91B-24.3%

P/E10×+1.7×

P/S0.2×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin97.5%-0.1pp

Net margin2.1%-1.6pp

FCF margin3.4%+1.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity10.7%-9.0pp

Debt / equity0.9×-0.1×

Current ratio2.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ardent Health Partners in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept ardt:CovenantGuarantorChargeRatioFixed.

The official record: Ardent Health Partners’s 10-K, filed March 16, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ardent Health Partners's guarantor fixed charge ratio?: Ardent Health Partners (ARDT) reported guarantor fixed charge ratio of 120% in Q4 2025.
What does guarantor fixed charge ratio mean?: A financial covenant measuring the company's ability to cover fixed charges, such as interest and lease payments, using its operating cash flow. This metric is used by lenders to assess the creditworthiness and solvency of the guarantor entities.