What is Ardent Health Partners's return on invested capital?

Ardent Health Partners (ARDT) reported return on invested capital of 14.6% in Q1 2026.

What does return on invested capital mean?

Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.

Ardent Health Partners ARDT Return on invested capital

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22.8%+2.3pp

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-28%-11.8pp

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12.9%+1.3pp

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4.6%-1.1pp

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

Calculated from Ardent Health Partners’s reported figures.

nopat/invested capital=14.6%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Ardent Health Partners’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Ardent Health Partners's return on invested capital?: Ardent Health Partners (ARDT) reported return on invested capital of 14.6% in Q1 2026.
What does return on invested capital mean?: Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.