earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Ardent Health Q1 2026: Revenue $1.60B (+7%), Adjusted EBITDA $124M (+26%), Reaffirms FY Guidance
Ardent Health, Inc.
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$0.28
revenue$1,601,870,000
- Total revenue $1.602B (+7.0% YoY); net income $40M ($0.28 diluted EPS) vs $41M ($0.29) a year ago.
- Adjusted EBITDA $124M (+26.3% YoY); excluding $10.9M gain, growth was 15%.
- Adjusted admissions +2.0%, total surgeries +1.2%; admissions -1.1% due to severe weather and light respiratory season.
- Reaffirmed FY2026 guidance: revenue $6.4–$6.7B, Adj EBITDA $485–$535M, diluted EPS $0.90–$1.27.
- Lease-adjusted net leverage improved to 2.6x from 3.0x a year ago; cash $610M, total debt $1.1B.
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