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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ardent Health, Inc. (ARDT)

Ardent Health Q3 net income rises to $45 million; raises 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance

Positive Impact 4 of 5 guidance Written later

Ardent Health reported third-quarter 2026 total revenue of $1.62 billion, up 3.1% from a year earlier, and net income attributable to the company of $45 million, compared with a net loss of $23 million in the same quarter of 2025. The company raised the low end of its full-year 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance to $500 million from $485 million, keeping the top of the range at $535 million, and kept its revenue outlook unchanged.

Key points

  • Total revenue rose 3.1% year over year to $1.62 billion; adjusted admissions grew 2.9%.
  • Net income attributable to Ardent Health was $45 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $23 million, or $0.17 per share, a year earlier.
  • 2026 adjusted EBITDA guidance is now $500 million to $535 million, up from $485 million to $535 million; revenue guidance stays at $6.4 billion to $6.7 billion.
  • The company ended the quarter with $766 million in cash and increased its share repurchase program by $25 million, with about $48 million remaining.

The filing

CompanyArdent Health, Inc. (ARDT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 4, 2026, 4:15 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-070163

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 11:43 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on November 04, 2026.

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