

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


	FORM	8-K


CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2026




Ardent Health, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware	001-42180	61-1764793
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


340 Seven Springs Way, Suite 100, Brentwood, Tennessee		37027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(615) 296-3000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

___________________

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under

any of the following provisions:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share	ARDT	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act

of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition

period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the

Exchange Act. o

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 4, 2026, Ardent Health, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended

December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is

incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K furnished pursuant to Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be

deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”),

or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. This information shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing

under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent specifically provided in any such

filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits:


Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description

Exhibit 99.1	Press Release, dated March 4, 2026

Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed

on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: March 4, 2026	ARDENT HEALTH, INC.

	By:	/s/ Alfred Lumsdaine
	Name:	Alfred Lumsdaine
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Ardent Health, Inc. 8-K