ARDT FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #19 of 31 in industry

Ardent Health, Inc. CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $6.1M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $56,682 · Health Services.

Health Services peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-08
Industry
Health Services
Industry rank
#19/31

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
107:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$6.1M
Median worker
$56,682

Answer first

Ardent Health, Inc.'s FY2025 CEO total of $6.1M ranks #847 of 1,423 complete filings; its 107:1 pay ratio ranks #603. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $56,682. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-80 peer cohort (# 19 of 31, 42nd percentile - below the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Health Services companies.

Dollar rank
#847
$6.1M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#603
107:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
42nd
below the industry median pay ratio

How Ardent Health, Inc. ranks nationally

Ardent Health, Inc. CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$6,064,974 40th percentile higher than 40% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). This entry sits in this band. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

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Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Ardent Health, Inc. vs. Health Services peers

CEO total pay ($6.1M) against pay ratio (107:1) for Ardent Health, Inc. (marked) and its 4 closest same-industry peers, against the Health Services industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both3382063.35296672.172112819125889.811040498.790.2:1100.3:1110.5:1120.7:1130.8:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Ardent Health, Inc., CEO total pay: 6064974 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 107:1Ardent Health, Inc.Surgery Partners, Inc., CEO total pay: 6083862 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 112:1Surgery Partners, Inc.Pennant Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 3730174 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 98:1Pennant Group, Inc.LifeStance Health Group, Inc., CEO total pay: 10692388 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 119:1LifeStance Health Group, Inc.Fulgent Genetics, Inc., CEO total pay: 6206780 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 92:1Fulgent Genetics, Inc.
Ardent Health, Inc. vs. Health Services peers, plotted against the industry's $10.2M median CEO total and 129:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Health Services peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 29 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 80. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Ardent Health, Inc.'s structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Industry Comparison - Health Services

This Company's Ratio
107:1
Industry Median Ratio
129:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$10.2M
This CEO's Pay
$6.1M
Companies in Industry
31
vs. Industry Median
Below
#19 of 31 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Health Services →

Ardent Health, Inc.: MID · HEAVY pay ratio

Ardent Health, Inc. disclosed 107:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $6.1M CEO total in FY2025. the CEO earned 107× the median employee ($56,682) in FY2025.

Median employee $56,682 (PAR-MED); MID · HEAVY stamps put about 107 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$6.1M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

107:1

Near industry median

What FY2025 shows for Ardent Health, Inc.

Ardent Health, Inc. disclosed 107:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $6.1M CEO total in FY2025. The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Health Services (SIC 80) median ratio is 129:1 across 31 FY2025 filers; Ardent Health, Inc.'s $6.1M CEO total is at or below the $10.2M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #847 and ratio rank #603 split - treat 107:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Health Services peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$6.1M
Median Employee Pay
$56,682
Pay Ratio
107:1
Filing Date
2026-04-08

Company Info

Ticker
ARDT
CIK
1756655
Industry
Health Services
SIC Code
8062
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1756655, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Ardent Health, Inc. disclosed 107:1 CEO-to-worker pay and $6.1M CEO total in FY2025.

Read with Ardent Health, Inc.

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.

Broadstone Net Lease, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $27 heavier vs Ardent Health, Inc.); MODEST · ELITE-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Blackbaud Inc · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $10K lighter vs Ardent Health, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Lemonade, Inc. · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $12K heavier vs Ardent Health, Inc.); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Ameris Bancorp · HEAVY

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $6.1M (Δ $13K heavier vs Ardent Health, Inc.); MID · HIGH-MED vs this page's MID · HEAVY · PAR-MED.
Surgery Partners, Inc. (SIC 80 pole)

Surgery Partners, Inc. stamps MID · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Ardent Health, Inc.'s MID filing.
National dual ranks · #847/#603

Ardent Health, Inc.'s FY2025 package sits #847 by CEO dollars and #603 by ratio under HEAVY · MID.
Comp structure · HEAVY

Ardent Health, Inc.'s HEAVY CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Ardent Health, Inc. (CIK 1756655), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.