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ARDT vs MRK // OPERATING MARGIN
Ardent Health Inc. (NYSE) VS. Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ARDT 3
— MRK 4
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $12.30 (+3.10%) • MKT CAP: $1.73B
operating-margins
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LAST: $146.33 (+3.83%) • MKT CAP: $361.02B
operating-margins
34.30%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ARDT VS. MRK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ARDT | MRK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 74.80% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 10.50% | 20.70% | -10.20 | MRK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 15.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | 3.42% | — | TIE | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | — | 34.30% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 2.10% | 28.10% | -26.00 | MRK | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.00% | 1.30% | +4.70 | ARDT | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.26% | -2.26 | MRK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 5.19 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 7/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.4 | 51.7 | +9.70 | ARDT | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.92 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 11.9x | 18.4x | -6.50 | ARDT | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.73B | $361.02B | -$359.29B | MRK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ARDT REV | MRK REV | ARDT GROSS % | MRK GROSS % | ARDT FCF | MRK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $6.32B | $65.01B | — | 74.8% | $470.5M | $12.36B |
| FY 2024 | $5.97B | $64.17B | — | 76.3% | $315.0M | $18.10B |
| FY 2023 | $5.41B | $60.12B | — | — | $221.7M | $10.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ARDT // BETA —
MRK // BETA 0.92