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CYH logoCommunity Health Systems, Inc.(CYH)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

CYH•NYSE
$2.87
$404M mkt cap·0.8× P/E·Price updated May 6, 2026
SectorHealthcareIndustryHealthcare FacilitiesSub-IndustryHospitals and inpatient facilities
AboutCommunity Health Systems, Inc. owns, leases, and operates general acute care hospitals in the United States. It offers general acute care, emergency room, general and specialty surgery, critical care, internal medicine, obstetrics, diagnostic, psychiatric, and rehabilitation services, as well as skilled nursing and home care services. The company also provides outpatient services at primary care practices, urgent care centers, free-standing emergency departments, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging and diagnostic centers, retail clinics, and direct-to-consumer virtual health visits. As of December 31, 2021, it owned or leased 83 hospitals, including 81 general acute care hospitals and two stand-alone rehabilitation or psychiatric hospitals with an aggregate of 13,289 licensed beds. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.Show more
  • Revenue$12.48B-1.2%
  • EBITDA-$9.49B-1100.9%
  • Net Income$509M+198.6%
  • EPS (Diluted)3.77+196.7%
  • Gross Margin8.67%-79.2%
  • EBITDA Margin-76%-1112.9%
  • Operating Margin-79.42%-1951.2%
  • Net Margin4.08%+199.8%
  • ROIC-70.05%-2000.8%
  • Interest Coverage1.83+87.6%
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CYH Key Insights

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

No significant strengths identified

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 0.2%
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

CYH Price & Volume

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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CYH Growth Metrics

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-4.33%
5 Years1.15%
3 Years0.74%
TTM69.78%

Profit CAGR

10 Years12.41%
5 Years-0.08%
3 Years122.84%
TTM81.93%

EPS CAGR

10 Years10.65%
5 Years-2.95%
3 Years120.85%
TTM82.32%

Return on Capital

10 Years-5.81%
5 Years-11.57%
3 Years-25.04%
Last Year-87.34%

CYH Recent Earnings

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

Full history →
●Beat EPS 5/12 qtrs (42%)●Beat Revenue 10/12 qtrs (83%)
Q2 2026Latest
Apr 21, 2026
EPS
$0.48
Est $0.11
-323.1%
Revenue
$3.0B
Est $3.0B
+0.5%
Q1 2026
Feb 18, 2026
EPS
$0.01
Est $0.20
+95.1%
Revenue
$3.1B
Est $3.1B
-1.0%
Q4 2025
Oct 23, 2025
EPS
$1.27
Est $0.28
+557.4%
Revenue
$3.1B
Est $3.0B
+3.2%
Q3 2025
Jul 23, 2025
EPS
$0.05
Est $0.05
-200.0%
Revenue
$3.1B
Est $3.0B
+4.3%
QuarterDateEPS (Act vs Est)Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026LatestApr 21, 2026
$0.48vs $0.11-323.1%
$3.0Bvs $3.0B+0.5%
Q1 2026Feb 18, 2026
$0.01vs $0.20+95.1%
$3.1Bvs $3.1B-1.0%
Q4 2025Oct 23, 2025
$1.27vs $0.28+557.4%
$3.1Bvs $3.0B+3.2%
Q3 2025Jul 23, 2025
$0.05vs $0.05-200.0%
$3.1Bvs $3.0B+4.3%
Based on last 12 quarters of dataView full earnings history →

CYH Peer Comparison

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) competitors in Hospitals and inpatient facilities — business model, growth, and fundamentals comparison

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CompanyMarket CapStock PriceP/E Ratio (TTM)Revenue Growth 1YNet MarginReturn on Equity (ROE)FCF YieldDebt / Equity
THC logoTHCTenet Healthcare CorporationDirect Competitor17.04B194.5112.563.12%7.94%19.56%1.47
HCA logoHCAHCA Healthcare, Inc.Direct Competitor96.01B429.4515.137.08%8.97%
UHS logoUHSUniversal Health Services, Inc.Direct Competitor10.55B168.497.299.71%8.56%20.65%0.74
SGRY logoSGRYSurgery Partners, Inc.Direct Competitor1.89B14.59-23.926.24%-2.28%-2.39%1.14
ACHC logoACHCAcadia Healthcare Company, Inc.Product Competitor2.33B25.30-2.085.04%-32.84%-40.92%1.24
SEM logoSEMSelect Medical Holdings CorporationProduct Competitor2.04B16.4313.925.12%2.42%6.57%1.82
ENSG logoENSGThe Ensign Group, Inc.Product Competitor10.28B175.9330.1318.72%6.89%16.61%1.86
USPH logoUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy, Inc.Product Competitor1.12B73.6151.8416.33%1.52%1.36%0.55

Compare CYH vs Peers

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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CYH Income Statement

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily
Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Sales/Revenue15.35B14.15B13.21B11.79B12.37B12.21B12.49B12.63B12.48B21.48B
Revenue Growth %-16.73%-7.8%-6.68%-10.76%4.91%-1.27%2.28%1.15%-1.18%69.78%
Cost of Goods Sold10.05B8.74B8.1B7.37B7.28B7.3B7.41B7.36B11.4B9.96B
COGS % of Revenue65.45%61.74%61.3%62.55%58.89%59.82%59.31%58.29%91.33%-
Gross Profit
5.3B▲ 0%
5.42B▲ 2.1%
5.11B▼ 5.6%
4.42B▼ 13.6%
5.08B▲ 15.2%
4.91B▼ 3.5%
5.08B▲ 3.6%
5.27B▲ 3.7%
1.08B▼ 79.5%
11.53B▲ 0%
Gross Margin %34.55%38.26%38.7%37.45%41.11%40.18%40.69%41.71%8.67%53.66%
Gross Profit Growth %-22.02%2.09%-5.61%-13.63%15.15%-3.5%3.59%3.7%-79.47%-
Operating Expenses7.18B5.21B4.46B3.29B3.68B4.08B4.13B4.73B11B20.08B
OpEx % of Revenue46.79%36.79%33.78%27.9%29.77%33.45%33.03%37.42%88.08%-
Selling, General & Admin394M337M321M327M308M317M319M299M010.62B
SG&A % of Revenue2.57%2.38%2.43%2.77%2.49%2.6%2.55%2.37%--
Research & Development0000108M85M80M000
R&D % of Revenue----0.87%0.7%0.64%---
Other Operating Expenses6.79B4.87B4.14B2.96B3.27B3.68B3.73B4.43B11B2M
Operating Income
-1.88B▲ 0%
208M▲ 111.1%
650M▲ 212.5%
1.13B▲ 73.2%
1.4B▲ 24.5%
821M▼ 41.4%
957M▲ 16.6%
542M▼ 43.4%
-9.91B▼ 1929.3%
-8.55B▲ 0%
Operating Margin %-12.23%1.47%4.92%9.55%11.34%6.72%7.66%4.29%-79.42%-39.82%
Operating Income Growth %-118.37%111.08%212.5%73.23%24.51%-41.44%16.57%-43.36%-1929.34%-
EBITDA-1.2B768M1.14B1.56B1.83B1.27B1.38B948M-9.49B-7.82B
EBITDA Margin %-7.78%5.43%8.61%13.24%14.83%10.4%11.06%7.5%-76%-36.4%
EBITDA Growth %-3164.1%164.27%48.05%37.29%17.49%-30.75%8.82%-31.4%-1100.95%-889.2%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)683M560M487M435M432M449M425M406M426M734M
EBIT216M892M902M573M1.28B719M870M843M1.59B4.23B
Net Interest Income-931M-976M-1.04B-1.03B-885M-858M-830M-860M-870M-864M
Interest Income11M000002M3M00
Interest Expense942M976M1.04B1.03B885M858M832M863M870M864M
Other Income/Expense-955M-923M0-704M-903M-472M-750M-825M10.64B8.33B
Pretax Income
-2.83B▲ 0%
-715M▲ 74.8%
-430M▲ 39.9%
422M▲ 198.1%
499M▲ 18.2%
349M▼ 30.1%
207M▼ 40.7%
-283M▼ 236.7%
724M▲ 355.8%
-223M▲ 0%
Pretax Margin %-18.45%-5.05%-3.26%3.58%4.03%2.86%1.66%-2.24%5.8%-1.04%
Income Tax-449M-11M160M-185M131M170M191M79M48M108M
Effective Tax Rate %15.85%1.54%-37.21%-43.84%26.25%48.71%92.27%-27.92%6.63%-48.43%
Net Income
-2.46B▲ 0%
-788M▲ 68.0%
-590M▲ 25.1%
511M▲ 186.6%
230M▼ 55.0%
46M▼ 80.0%
-133M▼ 389.1%
-516M▼ 288.0%
509M▲ 198.6%
-88M▲ 0%
Net Margin %-16.02%-5.57%-4.47%4.33%1.86%0.38%-1.06%-4.08%4.08%-0.41%
Net Income Growth %-42.88%67.95%25.13%186.61%-54.99%-80%-389.13%-287.97%198.64%81.93%
Net Income (Continuing)-2.38B-704M-590M607M368M179M16M-362M676M-331M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest602M576M579M571M562M633M568M597M557M260M
EPS (Diluted)
-22.00▲ 0%
-6.99▲ 68.2%
-5.19▲ 25.8%
4.38▲ 184.4%
1.76▼ 59.8%
0.35▼ 80.1%
-1.02▼ 391.4%
-3.90▼ 282.4%
3.77▲ 196.7%
-0.65▲ 0%
EPS Growth %-41.57%68.23%25.75%184.39%-59.82%-80.11%-391.43%-282.35%196.67%82.32%
EPS (Basic)-22.00-6.99-5.194.421.820.36-1.02-3.903.80-
Diluted Shares Outstanding111.77M112.73M113.74M116.54M130.6M130.06M130.45M132.1M135M135M
Basic Shares Outstanding111.77M112.73M113.74M115.49M126.75M128.81M130.39M132.1M134M134M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

CYH Balance Sheet

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Total Current Assets4.07B3.55B3.43B4.51B3.48B3.08B3.21B3.3B3.23B3.77B
Cash & Short-Term Investments563M196M216M1.68B507M118M38M37M260M712M
Cash Only563M196M216M1.68B507M118M38M37M260M712M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable2.54B2.51B2.4B2.06B2.18B2.14B2.36B2.45B2.08B2.14B
Days Sales Outstanding60.3164.6566.1863.8764.2263.886970.6960.7237.72
Inventory444M402M354M335M355M353M328M331M00
Days Inventory Outstanding16.1316.7915.9616.5817.7917.6416.1616.41-5.97
Other Current Assets309M245M221M202M155M138M145M197M897M922M
Total Non-Current Assets13.38B12.31B12.18B11.5B11.74B11.59B11.25B10.75B9.97B9.41B
Property, Plant & Equipment7.05B6.14B6.21B5.96B6.22B6.1B5.87B5.4B5.12B8.09B
Fixed Asset Turnover2.18x2.31x2.13x1.98x1.99x2.00x2.13x2.34x2.44x3.13x
Goodwill4.72B4.56B4.33B4.22B4.22B4.17B3.96B3.79B3.32B3.13B
Intangible Assets505M423M385M305M270M224M205M172M144M0
Long-Term Investments171M269M283M190M129M155M170M152M138M138M
Other Non-Current Assets869M851M933M759M846M890M1.01B1.23B1.2B-1.98B
Total Assets
17.45B▲ 0%
15.86B▼ 9.1%
15.61B▼ 1.6%
16.01B▲ 2.5%
15.22B▼ 4.9%
14.67B▼ 3.6%
14.46B▼ 1.5%
14.05B▼ 2.8%
13.2B▼ 6.0%
13.18B▲ 0%
Asset Turnover0.88x0.89x0.85x0.74x0.81x0.83x0.86x0.90x0.95x1.61x
Asset Growth %-20.48%-9.12%-1.58%2.54%-4.93%-3.6%-1.46%-2.77%-6.05%-21.29%
Total Current Liabilities2.36B2.39B2.28B2.81B2.36B2.19B2.14B2.35B2.21B2.57B
Accounts Payable801M772M718M683M725M686M811M784M842M790M
Days Payables Outstanding29.132.2432.3633.8136.3334.2839.9638.8626.9532.05
Short-Term Debt33M204M156M265M178M169M145M135M126M126M
Deferred Revenue (Current)0000000000
Other Current Liabilities837M789M814M1.23B806M694M615M830M1.24B1.6B
Current Ratio1.73x1.48x1.50x1.60x1.47x1.41x1.50x1.41x1.46x1.46x
Quick Ratio1.54x1.32x1.35x1.48x1.32x1.25x1.34x1.27x1.46x1.46x
Cash Conversion Cycle47.3549.1949.7746.6545.6847.2445.248.24-11.65
Total Non-Current Liabilities15.26B14.43B14.97B14.24B13.66B13.22B13.14B13.03B11.83B11.58B
Long-Term Debt13.59B13.17B13.12B11.86B11.72B11.39B11.25B11.24B10.72B504M
Capital Lease Obligations287M218M752M756M923M825M777M728M738M2.68B
Deferred Tax Liabilities19M26M200M29M192M354M369M231M25M320M
Other Non-Current Liabilities1.36B1.01B894M1.6B827M644M739M828M354M13.12B
Total Liabilities17.61B16.82B17.25B17.06B16.03B15.4B15.28B15.37B14.04B14.14B
Total Debt13.91B13.6B14.03B12.88B12.82B12.39B12.17B12.1B11.58B630M
Net Debt13.35B13.4B13.81B11.21B12.31B12.27B12.14B12.06B11.32B-82M
Debt / Equity----------0.65x
Debt / EBITDA-17.70x12.34x8.25x6.99x9.75x8.81x12.77x--0.08x
Net Debt / EBITDA-17.45x12.15x7.18x6.71x9.66x8.78x12.73x-0.01x
Interest Coverage0.23x0.91x0.87x0.56x1.44x0.84x1.05x0.98x1.83x4.89x
Total Equity
-165M▲ 0%
-959M▼ 481.2%
-1.64B▼ 70.9%
-1.05B▲ 35.7%
-810M▲ 23.1%
-734M▲ 9.4%
-824M▼ 12.3%
-1.32B▼ 59.8%
-837M▲ 36.4%
-965M▲ 0%
Equity Growth %-107.23%-481.21%-70.91%35.69%23.15%9.38%-12.26%-59.83%36.45%64.04%
Book Value per Share-1.48-8.51-14.41-9.04-6.20-5.64-6.32-9.97-6.20-7.15
Total Shareholders' Equity-767M-1.53B-2.22B-1.63B-1.37B-1.37B-1.39B-1.91B-1.39B-965M
Common Stock1M1M1M1M1M1M1M1M1M1M
Retained Earnings-2.76B-3.54B-4.22B-3.71B-3.48B-3.43B-3.56B-4.08B-3.57B-3.63B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-21M-10M-9M-13M-14M-21M-14M-10M-9M-10M
Minority Interest602M576M579M571M562M633M568M597M557M260M

CYH Cash Flow Statement

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line itemDec'17Dec'18Dec'19Dec'20Dec'21Dec'22Dec'23Dec'24Dec'25TTM
Cash from Operations773M274M385M2.18B-131M300M210M480M543M543M
Operating CF Margin %5.03%1.94%2.91%18.47%-1.06%2.46%1.68%3.8%4.35%-
Operating CF Growth %-32.01%-64.55%40.51%465.71%-106.01%329.01%-30%128.57%13.13%-334.24%
Net Income-2.45B-788M-675M511M230M46M-133M-516M676M-88M
Depreciation & Amortization861M700M608M558M540M534M505M486M426M435M
Stock-Based Compensation0000000011M3M
Deferred Taxes-454M-3M203M-187M170M165M35M-116M-243M-235M
Other Non-Cash Items2.29B783M520M-29M305M34M193M635M-330M-239M
Working Capital Changes525M-418M-271M1.32B-1.38B-479M-390M-9M3M-335M
Change in Receivables732M31M93M309M-136M22M-193M-66M99M6M
Change in Inventory0000000000
Change in Payables00-157M-67M16M-158M-50M137M-36M-267M
Cash from Investing1.07B-273M-3M191M-543M-251M-22M-277M847M1.43B
Capital Expenditures-570M-527M-438M-440M-469M-415M-467M-360M-335M-326M
CapEx % of Revenue3.71%3.72%3.32%3.73%3.79%3.4%3.74%2.85%2.68%-
Acquisitions1.7B359M593M665M5M126M426M152M1.26B1.8B
Investments----------
Other Investing00000121M00-62M-7M
Cash from Financing-1.52B-368M-362M-909M-495M-438M-268M-204M-1.17B-1.27B
Debt Issued (Net)-1.52B-1.07B-322M-794M-369M-305M-123M-48M-1B-1.08B
Equity Issued (Net)-5M-1M-1M-1M-5M-8M-4M-1M-2M-2M
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases-5M-1M-1M-1M-5M-8M-4M-1M-2M-2M
Other Financing5M701M-39M-114M-121M-125M-141M-155M-165M-186M
Net Change in Cash
325M▲ 0%
-367M▼ 212.9%
20M▲ 105.4%
1.46B▲ 7200.0%
-1.17B▼ 180.1%
-389M▲ 66.7%
-80M▲ 79.4%
-1M▲ 98.8%
223M▲ 22400.0%
281M▲ 0%
Free Cash Flow
203M▲ 0%
-253M▼ 224.6%
-53M▲ 79.1%
1.74B▲ 3379.2%
-600M▼ 134.5%
-115M▲ 80.8%
-257M▼ 123.5%
120M▲ 146.7%
208M▲ 73.3%
-200M▲ 0%
FCF Margin %1.32%-1.79%-0.4%14.74%-4.85%-0.94%-2.06%0.95%1.67%-0.93%
FCF Growth %-86.37%-224.63%79.05%3379.25%-134.52%80.83%-123.48%146.69%73.33%-231.58%
FCF per Share1.82-2.24-0.4714.91-4.59-0.88-1.970.911.541.54
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)-0.31x-0.35x-0.65x4.26x-0.57x6.52x-1.58x-0.93x1.07x2.27x
Interest Paid000000000215M
Taxes Paid00000000091M

CYH Key Ratios

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric201720182019202020212022202320242025TTM
Return on Equity (ROE)-232.31%--------9.14%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-9.24%1.22%3.96%7.57%9.71%5.34%6.28%3.69%-70.05%-70.05%
Gross Margin34.55%38.26%38.7%37.45%41.11%40.18%40.69%41.71%8.67%53.66%
Net Margin-16.02%-5.57%-4.47%4.33%1.86%0.38%-1.06%-4.08%4.08%-0.41%
Debt / Equity----------0.65x
Interest Coverage0.23x0.91x0.87x0.56x1.44x0.84x1.05x0.98x1.83x4.89x
FCF Conversion-0.31x-0.35x-0.65x4.26x-0.57x6.52x-1.58x-0.93x1.07x2.27x
Revenue Growth-16.73%-7.8%-6.68%-10.76%4.91%-1.27%2.28%1.15%-1.18%69.78%

CYH SEC Filings & Documents

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

6
Material company update

Apr 23, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Apr 21, 2026·SEC

Material company update

Apr 1, 2026·SEC

10-K Annual Reports

2
FY 2026

Feb 19, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Feb 19, 2025·SEC

10-Q Quarterly Reports

6
FY 2026

Apr 22, 2026·SEC

FY 2025

Oct 24, 2025·SEC

FY 2025

Jul 24, 2025·SEC

CYH Frequently Asked Questions

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) reported $21.48B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 1889% increase from $1.08B in 1999.

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) saw revenue decline by 1.2% over the past year.

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) reported a net loss of $88.0M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) had negative free cash flow of $200.0M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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