Community Health/$CYH
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About Community Health
Community Health Systems Inc is a publicly owned hospital operator in the United States. The company also owns four home health agencies and provides management and consulting services to independent hospitals. The firm derives revenue through a broad range of general and specialized hospital healthcare services and outpatient services.
- Ticker
- $CYH
- Sector
- Health
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 50,500
- Headquarters
- Franklin, United States
- Website
- www.chs.net
Community Health Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$389M
1.55
$1.85
1.81
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Price and volume
Market cap
$389M
Beta
1.81
52-week high
$4.43
52-week low
$2.41
Average daily volume
1.1M
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.528
Quick ratio
1.2
Long term debt to equity
-11.942
Total debt to equity
-12.091
Interest coverage (TTM)
1.11%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
1,332
Gross margin (TTM)
41.41%
Net profit margin (TTM)
2.10%
Operating margin (TTM)
7.99%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
11.45%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$240,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.63%
Return on equity (TTM)
-42.22%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
1.55
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.032
Price to book
-0.28
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-0.08
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-2.085
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-47.97%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-1.377
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-5.25%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-228.15%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-1.11%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
-4.62%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-5.07%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-17.66%
What the Analysts think about Community Health
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Community Health stock.
Analyst projections of the future price of Community Health stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
The retained hospitals are showing underlying growth despite the smaller group: second-quarter same-store revenue rose 2.4%, while inpatient admissions increased 1.9% and adjusted admissions 2.9%. This suggests the portfolio clean-up has not stopped demand in continuing markets. (Becker's Hospital Review, Business Wire)
CHS has used divestiture proceeds to repurchase about $600 million of debt, while reporting no ABL borrowings and no significant maturity before 2029. That gives management time to improve operations and continue reducing leverage rather than facing an immediate refinancing deadline. (Morningstar, StockAnalysis)
New state-directed payment programmes in Georgia, Indiana and Florida are expected to add about $50 million at the midpoint, and CHS has added or opened four ambulatory surgery centres. These moves could support cash flow and help it recapture commercially insured elective work as demand improves. (StockAnalysis, Morningstar)
Management cut 2026 guidance after softer commercially insured elective procedures and higher uninsured volumes. The new outlook calls for $11.4 billion-$11.6 billion of revenue, $1.3 billion-$1.375 billion of adjusted EBITDA and a $1.10-$1.25 per-share loss, all weaker than its previous plan. (Fierce Healthcare, Business Wire)
The balance sheet remains highly leveraged: quarter-end leverage was 6.7 times, while 2026 interest expense is expected to be $820 million-$830 million. High debt service leaves little room for operating setbacks and makes future refinancing an important equity risk even with maturities pushed out. (StockAnalysis, Morningstar)
The quality of volume growth is deteriorating: about half of second-quarter adjusted-admission growth came from uninsured patients, pushing same-store revenue per adjusted admission down 0.5%. Medical specialist fees also rose 19% year on year, while slower payer reviews are delaying cash collection. (Longbridge, Ticker Report)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 16 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Community Health
Fund name | Fund size | $CYH weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Ageing Population€AGED | €822M | 0.03% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.01% |
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