Community Health Systems Inc (CYH) stock
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $311.67MP/E 8.5Yield –
Community Health Systems Inc saw revenue fall 7.8% to $11.65B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income fell 3.9% to $1.27B, moving the operating margin from 10.4% to 10.9%. Free cash flow was -$122.00M, down 185.3% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $311.67M, 8.5 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $311.67M
- P/E ratio
- 8.5
- Price to sales
- 0.03
- Price to book
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- -39.14%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $11.65B
- Net income
- $36.00M
- EPS, diluted
- $0.26
- Free cash flow
- -$122.00M
- Book value per share
- -$11.01
- Diluted shares
- 136M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 17, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Previous close
- $2.29
- Open
- $2.30
- Day's range
- $2.17 – $2.34
- Volume
- 1,991,861
- Average volume (20 days)
- 2,368,525
- Index membership
- Russell 2000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 1.72
- 52-week range
- $2.04 – $3.92
- RSI (14 days)
- 37.9
- Volatility (1 year)
- 54.0%
- Relative volume
- 1.20×
- WACC
- 4.8%
Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (IWM, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CYH | S&P 500 | Difference | CYH per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -24.3% | -2.7% | −21.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | -24.1% | -1.7% | −22.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | -29.2% | +11.9% | −41.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | -35.4% | +12.0% | −47.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | -6.4% | +78.2% | −84.5 pts | -2.2% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -85.0% | +73.2% | −158.3 pts | -31.6% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -54.6% | +309.6% | −364.3 pts | -7.6% | +15.1% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Community Health Systems filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- News
- Results
- Results
- News
- News
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About Community Health Systems
Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC
Community Health Systems, Inc. operates healthcare delivery systems that provide inpatient and outpatient medical services to patients in local communities. Its service offerings include general acute care, emergency treatment, general and specialty surgery, critical care, internal medicine, obstetrics, diagnostics, psychiatric care, and rehabilitation. In addition to hospital facilities, the company delivers care through outpatient access points such as physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, imaging facilities, cancer centers, and ambulatory surgery centers. The company serves individual patients, and its revenues derive from payments made by government agencies, private insurance providers, and patients directly.
Company profile, executives and historyCommunity Health Systems stock: common questions
What is Community Health Systems's stock price?
CYH closed at $2.21 on Nov 12, 2026, down 3.49% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $2.04 and $3.92.
What is Community Health Systems's market cap?
Community Health Systems was worth $311.67M at the close on Nov 12, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is CYH's P/E ratio?
CYH trades at 8.5 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $0.26 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Community Health Systems make?
Community Health Systems reported revenue of $11.65B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, down 7.8% from a year earlier.
Does Community Health Systems pay a dividend?
No. Community Health Systems has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
When does Community Health Systems report earnings next?
Community Health Systems is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 17, 2027, during market hours. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has CYH stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, CYH returned -35.4% over the past year, against +12.0% for the S&P 500.
How many CYH shares are sold short?
13M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 9.82% of the float, or 6.3 days of average trading volume.
Who are Community Health Systems's competitors?
Companies most similar to Community Health Systems by business, industry and size include ARDT, UHS, THC, HCA, SGRY.
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