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Community Health Systems Inc (CYH) stock analysis

CYHNYSEServices-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NECFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 8/30
$2.21−0.08 (-3.49%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $311.67MP/E 8.5Yield –

StockData Score

Prices as of Nov 12, 2026How the score works

Value3Growth2Performance2Health1Dividend0

Weak8 of 30 checks passed

Community Health Systems passes 8 of the 30 checks behind our score; 13 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.

Valuation
3/6
Growth
2/6
Past performance
2/6
Financial health
1/6
Dividend
0/6

What stands out

  • EPS growing 10%+ a year

    Diluted EPS grew 121% a year over the last three fiscal years.

  • P/E below the industry

    Community Health Systems's P/E of 8.5 is below the Health Services median of 23.9.

  • EV/EBITDA below its 5-year median

    Community Health Systems's EV/EBITDA of 5.8 is below its 5-year median of 8.3.

  • P/S below the industry

    Community Health Systems's price-to-sales of 0.03 is below the Health Services median of 1.03 (book value is negative, so we use sales).

What to watch

  • Return on capital under 10%

    Return on invested capital was 7.5%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

  • Earnings shrank over 5 years

    Net income shrank 0.1% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

  • Revenue growing under 10% a year

    Revenue grew 0.7% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

  • Earnings growth not accelerating

    Net income grew -89.1% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -0.1% a year.

Valuation3/6

  • P/E against its history

    Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

  • P/E below the industry

    Community Health Systems's P/E of 8.5 is below the Health Services median of 23.9.

  • EV/EBITDA below its 5-year median

    Community Health Systems's EV/EBITDA of 5.8 is below its 5-year median of 8.3.

  • P/S below the industry

    Community Health Systems's price-to-sales of 0.03 is below the Health Services median of 1.03 (book value is negative, so we use sales).

  • Price against fair value

    We could not estimate a fair value: it needs at least two valuation methods with positive inputs.

  • Margin of safety

    Depends on the fair value estimate.

Growth2/6

  • Revenue growing under 10% a year

    Revenue grew 0.7% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

  • EPS growing 10%+ a year

    Diluted EPS grew 121% a year over the last three fiscal years.

  • Earnings growth not accelerating

    Net income grew -89.1% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -0.1% a year.

  • Growing slower than the industry

    Revenue grew -7.8% over the last twelve months; the Health Services median is 4.0%.

  • Guidance lowered

    Community Health Systems lowered its 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook on Jul 22, 2026.

  • Gross margin improving

    Gross margin was 85.5% over the last twelve months, against 84.8% a year earlier.

Past performance2/6

  • Return on equity

    Needs positive equity and five years of results.

  • Return on capital under 10%

    Return on invested capital was 7.5%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

  • Return on equity against the industry

    Needs positive equity.

  • Earnings shrank over 5 years

    Net income shrank 0.1% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

  • Net margin above its 5-year average

    Net margin was 0.3% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 0.2%.

  • Net margin above the industry

    Community Health Systems's net margin of 0.3% is above the Health Services median of -2.6%.

Financial health1/6

  • Debt level

    Needs debt and equity figures.

  • Debt trend

    Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

  • Debt not well covered by cash flow

    Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 2.2% of total debt; we look for at least 20%.

  • Interest coverage

    Interest expense is not reported separately.

  • Short-term assets cover short-term debts

    Current assets are 1.48 times current liabilities.

  • Elevated bankruptcy risk

    The Altman Z-score is 1.00; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Dividend0/6

  • No dividend

    Community Health Systems has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

  • Yield against Treasuries

    No dividend.

  • Yield against the market

    No dividend.

  • Dividend stability

    No dividend.

  • Earnings cover

    No dividend.

  • Cash-flow cover

    No dividend.

Scores of similar companies

Fair value

How we estimate it

We don't publish a fair value for Community Health Systems. It needs a US-dollar share price, at least two valuation methods with positive inputs (earnings, EBITDA, book value or sales) and, for companies with several share classes, classes that trade at the same price.

Valuation over time

Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.

  • P/E at month end
  • Health Services median 23.9

An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.

Market risk

From the past year of daily prices.

Liquidity

Medium risk

Average value traded per day
$4.80M
Value traded per 1% price move
$1.74M

Downside

Medium risk

Typical loss in a bad month
23.8%
Volatility (annualized)
54%
Sharpe ratio, 1 year
-0.75
Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
1.72

Typical bad-month loss, week by week

25%: high

Margins

Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025

Gross margin

85.1%+1.7 pts over 5 years

Operating margin

11.9%+2.4 pts over 5 years

Net margin

4.1%−0.3 pts over 5 years

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