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COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CYH
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC (CYH) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 4.88% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $12.5B at a 4.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.57 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 8/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.078 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.27 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.113 |
| Equity / liabilities | -0.099 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYH | COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC | 8/9 | 0.28 | 0.9 | -1.2% |
| UHS | UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INC | 7/9 | 3.55 | 5.9 | +9.7% |
| ARDT | Ardent Health, Inc. | 5/9 | — | 10.3 | +6% |
| THC | TENET HEALTHCARE CORP | 3/9 | 2.33 | — | +3.1% |
| SGRY | Surgery Partners, Inc. | 5/9 | 1.09 | — | +6.2% |
| HCA | HCA Healthcare, Inc. | 6/9 | — | 12.8 | +7.1% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc. | 5/9 | 6.79 | 31.1 | +15.1% |
About COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC
Community Health Systems, Inc. owns, leases, and operates general acute care hospitals in the United States. The company 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. It also provides outpatient services at primary care practices, urgent care centers, free-standing emergency departments, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging and diagnostic centers, and direct-to-consumer virtual health visits. Community Health Systems, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.
FAQ
Is CYH financially healthy?
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC's Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does CYH pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC pays a dividend yielding about 4.88% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is CYH?
In FY2025, COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC had a net margin of 4.1%.
Is CYH overvalued or undervalued?
COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC trades at about 0.8× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 0.9×–47.4×, median 10.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CYH?
The average Wall-Street price target for COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC is $3.31, about 13.9% above the recent price, from 7 analysts.
Is CYH a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 0.9×, a dividend yield of 4.88%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.