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COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC CYH

NYSE · stock · Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC · website · IPO 1991-03-07 · LEI

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$462.2M
P / E0.9×
P / S0.0×
P / FCF2.2×
Net margin4.1%
FCF margin1.7%
Net debt$10.1B
Net debt / EBITDA5.3×
Enterprise value USD$10.6B
EV / EBITDA5.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV14%
Return on capital13.5%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-9.30% -16.00% -5.60% -5.10% 4.30% 1.90% 0.40% -1.10% -4.10% 4.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-4.70% -12.20% 1.50% 4.90% 9.60% 11.30% 6.70% 7.70% 4.30% 11.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-99.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
113.9M 114.7M 116.2M 117.8M 129.6M 132.1M 134.7M 136.8M 138.9M 138.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$15.01B $13.35B $13.40B $13.19B $10.54B $11.63B $11.52B $11.45B $11.41B $10.14B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-7.80% -14.10% -5.00% -4.30% 3.20% 1.50% 0.30% -0.90% -3.70% 3.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2.10% 1.40% -1.80% -0.40% 14.70% -4.90% -0.90% -2.10% 0.90% 1.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
8.82× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$15.54 -$22.00 -$6.99 -$5.93 $4.39 $1.76 $0.35 -$1.02 -$3.90 $3.77 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC trades at about 0.8× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 0.9×–47.4×, median 10.7×).

0.8× 47.4×

Shaded band = 10-year range (0.9×–47.4×); dot = today's 0.8×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Operating margin11.9%4.3%7.7%6.7%11.3%9.6%4.9%1.5%-12.2%-4.7%
Net margin4.1%-4.1%-1.1%0.4%1.9%4.3%-5.1%-5.6%-16.0%-9.3%
FCF margin1.7%0.9%-2.1%-0.9%-4.9%14.7%-0.4%-1.8%1.4%2.1%
Return on assets3.9%-3.7%-0.9%0.3%1.5%3.2%-4.3%-5.0%-14.1%-7.8%
Return on equity-36.5%27.0%9.6%-3.4%-16.8%-31.4%30.4%51.3%320.6%-99.6%
Debt / equity-7.46×-5.98×-8.25×-8.51×-8.85×-7.52×-6.04×-8.86×-18.14×8.82×
Current ratio1.461.411.501.411.471.601.501.481.731.62

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.