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Community Health Systems

NYQ:CYH · US2036681086
Health Care Providers & ServicesLarge

360

23
EV / EBIT75
Price / Owner Earnings74
Owner Earnings Yield65
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales100
EV / Gross Profit100
Price/Book89
Return on Capital67
Cash Return on Capital60
EBIT Margin39
Gross Profitability91
Cash Conversion1
Accruals86
Owner Earnings Margin47
Sales growth1
Profit Growth6
Long-Term EPS Growth32
Reinvestment46
Price momentum16
Debt load9
Refinancing100
Debt Payback24
Liquidity28
Analyst ratings7
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside21
Market mood1
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Community Health Systems clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryHealth Care Providers & Services
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Founded1996
Employees5,687
Websitechs.net
ISINUS2036681086
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Health DiagnosticsOutpatient CareChronic DiseasesSurgeryPsychiatryHealth CareHospital

Description

Community Health Systems, Inc. operates as a healthcare company in the United States. The company’s affiliates are leading providers of healthcare services, developing and operating healthcare delivery systems in 36 distinct markets across 14 states…

Analysis

Bargain bin

Community Health Systems, Inc. is priced cheaply, and that invites the natural question of why, since the underlying business scores below average.

On valuation, the picture is attractive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 0.8×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Flags to be aware of: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
4
2023202420252026

All-time high

58

Nov 2024

All-time low

4

Jun 2026

Average rank

28

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
100
97
100
93
Price/Earnings
97
92
1
97
Price/Book
89
87
88
97
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
90
90
83
90

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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