# Community Health Systems Inc. (CYH) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-11-05. NYSE, United States. Sector: Healthcare / Health Care Providers. Price $2.25, market value $317 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 9.0×** (5-yr avg 6.9×, 3-yr avg 0.8×). Community Health Systems Inc. trades at 9.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 6.9×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Healthcare median in the September 2026 study was 28.5×.
- **Price / sales: 0.0×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.0×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.1×**. Enterprise value is 6.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -38.4%** (5-yr avg -7.6%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 11.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 11.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 10.9%**. 10.9% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 4.1%**. 4.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: -36.5%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 11.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 11.5%.
- **Return on assets: 0.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.2%** (3-yr 0.7%/yr, 5-yr 1.2%/yr). Revenue fell 1.2% over the last year, against 1.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 196.7%** (3-yr 120.8%/yr, 5-yr -3.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 196.7%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 5.9×**. It would take 5.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Current ratio: 1.46** (quick 1.46). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.46 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.28**. A Z-score of 1.28 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Community Health Systems Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (8 analysts). 8 analysts cover Community Health Systems Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $2.79 (+24% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -37.0%** (YTD -23.7%, 3-mo -19.3%). The shares are down 37.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -42.6%** (10.3% above the low). Trading 43% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 39**. An RSI of 39 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.17** (volatility 54%). Beta of 1.17 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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