CYH

Community Health Systems Inc

2.41

Oct 29 • 3:59 PM ET -0.25 (-9.40%)

2.36

Aftermarket • 7:30 PM ET -0.05 (-2.07%)

Healthcare Medical Care Facilities USA Small NYSE

Oct 29, 1:53 PMCommunity Health Systems posts Q3 2026 loss and cuts 2026 EBITDA outlook as uninsured mix, deferred electives pressure margins

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	339.83M
Enterprise Value	10.95B
Income	36.00M
Sales	11.65B
Book/sh	-10.58
Cash/sh	1.10
Dividend Est.	-
Dividend TTM	-
Dividend Ex-Date	Dec 13, 2012
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -
Payout	0.00%
Employees	57000
IPO	Jun 09, 2000

P/E	9.57
Forward P/E	-
PEG	-
P/S	0.03
P/B	-
P/C	2.19
P/FCF	-
EV/EBITDA	8.49
EV/Sales	0.94
Quick Ratio	1.35
Current Ratio	1.48
Debt/Eq	-
LT Debt/Eq	-
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	0.25
EPS next Y	-0.65
EPS next Q	-0.24
EPS this Y	-192.73%
EPS next Y	40.65%
EPS next 5Y	-
EPS past 3/5Y	120.07% -2.98%
Sales past 3/5Y	0.74% 1.15%
EPS Y/Y TTM	-88.84%
Sales Y/Y TTM	-7.84%
EPS Q/Q	-165.77%
Sales Q/Q	-10.69%
Earnings	Oct 28 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	-63.54% -1.58%

Insider Own	22.08%
Insider Trans	-0.13%
Inst Own	73.68%
Inst Trans	6.57%
ROA	0.28%
ROE	-
ROIC	0.42%
Gross Margin	7.33%
Oper. Margin	7.33%
Profit Margin	0.31%
SMA20	-14.39%
SMA50	-16.34%
SMA200	-20.63%
Trades

Shs Outstand	141.00M
Shs Float	109.88M
Short Float	11.19%
Short Ratio	10.28
Short Interest	12.30M
52W High	4.33 -44.34%
52W Low	2.40 0.21%
Volatility	7.91% 4.99%
ATR (14)	0.15
RSI (14)	29.43
Beta	1.88
Rel Volume	6.72
Avg Volume	1.20M
Volume	8,035,342

Perf Week	-17.18%
Perf Month	-15.73%
Perf Quarter	-13.62%
Perf Half Y	-15.14%
Perf YTD	-22.76%
Perf Year	-42.76%
Perf 3Y	15.31%
Perf 5Y	-81.60%
Perf 10Y	-53.92%
Recom	3.20
Target Price	2.91
Prev Close	2.66
Price	2.41
Change %	-9.40%

Consensus

Hold

Avg. Price Target

$2.91

Implied Upside

+20.7%

Analysts13incl. previous ratings

Rating Distribution2 Buy · 8 Hold · 3 Sell

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change	Implied Upside
Sep 23, 2026	Initiated	BBMO Capital Markets	Market Perform	$3	+24.5%
Jul 08, 2026	Downgrade	BBarclays	Equal Weight → Underweight	$3	+24.5%
Jul 24, 2025	Downgrade	JJefferies	Buy → Hold	$3	+24.5%
Nov 25, 2024	Downgrade	WWells Fargo	Equal Weight → Underweight	$5 → $2.50	+3.7%
Nov 22, 2024	Downgrade	RRaymond James	Mkt Perform → Underperform
Mar 06, 2024	Initiated	BBarclays	Equal Weight	$3	+24.5%
Jun 17, 2022	Initiated	LLoop Capital	Hold	$5	+107.5%
Jun 15, 2022	Downgrade	BBofA Securities	Buy → Neutral	$7.50 → $5.50	+128.2%
Mar 29, 2022	Initiated	WWells Fargo	Equal Weight	$12	+397.9%
Jan 10, 2022	Resumed	CCitigroup	Buy	$16 → $18	+646.9%
Dec 13, 2021	Upgrade	BBofA Securities	Underperform → Buy	$14 → $16	+563.9%
Sep 24, 2021	Initiated	UUBS	Neutral	$12.50	+418.7%
Jul 09, 2021	Initiated	SSeaport Global Securities	Neutral
Jun 10, 2021	Upgrade	RRBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform → Outperform	$12 → $21	+771.4%
May 05, 2021	Upgrade	JJefferies	Hold → Buy	$11 → $18	+646.9%
Apr 30, 2021	Upgrade	CCredit Suisse	Underperform → Neutral	$4.10 → $10	+314.9%
Feb 20, 2020	Upgrade	RRaymond James	Underperform → Mkt Perform
Nov 16, 2018	Initiated	UUBS	Sell	$2	-17.0%
Mar 23, 2018	Resumed	MMizuho	Neutral	$4.50	+86.7%
Jan 30, 2018	Resumed	WWells Fargo	Underperform

Oct-29-26 04:51PM	Community Health Systems Misses Badly As Payor Mix Erodes, Cuts Guidance Again And Pulls Medium-Term Targets (Earnings Whispers) -9.40%
Oct-28-26 04:43PM	Community Health Systems: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press) -6.34%
04:15PM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2026 Results (Business Wire)
Oct-20-26 04:45PM	Community Health's Uninsured Surge Puts Freshly Cut EBITDA Guidance To An Early Test (Earnings Whispers)
Oct-14-26 11:00AM	Community Health Systems to Webcast Third Quarter 2026 Conference Call (Business Wire)
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Sep-03-26 09:00AM	Community Health Systems Releases 2026 Community Impact Report (Business Wire)
Sep-02-26 11:00AM	Community Health Systems to Participate in the Wells Fargo 21st Annual Healthcare Conference (Business Wire)
Jul-24-26 05:46AM	Rise of uninsured patients hits CHS finances in Q2 (Healthcare Dive)
Jul-23-26 07:01PM	Community Health Systems Inc (CYH) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Revenue ... (GuruFocus.com) -13.66%
02:29AM	Community Health Systems Q2 Net Income Declines (RTT News)
Jul-22-26 04:32PM	Community Health Systems: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:15PM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2026 Results (Business Wire)
Jul-14-26 07:00AM	HCA cuts 2026 earnings forecast on insurance coverage losses (Healthcare Dive) -8.33%
Jul-08-26 11:00AM	Community Health Systems to Webcast Second Quarter 2026 Conference Call (Business Wire) -6.54%
Jun-24-26 03:09PM	How HCA Stock's Quiet Compounding Changes The Growth Story (Trefis)
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Jun-11-26 07:04PM	Is HCA Healthcare Stock A Trap Or A Missed Opportunity? (Trefis)
Jun-01-26 11:59PM	Freeman completes acquisition of 4 Northwest Arkansas hospitals (The Joplin Globe, Mo.)
11:00AM	Freeman Health System Completes Acquisition of Northwest Health, Expands Regional Care (PR Newswire)
09:00AM	Community Health Systems Completes Sale of Four Arkansas Hospitals to Freeman Health System (Business Wire)
May-13-26 11:00AM	Community Health Systems to Participate in 2026 RBC Capital Markets Global Healthcare Conference (Business Wire)
May-06-26 08:00AM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Early Tender Results for Its Tender Offer for Certain Outstanding Senior Secured Notes (Business Wire)
Apr-23-26 07:42AM	Flagging first-quarter volumes dragged CHS earnings (Healthcare Dive) -8.12%
03:05AM	Community Health Systems Inc (CYH) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with ... (GuruFocus.com)
Apr-22-26 07:10PM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Commencement of Tender Offer for Certain Outstanding Senior Secured Notes (Business Wire) -12.58%
Apr-21-26 04:41PM	Community Health Systems: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
04:15PM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces First Quarter Ended March 31, 2026 Results (Business Wire)
Apr-20-26 09:00AM	Community Health Systems Invests for Strategic Growth in Ambulatory Surgery Centers (Business Wire)
Apr-07-26 11:00AM	Community Health Systems to Webcast First Quarter 2026 Conference Call (Business Wire)
Apr-06-26 09:00AM	Community Health Systems Supports Local Communities With Fourth Annual Jars of Love Peanut Butter Drive and Doctors' Day Donations (Business Wire)
Apr-02-26 05:24AM	CHS closes sale of Alabama hospital (Healthcare Dive)
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Apr-01-26 09:00AM	Community Health Systems Completes Divestiture of Huntsville, Alabama, Hospital to Huntsville Hospital Health System (Business Wire)
Mar-30-26 05:34AM	Duke Health names familiar face as new CEO (Healthcare Dive)
Mar-09-26 01:50PM	Is Community Health Systems Attractive Despite Its Heavy Debt Load? (Zacks)
06:24AM	CHS to offload 4 hospitals in Arkansas (Healthcare Dive)
Mar-06-26 06:37PM	Freeman Health System signs agreement to buy 4 hospitals in Northwest Arkansas (The Joplin Globe, Mo.)
12:55PM	CYH Agreed to Sell 4 Arkansas Hospitals for $112M to Reduce Debt (Zacks)
Mar-05-26 04:45PM	Community Health Systems Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Four Arkansas Hospitals to Freeman Health System (Business Wire)
Mar-04-26 08:55AM	Despite Fast-paced Momentum, Community Health Systems (CYH) Is Still a Bargain Stock (Zacks)
Feb-28-26 02:12AM	Wall Street Bullish on Community Health Systems (CYH) (Insider Monkey)
Feb-24-26 11:00AM	Community Health Systems to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences in March (Business Wire)
Feb-20-26 11:00AM	Community Health Systems Q4 Earnings Call Highlights (MarketBeat)
03:30AM	CHS could slow pace of divestitures as it makes progress paying debt (Healthcare Dive)
Feb-19-26 06:02PM	Community Health Systems Inc (CYH) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Growth Amidst ... (GuruFocus.com) +5.39%
12:34PM	Community Health Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates on Lower Expenses (Zacks)
Feb-18-26 07:00PM	Community Health Systems (CYH) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (Zacks)
05:45PM	Community Health Systems (CYH) Reports Break-Even Earnings for Q4 (Zacks)
05:00PM	Community Health Systems: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:15PM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2025 Results (Business Wire)
Feb-17-26 09:15AM	Ahead of Community Health Systems (CYH) Q4 Earnings: Get Ready With Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics (Zacks)
Feb-11-26 07:55AM	Tenet Healthcare (THC) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates (Zacks) +6.98%
Feb-04-26 11:00AM	Community Health Systems to Webcast Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2025 Conference Call (Business Wire)
Feb-02-26 04:15PM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Partial Redemption of Its 10.875% Senior Secured Notes Due 2032 (Business Wire)
09:00AM	Community Health Systems Completes Sale of Ownership Interests in Clarksville, Tennessee, Hospital to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Business Wire)
09:00AM	Community Health Systems Completes Divestiture of Three Pennsylvania Hospitals to Tenor Health Foundation (Business Wire)
Jan-22-26 09:38AM	Will Community Health's $450M Hospital Divestment Reduce Debt Burden? (Zacks)
Jan-21-26 03:39AM	Community Health Systems to sell Alabama hospital for $450M (Healthcare Dive)
Jan-20-26 04:15PM	Community Health Systems Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Huntsville, Alabama, Hospital to Huntsville Hospital Health System (Business Wire)
Jan-15-26 03:10PM	Trump unveils his 'Great Healthcare Plan.' Analysts don't expect much of an impact. (MarketWatch)
Jan-09-26 05:12AM	Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Tenet Healthcare, Universal Health Services and Community Health Systems (Zacks)
Jan-08-26 09:34AM	Hospital Industry Reshaping Under Strain: 3 Stocks Worth Watching (Zacks)
Dec-31-25 11:24AM	Here's Why You Should Retain Community Health Stock for Now (Zacks)
Dec-15-25 04:15PM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Redemptions of Senior Secured Notes (Business Wire)
Dec-11-25 03:59AM	CHS appoints Kevin Hammons as CEO (Healthcare Dive)
Dec-10-25 04:15PM	Community Health Systems Appoints Kevin Hammons Chief Executive Officer and Jason Johnson Chief Financial Officer (Business Wire)
Dec-09-25 11:38AM	Community Health Systems Stock Falls 7% Amid Debt & Other Pressures (Zacks)
Dec-04-25 02:17AM	CHS sells lab assets to Labcorp for $194M (Healthcare Dive)
Dec-02-25 04:15PM	Community Health Systems Completes Sale of Select Outreach Laboratory Assets to Labcorp (Business Wire)
Nov-24-25 08:42AM	Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Community Health Systems Stock? (Zacks) +8.65%
Nov-07-25 11:36AM	Acadia Q3 Earnings Beat on Growing Volumes, Guidance Lowered (Zacks)
Nov-05-25 11:00AM	Community Health Systems Announces Participation in the 2025 UBS Global Healthcare Conference (Business Wire)
Nov-03-25 04:41AM	CHS inks deal to sell stake in Tennessee hospital to VUMC (Healthcare Dive)
Oct-31-25 10:37AM	VUMC to acquire 80% stake in Tennova Clarksville for $600m (Hospital Management) -6.05%
Oct-30-25 04:30PM	Community Health Systems Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Ownership Interests in Clarksville, Tennessee, Hospital to Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Business Wire)
01:35PM	Pediatrix Medical's Q3 Test: Can Lower Expenses Drive Earnings? (Zacks)
Oct-27-25 05:49AM	Tenor Health Foundation to acquire three CHS hospitals in US (Hospital Management) +7.56%
02:08AM	CHS promises more hospital divestitures during Q3 earnings call (Healthcare Dive)
Oct-24-25 05:30PM	Community Health Systems Announces Definitive Agreement to Sell Three Pennsylvania Hospitals to Tenor Health Foundation (Business Wire) +25.77%
05:02PM	Community Health Systems Inc (CYH) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Revenue Growth Amid ... (GuruFocus.com)
12:34PM	Community Health Q3 Earnings Beat on Rising Same-Store Admissions (Zacks)
Oct-23-25 06:00PM	Community Health Systems (CYH) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates (Zacks)
05:25PM	Community Health Systems (CYH) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks)
04:25PM	Community Health Systems: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:15PM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2025 Results (Business Wire)
09:26AM	Community Health Systems Inc (CYH) Q3 2025 Earnings Report Preview: What To Look For (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-22-25 09:44AM	What To Expect From Community Health Systems Inc (CYH) Q3 2025 Earnings (GuruFocus.com)
Oct-16-25 10:00AM	Community Health Systems (CYH) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Can the Stock Move Higher? (Zacks)
03:28AM	Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights HCA Healthcare, Universal Health Services and Community Health Systems (Zacks)
Oct-15-25 10:18AM	Hospital Market Sneezing, But These 3 Stocks Avoiding the Cold (Zacks)
Oct-09-25 11:00AM	Community Health Systems to Webcast Third Quarter 2025 Conference Call (Business Wire)
Aug-29-25 01:15PM	Is it Time to Hold on to Community Health Systems Stock? (Zacks)
Aug-27-25 11:00AM	Community Health Systems to Participate in the 2025 Wells Fargo Healthcare Conference (Business Wire)
Aug-26-25 08:00AM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Expiration and Final Tender Results of Previously Announced Tender Offer for 5.625% Senior Secured Notes Due 2027 (Business Wire)
Aug-11-25 05:26PM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Consideration for Tender Offer for Its 5.625% Senior Secured Notes Due 2027 (Business Wire)
08:00AM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Early Tender Results for Its 5.625% Senior Secured Notes Due 2027 (Business Wire)
Aug-08-25 06:07AM	CHS to take another stab at selling its Pennsylvania hospital portfolio (Healthcare Dive)
Aug-07-25 12:28PM	Acadia Healthcare Q2 Earnings Beat on Growing Admission Volumes (Zacks)
Aug-01-25 11:40AM	NATIONAL HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATIONS FIRM CONTINUES RAPID GROWTH (PR Newswire) -6.15%
Jul-31-25 09:00AM	Community Health Systems Releases the 2025 Community Impact Report (Business Wire)
Jul-28-25 06:40PM	Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Increase in Tender Cap for 5.625% Senior Secured Notes Due 2027 (Business Wire) -6.86%

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
JENNINGS WILLIAM NORRIS	Director	Aug 25 '26	Sale	2.96	40,000	118,400	38,468	Aug 25 05:23 PM
William Norris Jennings	Director	Aug 25 '26	Proposed Sale	3.00	40,000	120,000		Aug 25 12:10 PM
Krishnan K Ranga	Director	Jun 30 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	13,930	0	170,023	Jun 30 04:56 PM
Krishnan K Ranga	Director	Apr 22 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	46,950	0	156,093	Apr 22 04:47 PM
STOCKTON KEVIN A	EVP, Operations & Development	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	50,000	0	213,863	Mar 03 04:47 PM
Pitt Justin D	Pres,Chief Legal&Admin Officer	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	30,000	0	272,672	Mar 03 04:46 PM
Johnson Jason K	EVP & CFO	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	30,000	0	202,049	Mar 03 04:45 PM
HAMMONS KEVIN J	CEO	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	156,240	0	792,441	Mar 03 04:45 PM
Williams Hubert James	Director	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	50,595	0	211,863	Mar 03 04:44 PM
Hirsch Elizabeth T	Director	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	50,595	0	162,059	Mar 03 04:38 PM
FRY JOHN A	Director	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	50,595	0	268,966	Mar 03 04:36 PM
Ely James S. III	Director	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	50,595	0	412,876	Mar 03 04:36 PM
DINKINS MICHAEL	Director	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	30,662	0	225,882	Mar 03 04:34 PM
CLERICO JOHN A	Director	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	50,595	0	368,763	Mar 03 04:33 PM
Brooks Susan W	Director	Mar 01 '26	Option Exercise	0.00	50,595	0	108,695	Mar 03 04:32 PM
Ely James S. III	Director	Dec 31 '25	Option Exercise	0.00	2,882	0	362,281	Dec 31 04:36 PM
Tim Hingtgen	former CEO	Dec 09 '25	Proposed Sale	3.38	66,666	225,664		Dec 09 02:34 PM

Community Health Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of general and specialized healthcare services and outpatient services. The company was founded in March 1985 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

PresidentMr. Kevin J. Hammons CPA

CFO & Executive VPMr. Jason K. Johnson

Executive Vice President of Operations & DevelopmentMr. Kevin A. Stockton

President of Region 3 OperationsMr. Mark B. Medley

President of Region 2 OperationsMr. Chad A. Campbell

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