CYH vs HCA vs NUTX Stock Comparison

Community Health Systems, HCA Healthcare and Nutex Health Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HCA HCA Healthcare, Inc.
$464.89 +6.7% 1M +4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$99.53B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.01B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
4 wins
NUTX Nutex Health Inc.
$209.01 -5.0% 1M +66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.43B
P/E
7.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$846.72M
Div. yield
0.06%
Hospitals Healthcare
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nutex Health leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nutex Health 6, HCA Healthcare 4, Community Health Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCYHHCANUTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $383.45M $99.53B $1.43B HCA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.3x 14.6x 7.9x CYH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.4x 7.5x NUTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.3% +7.3% +6.9% HCA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 8.8% 21.2% NUTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 22.0% 56.1% NUTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 3.1x -0.4x NUTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -28.3% +4.0% +66.4% NUTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.9%/yr +13.6%/yr — HCA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.3% 31.0% 89.4% HCA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 59/100 82/100 NUTX

Percentile Scorecard

CYHHCANUTX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCYHHCANUTX
Valuation 88 #12 of 93 87 #13 of 93 96 #5 of 93
Growth 32 #60 of 88 25 #66 of 88 91 #9 of 88
Profitability 70 #27 of 87 94 #6 of 87 99 #2 of 87
Financial Health 19 #81 of 100 16 #84 of 100 89 #12 of 100
Shareholder Returns – 75 #15 of 56 36 #36 of 56
Overall 52 59 82
  • CYH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • HCA ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NUTX ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCYHHCANUTXSPY
1 month +0.3%+6.7%-5.0% -0.8%
3 months +8.1%+19.4%+40.6% +3.5%
6 months +4.6%+4.3%+88.7% +7.0%
Year to date -5.8%-0.4%+27.0% +12.2%
1 year -28.3%+4.0%+66.4% +13.0%
3 years +40.7%+106.4%+665.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.1%+27.3%+97.2% +23.1%
5 years -70.9%+89.5%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -21.9%+13.6%— +11.0%
10 years -70.7%+489.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -11.6%+19.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCYHHCANUTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.3%31.0%89.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.5%30.5%88.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.131.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.560.130.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-39.7%-99.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.3%-14.7%-7.1% -1.8%
52-week high $4.41$545.13$225.00 $779.14
52-week low $2.49$361.32$87.01 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCYHHCANUTX
P/E now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 25.1x 15.0xmedian 25.1x 8.0xmedian 25.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 1.3xmedian 1.6x 1.7xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 14.5x 9.4xmedian 14.5x 3.3xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 22.4x 16.9xmedian 22.4x 5.2xmedian 22.4x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 3.1x -15.3xmedian 3.1x 2.8xmedian 3.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.17median 0.66 1.07median 0.66 0.26median 0.66

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCYHHCANUTX
Revenue $11.98B $78.01B $846.72M
Gross profit $10.38B – $434.03M
Operating income $1.59B – $364.27M
Net income $410.00M $7.85B $272.49M
Free cash flow -$185.00M $6.00B $274.17M
EPS (diluted) $2.09 $30.70 $25.62
Cash & equivalents $149.00M $1.01B $205.21M
Total debt $9.58B $49.72B $39.70M
Shares (diluted) 136.51M 222.83M 7.02M
Enterprise value -$860.55M $95.54B $662.83M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCYHHCANUTX
P/E 1.4x 15.0x 8.0x
P/FCF -2.2x 16.9x 5.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 9.1x 5.1x
P/S 0.0x 1.3x 1.7x
P/B -0.3x -15.3x 2.8x
P/Tangible book -0.3x -15.3x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 5.5x 9.4x 3.3x
EV/EBIT 7.2x 12.3x 3.5x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF -53.2x 25.0x 4.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 78.1x 13.5x 4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.17 1.07 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCYHHCANUTX
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.3% 7.3% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 8.0% 62.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% – 6.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 273.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.7% – 52.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 41.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,179% 14.1% 119.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 4.2% 37.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 282.9% 24.4% 206.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 14.0% 31.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -74.3% -6.8% 228.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.0% 4.2% 446.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -236.0% -17.8% 229.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 6.7% 266.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCYHHCANUTX
Gross margin 86.6% – 51.3%
EBITDA margin 15.0% 20.4% 45.5%
Operating margin 13.3% – 43.0%
Pretax margin 3.9% 12.7% 40.6%
Net margin 2.4% 8.8% 21.2%
FCF margin -1.5% 7.7% 32.4%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 14.3% 33.0%
Return on equity – – 57.4%
Return on assets 3.2% 12.6% 28.4%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 22.0% 56.1%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 27.1% 43.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.3x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.5% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCYHHCANUTX
Debt / assets 78.7% 78.6% 4.1%
Debt / equity -6.9x -7.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 3.1x -0.4x
Debt / FCF -51.8x 8.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 111.4% 110.5% 47.4%
Equity / assets -11.4% -10.5% 52.6%
Interest coverage 1.6x 5.3x 18.4x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.0x 5.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 4.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 1.07 2.60 4.33

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCYHHCANUTX
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield – 8.6% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 9.2% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 30.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 260.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 140.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCYHHCANUTX
Forward P/E – 15.4xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.16FY2026 $30.21FY2026 $27.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -197.5%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026 +167.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +11.0% -8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $73.03BFY2026 $824.09MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -3.4%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +18.8% +19.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCYHHCANUTX
Held by institutions 82.1% 59.5% 42.8%
Institutions holding 179 1,333 153
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% +0.3% +5.8%
Institutions buying 96 567 99
Institutions selling 52 563 36
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.01 2.75

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CYHHCANUTX
CYH 1.00 0.25 0.21
HCA 0.25 1.00 0.01
NUTX 0.21 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CYH, HCA and NUTX?

HCA Healthcare (HCA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Community Health Systems (CYH) $383.45M, HCA Healthcare (HCA) $99.53B, Nutex Health (NUTX) $1.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, CYH, HCA and NUTX?

Community Health Systems (CYH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Community Health Systems (CYH) 1.3x, HCA Healthcare (HCA) 14.6x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 7.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nutex Health (NUTX) is cheapest (HCA Healthcare (HCA) 15.4x, Nutex Health (NUTX) 7.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

HCA Healthcare (HCA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Community Health Systems (CYH) -5.3%, HCA Healthcare (HCA) +7.3%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nutex Health (NUTX) has the highest net margin (Community Health Systems (CYH) 2.4%, HCA Healthcare (HCA) 8.8%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 21.2%). On return on invested capital, Nutex Health (NUTX) leads (Community Health Systems (CYH) 14.1%, HCA Healthcare (HCA) 22.0%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 56.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nutex Health (NUTX) returned the most: Community Health Systems (CYH) -28.3%, HCA Healthcare (HCA) +4.0%, Nutex Health (NUTX) +66.4%. Over five years, HCA Healthcare (HCA) compounded fastest (Community Health Systems (CYH) -21.9%/yr, HCA Healthcare (HCA) +13.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Community Health Systems (CYH) 0.00%, HCA Healthcare (HCA) 0.00%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 0.06%. Community Health Systems (CYH) and HCA Healthcare (HCA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, HCA Healthcare (HCA) has been the steadiest (Community Health Systems (CYH) 50.3%, HCA Healthcare (HCA) 31.0%, Nutex Health (NUTX) 89.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CYH, HCA and NUTX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nutex Health (NUTX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.