CYH vs THC vs NHC Stock Comparison

Community Health Systems, Tenet Healthcare and National Healthcare Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
$268.45 +4.6% 1M +29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$22.43B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.81B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
6 wins
NHC National Healthcare Corp
$235.53 +4.6% 1M +92.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.50B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.56B
Div. yield
0.01%
Home Health and Senior Care Healthcare
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Tenet Healthcare leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tenet Healthcare 6, National Healthcare 3, Community Health Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCYHTHCNHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $399.03M $22.43B $3.50B THC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.4x 10.0x 25.0x CYH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.3% +5.4% +6.9% NHC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 10.3% 9.0% THC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 18.8% 10.0% THC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 2.0x — THC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.7% +29.7% +92.9% NHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.8%/yr +30.6%/yr +27.0%/yr THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.8% 42.2% 33.9% NHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 77/100 75/100 THC

Percentile Scorecard

CYHTHCNHC

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

AxisCYHTHCNHC
Valuation 88 #12 of 93 94 #7 of 93 71 #28 of 93
Growth 32 #60 of 88 74 #24 of 88 79 #19 of 88
Profitability 70 #27 of 87 97 #4 of 87 76 #22 of 87
Financial Health 19 #81 of 100 36 #64 of 100 88 #13 of 100
Shareholder Returns – 86 #9 of 56 64 #21 of 56
Overall 52 77 75
  • CYH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • THC ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • NHC ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCYHTHCNHCSPY
1 month -3.3%+4.6%+4.6% -1.0%
3 months +7.0%+15.1%+4.6% +2.9%
6 months +7.0%+48.5%+36.3% +6.4%
Year to date -6.7%+35.1%+71.8% +11.4%
1 year -10.7%+29.7%+92.9% +13.1%
3 years +13.7%+378.9%+257.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.4%+68.6%+53.0% +21.5%
5 years -74.2%+280.1%+230.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -23.8%+30.6%+27.0% +10.9%
10 years -71.9%+1,040.9%+261.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -11.9%+27.6%+13.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCYHTHCNHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.8%42.2%33.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.5%34.0%30.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.500.16 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.702.74 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-58.9%-34.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.0%-4.4%-4.8% -2.5%
52-week high $4.41$280.77$247.31 $779.14
52-week low $2.49$161.37$119.44 $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.

MultipleCYHTHCNHC
P/E now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 25.3x 10.0xmedian 25.3x 26.2xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 2.4xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 14.6x 6.0xmedian 14.6x 18.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 22.7x 7.2xmedian 22.7x 25.2xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.16median 0.66 0.13median 0.66 0.42median 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 monthsCYHTHCNHC
Revenue $11.98B $21.81B $1.56B
Gross profit $10.38B – –
Operating income $1.59B $4.54B $144.68M
Net income $410.00M $3.17B $142.84M
Free cash flow -$185.00M $3.02B $146.53M
EPS (diluted) $2.09 $26.69 $8.84
Cash & equivalents $149.00M $2.17B $39.21M
Total debt $40.74B $13.25B –
Shares (diluted) 136.51M 83.96M 15.86M
Enterprise value -$844.97M $11.44B $2.48B

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
MetricCYHTHCNHC
P/E 1.4x 10.0x 26.2x
P/FCF -2.2x 7.2x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 5.4x 19.5x
P/S 0.0x 1.0x 2.4x
P/B -0.3x 3.3x 3.3x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 4.1x 3.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.5x 6.0x 18.3x
EV/EBIT 7.2x 7.2x 24.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.5x 2.2x
EV/FCF -53.2x 10.8x 23.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 78.1x 8.1x 18.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.16 0.13 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCYHTHCNHC
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.3% 5.4% 6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 3.1% 12.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.7% 23.5% 24.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% 57.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,179% 32.4% 35.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 41.1% 68.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 282.9% 65.1% 31.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 77.6% 61.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -74.3% 62.9% 26.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.0% 31.1% 44.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -236.0% 94.7% 23.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 46.5% 58.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCYHTHCNHC
Gross margin 86.6% – –
EBITDA margin 15.0% 25.0% 12.2%
Operating margin 13.3% 20.8% 9.3%
Pretax margin 3.9% 17.7% 11.9%
Net margin 2.4% 10.3% 9.0%
FCF margin -1.5% 13.9% 9.4%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 18.4% 12.1%
Return on equity – 47.8% 12.8%
Return on assets 3.2% 10.3% 9.3%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 18.8% 10.0%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 17.9% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.3x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCYHTHCNHC
Debt / assets 78.7% 43.2% –
Debt / equity -6.9x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 2.0x –
Debt / FCF -51.8x 4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 111.4% 78.6% 26.6%
Equity / assets -11.4% 21.4% 73.4%
Interest coverage 1.6x 5.5x 56.6x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 1.07 2.10 7.71

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCYHTHCNHC
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 7.6% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.6% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 27.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 27.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.3%

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.

ConsensusCYHTHCNHC
Forward P/E – 12.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.16FY2026 $22.00FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -197.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – -7.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.93BFY2026 $23.70BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% -0.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCYHTHCNHC
Held by institutions 82.1% 96.2% 65.3%
Institutions holding 179 677 250
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -1.9% -0.6%
Institutions buying 96 331 136
Institutions selling 52 260 72
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.27 1.89

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.

CYHTHCNHC
CYH 1.00 0.35 0.10
THC 0.35 1.00 0.24
NHC 0.10 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CYH, THC and NHC?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Community Health Systems (CYH) $399.03M, Tenet Healthcare (THC) $22.43B, National Healthcare (NHC) $3.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, CYH, THC and NHC?

Community Health Systems (CYH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Community Health Systems (CYH) 1.4x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.0x, National Healthcare (NHC) 25.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Healthcare (NHC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Community Health Systems (CYH) -5.3%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +5.4%, National Healthcare (NHC) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) has the highest net margin (Community Health Systems (CYH) 2.4%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.3%, National Healthcare (NHC) 9.0%). On return on invested capital, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads (Community Health Systems (CYH) 14.1%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 18.8%, National Healthcare (NHC) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year National Healthcare (NHC) returned the most: Community Health Systems (CYH) -10.7%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +29.7%, National Healthcare (NHC) +92.9%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Community Health Systems (CYH) -23.8%/yr, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +30.6%/yr, National Healthcare (NHC) +27.0%/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%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 0.00%, National Healthcare (NHC) 0.01%. Community Health Systems (CYH) and Tenet Healthcare (THC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, National Healthcare (NHC) has been the steadiest (Community Health Systems (CYH) 55.8%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 42.2%, National Healthcare (NHC) 33.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CYH, THC and NHC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 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.