CYH vs THC vs SGRY Stock Comparison

Community Health Systems, Tenet Healthcare and Surgery Partners Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
THC Tenet Healthcare Corp
$262.12 +0.9% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$21.11B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.81B
Div. yield
–
Hospitals Healthcare
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenet Healthcare leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Tenet Healthcare 10, Community Health Systems 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCYHTHCSGRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $400.47M $21.11B $3.06B THC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.4x 9.8x -34.0x CYH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.9x 58.4x THC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.3% +5.4% +4.0% THC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 10.3% -2.6% THC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 18.8% 5.3% THC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 2.0x 6.3x THC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.6% +21.3% +2.0% THC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -25.0%/yr +29.6%/yr -10.6%/yr THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.3% 42.2% 66.8% THC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 77/100 56/100 THC

Percentile Scorecard

CYHTHCSGRY

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

AxisCYHTHCSGRY
Valuation 89 #11 of 92 95 #6 of 92 84 #16 of 92
Growth 33 #59 of 87 73 #24 of 87 43 #50 of 87
Profitability 72 #25 of 86 97 #4 of 86 66 #30 of 86
Financial Health 19 #79 of 97 35 #63 of 97 30 #68 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 86 #9 of 56 –
Overall 53 77 56
  • CYH ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • THC ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • SGRY ranked among 102 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCYHTHCSGRYSPY
1 month -3.1%+0.9%+62.2% -0.2%
3 months +1.4%-0.2%+49.9% +3.9%
6 months -1.4%+47.7%+62.8% +8.2%
Year to date -9.0%+31.9%+51.2% +12.9%
1 year -35.6%+21.3%+2.0% +12.3%
3 years +35.9%+393.4%+4.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.8%+70.3%+1.4% +23.3%
5 years -76.3%+265.2%-42.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -25.0%+29.6%-10.6% +10.9%
10 years -43.8%+1,166.9%+40.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -5.6%+28.9%+3.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCYHTHCSGRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.3%42.2%66.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.5%34.1%65.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.470.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.710.500.03 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-58.9%-81.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.6%-6.6%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $4.41$280.77$23.36 $779.14
52-week low $2.49$161.37$11.49 $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.

MultipleCYHTHCSGRY
P/E now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 24.6x 9.8xmedian 24.6x -34.0xmedian 24.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 0.9xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 14.6x 5.9xmedian 14.6x 11.8xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 21.6x 7.0xmedian 21.6x 16.3xmedian 21.6x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x 1.0xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.16median 0.66 0.13median 0.66 1.97median 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 monthsCYHTHCSGRY
Revenue $11.98B $21.81B $3.37B
Gross profit $10.38B – –
Operating income $1.59B $4.54B $383.80M
Net income $410.00M $3.17B $48.10M
Free cash flow -$185.00M $3.02B $187.60M
EPS (diluted) $2.09 $26.69 $-0.69
Cash & equivalents $149.00M $2.17B $216.70M
Total debt $9.58B $13.25B $3.75B
Shares (diluted) 136.51M 83.96M 128.83M
Enterprise value -$523.53M $12.25B $3.65B

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
MetricCYHTHCSGRY
P/E 1.4x 9.8x -34.0x
P/FCF -2.2x 7.0x 16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 3.2x 5.3x 11.9x
P/S 0.0x 1.0x 0.9x
P/B -0.3x 3.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 4.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 5.5x 5.9x 11.8x
EV/EBIT 7.2x 7.1x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.5x 2.0x
EV/FCF -53.1x 10.6x 35.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 78.0x 8.0x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.16 0.13 1.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCYHTHCSGRY
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.3% 5.4% 4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 3.1% 8.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.7% 23.5% 6.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% 7.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,179% 32.4% 136.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 41.1% 15.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 282.9% 65.1% 51.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 77.6% -17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -74.3% 62.9% -2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.0% 31.1% 16.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -236.0% 94.7% 7.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 46.5% 36.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCYHTHCSGRY
Gross margin 86.6% – –
EBITDA margin 15.0% 25.0% 16.7%
Operating margin 13.3% 20.8% 11.4%
Pretax margin 3.9% 17.7% 11.4%
Net margin 2.4% 10.3% -2.6%
FCF margin -1.5% 13.9% 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 18.4% 7.7%
Return on equity – 47.8% 2.6%
Return on assets 3.2% 10.3% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 18.8% 5.3%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 17.9% 5.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.3x 5.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.6% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCYHTHCSGRY
Debt / assets 78.7% 43.2% 46.6%
Debt / equity -6.9x 2.0x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 2.0x 6.3x
Debt / FCF -51.8x 4.4x 20.0x
Liabilities / assets 111.4% 78.6% 61.5%
Equity / assets -11.4% 21.4% 38.5%
Interest coverage 1.6x 5.5x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.07 2.08 0.88

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCYHTHCSGRY
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 7.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCYHTHCSGRY
Forward P/E – 11.9xFY2026 58.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.16FY2026 $21.99FY2026 $0.40FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -197.5%FY2026 +31.0%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.1% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $23.70BFY2026 $3.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +11.2%FY2026 +2.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -0.3% -2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCYHTHCSGRY
Held by institutions 82.1% 96.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 179 677 189
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -1.9% -0.8%
Institutions buying 96 331 111
Institutions selling 52 260 50
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.27 2.22

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.

CYHTHCSGRY
CYH 1.00 0.34 0.30
THC 0.34 1.00 0.27
SGRY 0.30 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CYH, THC and SGRY?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Community Health Systems (CYH) $400.47M, Tenet Healthcare (THC) $21.11B, Surgery Partners (SGRY) $3.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, CYH, THC and SGRY?

Community Health Systems (CYH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Community Health Systems (CYH) 1.4x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 9.8x, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenet Healthcare (THC) is cheapest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 11.9x, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 58.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Community Health Systems (CYH) -5.3%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +5.4%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) has the highest net margin (Community Health Systems (CYH) 2.4%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.3%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads (Community Health Systems (CYH) 14.1%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 18.8%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 5.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenet Healthcare (THC) returned the most: Community Health Systems (CYH) -35.6%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +21.3%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) +2.0%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Community Health Systems (CYH) -25.0%/yr, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +29.6%/yr, Surgery Partners (SGRY) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenet Healthcare (THC) has been the steadiest (Community Health Systems (CYH) 50.3%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 42.2%, Surgery Partners (SGRY) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.