CYH vs THC vs UHS Stock Comparison

Community Health Systems, Tenet Healthcare and Universal Health Services 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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCYHTHCUHSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $399.03M $22.43B $11.07B THC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1.4x 10.0x 7.3x CYH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.2x 8.1x UHS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.3% +5.4% +10.0% UHS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.4% 10.3% 8.4% THC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.1% 18.8% 12.8% THC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 2.0x 1.7x UHS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.7% +29.7% -10.3% THC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -23.8%/yr +30.6%/yr +6.6%/yr THC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.8% 42.2% 32.9% UHS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 77/100 66/100 THC

Percentile Scorecard

CYHTHCUHS

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

AxisCYHTHCUHS
Valuation 88 #12 of 93 94 #7 of 93 98 #3 of 93
Growth 32 #60 of 88 74 #24 of 88 52 #43 of 88
Profitability 70 #27 of 87 97 #4 of 87 78 #20 of 87
Financial Health 19 #81 of 100 36 #64 of 100 42 #58 of 100
Shareholder Returns – 86 #9 of 56 62 #22 of 56
Overall 52 77 66
  • CYH ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • THC ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers
  • UHS ranked among 103 companies in Healthcare Providers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCYHTHCUHSSPY
1 month -3.3%+4.6%+3.1% -1.0%
3 months +7.0%+15.1%+20.0% +2.9%
6 months +7.0%+48.5%+7.3% +6.4%
Year to date -6.7%+35.1%-14.2% +11.4%
1 year -10.7%+29.7%-10.3% +13.1%
3 years +13.7%+378.9%+50.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +4.4%+68.6%+14.5% +21.5%
5 years -74.2%+280.1%+37.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -23.8%+30.6%+6.6% +10.9%
10 years -71.9%+1,040.9%+51.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year -11.9%+27.6%+4.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCYHTHCUHSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.8%42.2%32.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.5%34.0%34.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.500.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.70-0.31 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-58.9%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.0%-4.4%-23.4% -2.5%
52-week high $4.41$280.77$244.18 $779.14
52-week low $2.49$161.37$141.17 $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.

MultipleCYHTHCUHS
P/E now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 25.3x 10.0xmedian 25.3x 7.3xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.6x 1.0xmedian 1.6x 0.5xmedian 1.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 14.6x 6.0xmedian 14.6x 5.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 22.7x 7.2xmedian 22.7x 11.4xmedian 22.7x
P/B now vs peer median -0.3xmedian 3.3x 3.3xmedian 3.3x 1.3xmedian 3.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.16median 0.66 0.13median 0.66 0.19median 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 monthsCYHTHCUHS
Revenue $11.98B $21.81B $18.11B
Gross profit $10.38B – –
Operating income $1.59B $4.54B $2.06B
Net income $410.00M $3.17B $1.55B
Free cash flow -$185.00M $3.02B $845.40M
EPS (diluted) $2.09 $26.69 $25.47
Cash & equivalents $149.00M $2.17B $138.80M
Total debt $40.74B $13.25B $4.85B
Shares (diluted) 136.51M 83.96M 59.91M
Enterprise value -$844.97M $11.44B $10.56B

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
MetricCYHTHCUHS
P/E 1.4x 10.0x 7.3x
P/FCF -2.2x 7.2x 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x 5.4x 5.4x
P/S 0.0x 1.0x 0.5x
P/B -0.3x 3.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book -0.3x 4.1x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.5x 6.0x 5.3x
EV/EBIT 7.2x 7.2x 7.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.5x 0.8x
EV/FCF -53.2x 10.8x 17.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 78.1x 8.1x 8.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.16 0.13 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCYHTHCUHS
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.3% 5.4% 10.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 3.1% 9.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 93.7% 23.5% 13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% 23.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,179% 32.4% 20.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.4% 41.1% 31.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 282.9% 65.1% 31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 77.6% 37.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -74.3% 62.9% -5.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.0% 31.1% 15.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -236.0% 94.7% -6.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.7% 46.5% 18.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCYHTHCUHS
Gross margin 86.6% – –
EBITDA margin 15.0% 25.0% 14.9%
Operating margin 13.3% 20.8% 11.4%
Pretax margin 3.9% 17.7% 11.2%
Net margin 2.4% 10.3% 8.4%
FCF margin -1.5% 13.9% 4.7%
Operating cash flow margin 1.1% 18.4% 9.9%
Return on equity – 47.8% 20.5%
Return on assets 3.2% 10.3% 9.8%
Return on invested capital 14.1% 18.8% 12.8%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 17.9% 16.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCYHTHCUHS
Debt / assets 78.7% 43.2% 30.4%
Debt / equity -6.9x 2.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.2x 2.0x 1.7x
Debt / FCF -51.8x 4.4x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 111.4% 78.6% 52.4%
Equity / assets -11.4% 21.4% 47.6%
Interest coverage 1.6x 5.5x 13.1x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.07 2.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCYHTHCUHS
Dividend yield – – 0.4%
Net buyback yield – 7.6% 10.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 7.6% 11.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 3.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 5.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -6.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -4.6%

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.

ConsensusCYHTHCUHS
Forward P/E – 12.2xFY2026 8.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.16FY2026 $22.00FY2026 $23.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -197.5%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026 +6.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.1% +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.93BFY2026 $23.70BFY2026 $18.14BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.4%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026 +4.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.6% -0.3% +10.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCYHTHCUHS
Held by institutions 82.1% 96.2% 100.0%
Institutions holding 179 677 597
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.6% -1.9% +1.2%
Institutions buying 96 331 289
Institutions selling 52 260 235
Buyers to sellers 1.85 1.27 1.23

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.

CYHTHCUHS
CYH 1.00 0.35 0.23
THC 0.35 1.00 0.56
UHS 0.23 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CYH, THC and UHS?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Community Health Systems (CYH) $399.03M, Tenet Healthcare (THC) $22.43B, Universal Health Services (UHS) $11.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, CYH, THC and UHS?

Community Health Systems (CYH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Community Health Systems (CYH) 1.4x, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.0x, Universal Health Services (UHS) 7.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Universal Health Services (UHS) is cheapest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 12.2x, Universal Health Services (UHS) 8.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Universal Health Services (UHS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Community Health Systems (CYH) -5.3%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +5.4%, Universal Health Services (UHS) +10.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenet Healthcare (THC) has the highest net margin (Community Health Systems (CYH) 2.4%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.3%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, Tenet Healthcare (THC) leads (Community Health Systems (CYH) 14.1%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 18.8%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 12.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenet Healthcare (THC) returned the most: Community Health Systems (CYH) -10.7%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +29.7%, Universal Health Services (UHS) -10.3%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Community Health Systems (CYH) -23.8%/yr, Tenet Healthcare (THC) +30.6%/yr, Universal Health Services (UHS) +6.6%/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%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 0.00%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 0.00%. Community Health Systems (CYH) and Tenet Healthcare (THC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Health Services (UHS) has been the steadiest (Community Health Systems (CYH) 55.8%, Tenet Healthcare (THC) 42.2%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 32.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.