THC vs UHS vs CYH Stock Comparison

Tenet Healthcare, Universal Health Services and Community Health Systems 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.

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

Percentile Scorecard

THCUHSCYH

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureTHCUHSCYHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.2%32.9%55.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.0%34.8%55.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.500.131.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-0.31-0.19 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.9%-43.5%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.4%-23.4%-34.0% -2.5%
52-week high $280.77$244.18$4.41 $779.14
52-week low $161.37$141.17$2.49 $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.

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

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTHCUHSCYH
Dividend yield – 0.4% –
Net buyback yield 7.6% 10.9% –
Shareholder yield 7.6% 11.4% 0.0%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

THCUHSCYH
THC 1.00 0.56 0.35
UHS 0.56 1.00 0.23
CYH 0.35 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, THC, UHS and CYH?

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

Which stock is cheaper, THC, UHS and CYH?

Community Health Systems (CYH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenet Healthcare (THC) 10.0x, Universal Health Services (UHS) 7.3x, Community Health Systems (CYH) 1.4x). 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: Tenet Healthcare (THC) +5.4%, Universal Health Services (UHS) +10.0%, Community Health Systems (CYH) -5.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenet Healthcare (THC) returned the most: Tenet Healthcare (THC) +29.7%, Universal Health Services (UHS) -10.3%, Community Health Systems (CYH) -10.7%. Over five years, Tenet Healthcare (THC) compounded fastest (Tenet Healthcare (THC) +30.6%/yr, Universal Health Services (UHS) +6.6%/yr, Community Health Systems (CYH) -23.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tenet Healthcare (THC) 0.00%, Universal Health Services (UHS) 0.00%, Community Health Systems (CYH) 0.00%. Tenet Healthcare (THC) and Community Health Systems (CYH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

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

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

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.