Community Health Systems (CYH) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Community Health Systems (CYH) reported Debt Ratio of 0.77 for Q1 2026, down 5.55% on a YoY basis from 0.82 in Q1 2025, and down 2.13% quarter-over-quarter from 0.79 in Q4 2025.

Community Health Systems (CYH) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Community Health Systems has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.77 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 5.55% year-over-year to 0.77; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.77 (down 5.55% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.79, down 3.38% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.77, down from 0.79 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.83 in Q3 2024, with the low at 0.77 in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.8 across 5 years, with a median of 0.8 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio increased 5.38% — and 2026, when it dropped 5.55%.
  • Community Health Systems' Debt Ratio stood at 0.79 in 2022, then increased by 0.19% to 0.79 in 2023, then grew by 2.54% to 0.81 in 2024, then fell by 3.38% to 0.79 in 2025, then dropped by 2.13% to 0.77 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.77 (Q1 2026), 0.79 (Q4 2025), and 0.8 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn 0.78
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 0.42
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 0.61
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn 0.35
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 0.03
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 0.30
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 0.24
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 0.06
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 0.01
10 Community Health Systems 405.94 Mn -77.06 Mn - 0.77

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.77
Dec 31, 2025 0.79
Sep 30, 2025 0.80
Jun 30, 2025 0.80
Mar 31, 2025 0.82
Dec 31, 2024 0.81
Sep 30, 2024 0.83
Jun 30, 2024 0.80
Mar 31, 2024 0.80
Dec 31, 2023 0.79
Sep 30, 2023 0.81
Jun 30, 2023 0.80
Mar 31, 2023 0.80
Dec 31, 2022 0.79
Sep 30, 2022 0.80
Jun 30, 2022 0.81
Mar 31, 2022 0.80
Dec 31, 2021 0.80
Sep 30, 2021 0.77
Jun 30, 2021 0.77