Community Health Systems (CYH) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2026)
Community Health Systems posted quarterly Debt to Equity of -$6.98 for Q1 2026, down 4.35% year-on-year from -$7.3 in Q1 2025, and up 22.13% on a QoQ basis from -$8.97 in Q4 2025.
Community Health Systems (CYH) has 18 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at -$6.98 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 4.35% year-over-year to -$6.98; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$6.98 (down 4.35% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$8.97, down 31.27% from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at -$6.98, up from -$8.97 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at -$6.69 in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$10.01 in Q4 2023.
- The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is -$8.38 (2023), against an average of -$8.32.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Debt to Equity slumped 37.21%; it then soared 31.77% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at -$9.13 in 2022, then retreated by 9.75% to -$10.01 in 2023, then soared by 31.77% to -$6.83 in 2024, then sank by 31.27% to -$8.97 in 2025, then climbed by 22.13% to -$6.98 in 2026.
- The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at -$6.98 (Q1 2026), -$8.97 (Q4 2025), and -$8.32 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | -16.13 |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 2.74 |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | -22.31 |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 0.78 |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 0.06 |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 0.63 |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 0.55 |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 0.11 |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 0.05 |
| 10 | Community Health Systems | 365.61 Mn | -117.39 Mn | - | -6.98 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -6.98 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -8.97 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -8.32 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -7.69 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -6.69 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.83 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -7.22 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -9.59 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.58 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -10.01 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.69 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -8.38 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -8.68 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -9.13 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -7.06 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -7.38 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -9.30 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -9.41 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -8.04 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -7.40 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -7.47 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -7.94 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -6.58 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -6.40 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -6.35 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -6.26 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -7.71 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -7.73 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -8.55 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -9.29 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | -12.01 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | -17.08 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -19.82 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -20.11 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 11.49 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 11.36 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 9.89 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.82 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 7.95 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 8.11 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 4.11 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 4.09 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 3.98 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 3.94 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 4.16 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.14 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 4.29 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 4.38 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 4.49 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.02 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 3.13 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.15 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 3.31 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 3.41 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 3.53 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 3.59 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 3.74 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 3.59 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 3.67 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 3.83 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 3.83 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 3.94 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 4.31 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 4.11 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 4.42 |