Community Health Systems (CYH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Community Health Systems posted quarterly FCF Margin of 12.58% for Q1 2026, down 1369.0% year-on-year from 0.99% in Q1 2025, and down 327.17% on a QoQ basis from 5.54% in Q4 2025.
Community Health Systems (CYH) has 16 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 12.58% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 1369.0% year-over-year to 12.58%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.63% (down 283.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.67%, up 72.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 12.58%, down from 5.54% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 5.54% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 12.58% in Q1 2026.
- The 4-year median for FCF Margin is 0.11% (2024), against an average of 0.5%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Margin surged 1672 bps; it then sank 1369 bps in 2026.
- A 4-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 3.88% in 2022, then soared by 184 bps to 3.28% in 2024, then soared by 69 bps to 5.54% in 2025, then tumbled by 327 bps to 12.58% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 12.58% (Q1 2026), 5.54% (Q4 2025), and 0.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 4.68% |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 27.22% |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 6.41% |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 9.50% |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 6.49% |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 4.10% |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 0.01% |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 10.81% |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 10.55% |
| 10 | Community Health Systems | 365.61 Mn | -117.39 Mn | - | -12.58% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -12.58% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.10% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.28% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.10% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.41% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.88% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.45% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.40% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -20.60% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.06% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.39% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.13% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -1.51% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 8.54% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 61.93% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -1.39% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.37% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -5.67% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.24% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.36% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.65% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -1.09% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.21% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.14% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.22% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.55% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 3.38% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.40% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 1.02% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -2.29% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 6.80% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -6.15% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 13.89% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -1.55% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 5.65% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -2.78% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 14.25% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.19% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 2.19% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -1.72% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 8.87% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 3.86% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 2.90% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.07% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.58% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.84% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 6.65% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 1.14% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 0.15% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 7.55% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 3.41% |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 5.63% |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -0.11% |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 7.31% |