Community Health Systems (CYH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Community Health Systems' FCF Margin was 0.42% in Q2 2026, up 0.52 percentage points from -0.10% a year earlier and up 13.00 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Community Health Systems (CYH) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Community Health Systems' FCF Margin was -1.54% through Jun 30, 2026, down 2.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 1.67%, up 0.72 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin shows a five-year change of -13.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, FCF Margin was 0.95% in FY2024 (+3.01 pp), -2.06% in FY2023 (-1.12 pp), -0.94% in FY2022 (+3.91 pp) and -4.85% in FY2021 (-19.59 pp).
- Quarterly FCF Margin has moved between -20.60% (Q4 2021) and 5.54% (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, FCF Margin was higher in four of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.70 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for FCF Margin over five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 16.72 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 19.09 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CYH's FCF Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -12.58% (Q1 2026), 5.54% (Q4 2025) and 0.13% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - | 5.46% |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -1.15% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 8.41% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -20.76% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - | 7.41% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -3.57% |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - | 3.90% |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 9.01% |
| 10 | Community Health Systems | 407.52 Mn | -516.48 Mn | 2.42 Bn | 0.42% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.42% |
| 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% |
Community Health Systems FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "CYH", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=CYH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();