Community Health Systems (CYH) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Community Health Systems posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.15 for Q1 2026, down 115.28% year-on-year from 1.0 in Q1 2025, and down 2728.42% on a QoQ basis from 0.01 in Q4 2025.
Community Health Systems (CYH) has 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.15 in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 115.28% year-over-year to 0.15; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.12 (down 113.57% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.01, down 98.88% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.15, down from 0.01 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 27.0 in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 23.5 in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.02 (2022), against an average of 0.84.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Payout Ratio plunged 2482.53%; it then surged 11008.0% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 1.01 in 2022, then jumped by 630.65% to 5.35 in 2023, then sank by 73.45% to 1.42 in 2024, then sank by 99.59% to 0.01 in 2025, then sank by 2728.42% to 0.15 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.15 (Q1 2026), 0.01 (Q4 2025), and 23.5 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 84.64 Bn | 87.02 Bn | 16.26 Bn | 0.21 |
| 2 | Tenet Healthcare | 15.22 Bn | 14.39 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 0.13 |
| 3 | Davita | 13.10 Bn | 13.96 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 0.39 |
| 4 | Encompass Health | 10.50 Bn | 11.12 Bn | 1.34 Bn | 0.38 |
| 5 | Ensign | 9.69 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 293.37 Mn | 0.04 |
| 6 | Universal Health Services | 8.92 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 3.21 Bn | 0.04 |
| 7 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 7.31 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 22,843.10 Bn | 0.60 |
| 8 | Chemed | 5.83 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 215.76 Mn | 0.11 |
| 9 | Pacs | 5.76 Bn | 5.51 Bn | 345.96 Mn | 0.00 |
| 10 | Community Health Systems | 365.61 Mn | -117.39 Mn | - | -0.15 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.15 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -23.50 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -20.33 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.42 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 27.00 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.62 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 16.67 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.35 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -0.25 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -2.05 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.38 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.01 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.68 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.25 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -14.50 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.63 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -5.25 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.06 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.04 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -0.05 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1.19 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -0.02 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | -0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 2.25 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.09 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 4.75 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | -0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.29 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.13 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -0.01 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.63 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -0.19 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.08 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -0.08 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 0.22 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.00 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -0.04 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.01 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | -5.33 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | -0.27 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 0.10 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.09 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 11.23 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.04 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 0.03 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -0.06 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 0.46 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 5.44 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2010 | -0.14 |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 0.10 |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -1.58 |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 0.00 |