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Community Health Systems (CYH) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Community Health Systems has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 18 years, most recently at -$373.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 1165.71% to -$373.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$200.0 million through Mar 2026, down 231.58% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $208.0 million for FY2025, 73.33% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$373.0 million for Q1 2026 at Community Health Systems, down from $172.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $172.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$373.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$3.0 million (2024), against an average of -$24.5 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 2300.0% in 2022 and later tumbled 3025.0% in 2023.
  • Tracing CYH's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$122.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 83.61% to -$20.0 million in 2023, then surged by 635.0% to $107.0 million in 2024, then soared by 60.75% to $172.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 316.86% to -$373.0 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at -$373.0 million, $172.0 million, and $4.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.