Community Health Systems (CYH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Community Health Systems (CYH) recorded Operating Expenses of $2.44 billion in Q2 2026, down 7.1% from $2.62 billion a year earlier.
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Community Health Systems (CYH) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Community Health Systems' Operating Expenses came in at $10.56 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 10.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $11 billion, down 9.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 0.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Expenses came in at $12.09 billion in FY2024 (+4.8%), $11.53 billion in FY2023 (+1.3%), $11.39 billion in FY2022 (+3.9%) and $10.97 billion in FY2021 (+2.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Operating Expenses since Q2 2020.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 4.7% in Q4 2021, against a decline of 13.7% in Q3 2025 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 101.95 Bn | 97.96 Bn | - | 17.74 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.95 Bn | 55.63 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 828.54 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.38 Bn | 24.51 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 2.58 Bn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 26.27 Bn | 24.01 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 582.30 Mn |
| 5 | Tenet Healthcare | 22.58 Bn | 11.58 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Guardant Health | 22.52 Bn | 18.59 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 464.10 Mn |
| 7 | BrightSpring Health Services | 12.93 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 362.36 Mn |
| 8 | Fresenius Medical Care AG | 12.57 Bn | 4.52 Bn | 1.52 Bn | 901.58 Mn |
| 9 | Tempus AI | 12.28 Bn | 9.31 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 458.40 Mn |
| 10 | Community Health Systems | 382.77 Mn | -861.23 Mn | 2.42 Bn | 2.44 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.44 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.81 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 2.92 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 3.06 Bn |
API Access
Community Health Systems Operating Expenses 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=CYH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "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=operating-expenses&ticker=CYH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();