Community Health Systems (CYH) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)

Community Health Systems (CYH) reported Return on Capital Employed of 1.38% for Q1 2026, up 143.0% on a YoY basis from 0.57% in Q1 2025, and down 1.69% quarter-over-quarter from 1.41% in Q4 2025.

Community Health Systems (CYH) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Community Health Systems has reported Return on Capital Employed for 17 years, with the latest figure at 1.38% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 143.0% year-over-year to 1.38%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.38% (up 143.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.33%, up 183.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 1.38%, down from 1.41% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 6.37% in Q3 2025, with the low at 3.94% in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 1.89% across 5 years, with a median of 1.93% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 697 bps — and 2023, when it surged 662 bps.
  • Community Health Systems' Return on Capital Employed stood at 4.8% in 2022, then slumped by 65 bps to 1.66% in 2023, then tumbled by 130 bps to 0.5% in 2024, then surged by 382 bps to 1.41% in 2025, then decreased by 2 bps to 1.38% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 1.38% (Q1 2026), 1.41% (Q4 2025), and 6.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 HCA Healthcare 83.85 Bn 86.23 Bn 16.26 Bn -18.08%
2 Tenet Healthcare 14.98 Bn 14.15 Bn 4.41 Bn 15.90%
3 Davita 13.99 Bn 14.84 Bn 1.07 Bn 14.27%
4 Encompass Health 9.72 Bn 10.34 Bn 1.34 Bn -2.33%
5 Ensign 8.90 Bn 8.31 Bn 293.37 Mn 9.57%
6 Universal Health Services 8.59 Bn 8.55 Bn 3.21 Bn 16.52%
7 Fresenius Medical Care AG 7.67 Bn 5.29 Bn -4.26 Bn 12.19%
8 Chemed 5.97 Bn 5.96 Bn 215.76 Mn 26.99%
9 Pacs 5.74 Bn 5.50 Bn 345.96 Mn 8.38%
10 Community Health Systems 405.94 Mn -77.06 Mn - 1.38%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.38%
Dec 31, 2025 1.41%
Sep 30, 2025 6.37%
Jun 30, 2025 2.35%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.04%
Dec 31, 2024 -0.50%
Sep 30, 2024 3.81%
Jun 30, 2024 5.15%
Mar 31, 2024 3.52%
Dec 31, 2023 1.66%
Sep 30, 2023 1.93%
Jun 30, 2023 3.81%
Mar 31, 2023 4.46%
Dec 31, 2022 4.80%
Sep 30, 2022 -3.94%
Jun 30, 2022 -2.81%
Mar 31, 2022 -1.29%
Dec 31, 2021 0.82%
Sep 30, 2021 3.03%
Jun 30, 2021 2.55%