Community Health Systems (CYH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Community Health Systems' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 12.75% in Q2 2026, up 5.16 percentage points from 7.59% a year earlier but down 1.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Community Health Systems (CYH) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at Community Health Systems came in at 13.03%, up 8.48 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of +4.36 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.55% in FY2024 (-3.15 pp), 7.71% in FY2023 (+1.27 pp), 6.44% in FY2022 (-4.15 pp) and 10.58% in FY2021 (+1.92 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has moved between 1.66% (Q4 2023) and 13.96% (Q1 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for nine straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.96 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years was Q4 2025 (a gain of 8.86 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 5.93 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CYH's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 13.96% (Q1 2026), 13.54% (Q4 2025) and 11.71% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.08 Bn | 92.52 Bn | - | 27.06% |
| 2 | Natera | 58.93 Bn | 54.61 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -13.91% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.75 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 10.85% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.96 Bn | 22.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 8.97% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.76 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -29.86% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.83 Bn | 11.98 Bn | - | 17.89% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.43 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -15.22% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.90 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 9.85% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 11.82 Bn | 12.29 Bn | - | 17.71% |
| 10 | Community Health Systems | 383.55 Mn | -540.45 Mn | 2.42 Bn | 12.75% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.96% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.71% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.59% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.68% |
| 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 | 6.35% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.28% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.77% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.73% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.32% |
API Access
Community Health Systems Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CYH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CYH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();