Community Health Systems (CYH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Community Health Systems' Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 13.77% for Q2 2026, down 2.57 percentage points from 16.34% a year earlier but up 4.39 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Community Health Systems (CYH) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Community Health Systems reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 11.35%, up 4.46 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 11.92%, up 7.63 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +2.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 4.29% in FY2024 (-3.37 pp), 7.66% in FY2023 (+0.94 pp), 6.72% in FY2022 (-4.61 pp) and 11.34% in FY2021 (+1.78 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is -6.63% (Q3 2024) to 16.34% (Q2 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in five of the last six quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.77 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q3 2025 (a gain of 14.51 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 6.39 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CYH's Return on Sales [ROS] at 9.38% (Q1 2026), 14.49% (Q4 2025) and 7.87% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.08 Bn | 92.52 Bn | - | 15.29% |
| 2 | Natera | 58.93 Bn | 54.61 Bn | 485.19 Mn | -10.07% |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.75 Bn | 24.18 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 15.08% |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.96 Bn | 22.73 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 12.10% |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.76 Bn | 19.82 Bn | 219.03 Mn | -38.55% |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.83 Bn | 11.98 Bn | - | 26.67% |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 13.43 Bn | 10.46 Bn | 246.50 Mn | -19.85% |
| 8 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.90 Bn | 10.24 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 3.37% |
| 9 | Encompass Health | 11.82 Bn | 12.29 Bn | - | 18.43% |
| 10 | Community Health Systems | 383.55 Mn | -540.45 Mn | 2.42 Bn | 13.77% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.77% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.38% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.49% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.87% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 16.34% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.51% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -6.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.42% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.74% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.11% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.91% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 10.44% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.82% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 13.98% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 9.12% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 11.75% |
Community Health Systems Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CYH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CYH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();