Community Health Systems (CYH) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Community Health Systems (CYH) reported Shares Outstanding of 135.49 million for Q2 2026, up 1.3% from 133.76 million a year earlier and up 0.8% from the prior quarter.
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Community Health Systems (CYH) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Community Health Systems posted Shares Outstanding of 133.56 million, up 1.1% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding has increased for nine consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Shares Outstanding came in at 132.1 million in FY2024 (+1.3%), 130.45 million in FY2023 (+1.3%), 128.81 million in FY2022 (+1.6%) and 126.75 million in FY2021 (+9.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Shares Outstanding has now increased in each of the last 38 quarters, with growth averaging 1.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding has ranged between 1.1% (Q3 2025) and 10.5% (Q3 2021) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 134.42 million (Q1 2026), 133.56 million (Q4 2025) and 133.79 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 93.06 Bn | 92.50 Bn | - | 220.54 Mn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.36 Bn | 55.04 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 143.28 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 25.72 Bn | 24.15 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 111.00 Mn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 24.93 Bn | 22.69 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 81.70 Mn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.83 Bn | 19.89 Bn | 219.03 Mn | 132.87 Mn |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.58 Bn | 11.72 Bn | - | 83.52 Mn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.35 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 246.50 Mn | 179.92 Mn |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 11.99 Bn | 12.46 Bn | - | 98.80 Mn |
| 9 | BrightSpring Health Services | 11.21 Bn | 9.55 Bn | 492.75 Mn | 206.04 Mn |
| 10 | Community Health Systems | 403.29 Mn | -520.71 Mn | 2.42 Bn | 135.49 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 135.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 134.42 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 133.56 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 133.79 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 133.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 132.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 132.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 132.38 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 132.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 131.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 130.45 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 130.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 130.66 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 129.69 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 128.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 129.14 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 129.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 127.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 126.75 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 127.08 Mn |
API Access
Community Health Systems Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CYH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=CYH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();