Community Health Systems (CYH) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Community Health Systems' Total Debt was $9.58 billion in Q2 2026, down 11.8% from $10.86 billion a year earlier and down 5.7% from the prior quarter.
Community Health Systems (CYH) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Total Debt at Community Health Systems came in at $10.4 billion, down 9.2% from FY2024.
- Total Debt has now declined for 11 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Total Debt was $11.45 billion in FY2024 (-0.3%), $11.49 billion in FY2023 (-1.3%), $11.64 billion in FY2022 (-4.2%) and $12.14 billion in FY2021 (-0.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Total Debt since Q4 2013.
- Compared with a year earlier, Total Debt has declined for 16 straight quarters, with an average decline of 6.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Total Debt over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 2.3%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 11.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, CYH's Total Debt in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $10.16 billion (Q1 2026), $10.4 billion (Q4 2025) and $10.61 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HCA Healthcare | 94.29 Bn | 93.74 Bn | - | 49.72 Bn |
| 2 | Natera | 59.14 Bn | 54.82 Bn | 485.19 Mn | 80.29 Mn |
| 3 | Quest Diagnostics | 26.23 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 5.64 Bn |
| 4 | Labcorp Holdings | 25.04 Bn | 22.81 Bn | 1.11 Bn | 5.86 Bn |
| 5 | Guardant Health | 23.69 Bn | 19.76 Bn | 219.03 Mn | - |
| 6 | Tenet Healthcare | 20.77 Bn | 11.92 Bn | - | 13.25 Bn |
| 7 | Tempus AI | 14.91 Bn | 11.94 Bn | 246.50 Mn | - |
| 8 | Encompass Health | 12.24 Bn | 12.70 Bn | - | 2.63 Bn |
| 9 | Davita | 11.39 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 1.16 Bn | 10.78 Bn |
| 10 | Community Health Systems | 407.52 Mn | -516.48 Mn | 2.42 Bn | 9.58 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 9.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 10.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.49 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.84 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 11.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.22 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.20 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.14 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.01 Bn |
Community Health Systems Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=CYH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=CYH&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();