profit from every $100 of sales.

Community Health Systems
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
You pay $0.63 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
Money in, money out
What Community Health Systems sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $12.2 billion in 2022 to $12.5 billion in 2025, with $509 million of profit last year.
Community Health Systems vs. similar companies
Community Health Systems grows in the middle of these 5 and is the cheapest for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
Community Health Systems | 0.6× · Cheap | ||
Tenet Healthcare | 16.3× · Fair price | ||
Solventum | 9.9× · Cheap | ||
Encompass Health | 24.5× · Fair price | ||
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA | 10.8× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads Community Health Systems's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12,211 | 12,490 | 12,634 | 12,485 | |
| 10,236 | 10,497 | 10,688 | 10,621 | |
| 719 | 870 | 843 | 1,082 | |
| 1,743 | 1,544 | 1,066 | 2,022 | |
| 46 | -133 | -516 | 509 | |
| 0.35 | -1.02 | -3.90 | 3.77 | |
| 83.8% | 84.0% | 84.6% | 85.1% | |
| 5.9% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 8.7% | |
| 0.4% | -1.1% | -4.1% | 4.1% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 14,669 | 14,455 | 14,054 | 13,204 |
| Cash | 118 | 38 | 37 | 260 |
| Total debt | 12,388 | 12,174 | 12,102 | 11,043 |
| Total liabilities | 15,403 | 15,279 | 15,371 | 14,041 |
| -1,367 | -1,392 | -1,914 | -1,394 | |
| 130 | 130 | 132 | 135 | |
| 8.7% | 7.6% | 4.5% | 13.1% | |
| -3.4% | 9.6% | 27.0% | -36.5% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | 210 | 480 | 543 | |
| 415 | 467 | 360 | 335 | |
| -115 | -257 | 120 | 208 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | – | |
| 20 | 22 | 17 | 11 |
Valuation
- 0.6×
- –
- 0.01
- -0.3×
- 0.0×
- 1.5×
- 5.5×
- 65.3%
- 159.7%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 85.1%
- 8.7%
- 4.1%
- 23.1%
- -79.7%
- 0.2%
- 5.9%
- -0.7%
- -80.6%
- –
Growth
- +0.7%
- +120.8%
- +73.3%
- –
- +1.4%
Financial health
- 2.0×
- -7.40
- 81.6%
- -9.9×
- 1.47
- 1.47
- 1.63
How it ranks in Healthcare
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $2.93
- Range
- $2.00 – $3.70
- 3 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | -0.48 | -0.11 | −323.1% |
| Feb 18, 2026 | -0.01 | -0.20 | +95.1% |
| Oct 23, 2025 | 1.27 | -0.28 | +557.4% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | -0.05 | 0.05 | −200.0% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | -0.03 | -0.10 | +70.0% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | -0.42 | 0.09 | −566.7% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | -0.30 | -0.16 | −87.5% |
| Jul 24, 2024 | -0.17 | -0.11 | −54.5% |
News
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Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Questions about Community Health Systems
Is Community Health Systems a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, and the price looks low. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the Community Health Systems AI analysis
What does Community Health Systems do?
Community Health Systems, Inc. owns, leases, and operates general acute care hospitals in the United States. It is in Medical - Care Facilities.
Does Community Health Systems pay a dividend?
No. Community Health Systems does not pay a dividend at the moment.
Is Community Health Systems stock halal?
No. Community Health Systems does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 3,465% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has Community Health Systems stock done over the past year?
Down 40.1% over the past twelve months, to $2.26. It traded between $2.05 and $3.90 and is 42.1% below its high.
Who are Community Health Systems's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Tenet Healthcare, Solventum, Encompass Health and Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with Community Health Systems's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 9, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.



