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Community Health Systems, Inc.

Community Health Systems, Inc.

CYHNYSEHealthcare● Active
$2.76
+$0.02(+0.73%)
Market Cap$388930920
P/E Ratio
52W High$4.43
52W Low$2.38

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) Free Cash Flow & Analysis

Annual & trailing free cash flow, FCF margin, YoY change, valuation ratios, and peer context.

CYH · free cash flow · updated Jun 8, 2026

Core FCF metrics

Free cash flow was $208.0M for FY2025 (fiscal year ending 2025-12-31), up 73.3% year-over-year The FCF margin was 1.7%. Five-year CAGR stands at -34.6%.

FY2025 Free Cash Flow$208.0M▲ +73.3% YoY
Trailing 12M (TTM)−$200.0MTrailing 4Q sum · TTM negative vs latest FY positive
FCF Margin1.7%$208.0M ÷ revenue
3-Year CAGRN/AN/A — contains negative FCF
5-Year CAGR-34.6%FY2020 → FY2025
FormulaFCF = Operating Cash Flow − Capital ExpendituresTTM = trailing 4 quarters sumCAGR → N/A if either endpoint ≤ 0
Source: FMP /cash-flow-statement · SEC 10-K / 10-Q · USDUpdated: Jun 8, 2026

Annual free cash flow history

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Annual free cash flow data

Fiscal YearFree Cash FlowYoY ChangeFCF Margin
FY2025Latest$208.0M▲ +73.3%1.7%
FY2024$120.0M▲ +146.7%0.9%
FY2023−$257.0M▼ 123.5%-2.1%
FY2022−$115.0M▲ +80.8%-0.9%
FY2021−$600.0M▼ 134.5%-4.8%
FCF = Operating Cash Flow − Capital Expenditures · CapEx shown as (negative) · Source: SEC filings via FMP
cyh free cash flow 2025 · cyh free cash flow 2024 · cyh free cash flow 2023 · cyh operating cash flow

FCF valuation metrics

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) valuation ratios are currently unavailable — market cap, share count, or TTM data could not be retrieved from our data provider.

FCF Yield (TTM)
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Free Cash Flow ÷ Market Cap
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TTM FCF ÷ Shares Outstanding
Price / FCF
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Share Price ÷ FCF per Share
EV / FCF (TTM)
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Enterprise Value basis
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Valuation ratios are unavailable — market cap, share count, or TTM data could not be retrieved. Individual metrics are shown where available.

Source: FMP /key-metrics-ttm · /cash-flow-statement Q · /income-statementFY2025 · 2025-12-31
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Cash flow statement summary

For FY2025, Community Health Systems, Inc. generated $543.0M in operating cash flow and spent 335M in capital expenditures, yielding $208.0M in free cash flow.

Operating Activities
+$543.0M
Cash from core business operations
2025-12-31
Investing Activities
+$847.0M
CapEx, acquisitions & investments
2025-12-31
Financing Activities
−$1.17B
Buybacks, dividends & debt
2025-12-31
FCF FormulaOperating CF ($543.0M) − |CapEx| (335M) = FCF ($208.0M)

For the complete Operating / Investing / Financing line-item breakdown:

View Full Cash Flow Statement
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Free cash flow vs peers (Healthcare)

#CompanyFree Cash FlowYoY
#1
Community Health Systems, Inc.
Community Health Systems, Inc.YOU
CYH
$208.0M+73.3%
#2
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$19.70B-0.7%
#3
AbbVie Inc.
AbbVie Inc.
ABBV
$17.82B-0.1%
#4
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
UNH
$16.07B-22.4%
#5
Eli Lilly and Company
Eli Lilly and Company
LLY
$8.97B+2065.6%
Healthcare · Sorted by FCF · FMP /cash-flow-statementFull FCF Rankings →

About Free Cash Flow & Methodology

Community Health Systems, Inc. (CYH) reported free cash flow of $208.0M for FY2025 (fiscal year ending 2025-12-31), up 73.3% year-over-year. The FCF margin was 1.7%.

Based on available data, Community Health Systems, Inc. has maintained positive free cash flow for at least 9 fiscal year(s). FCF peaked at $1.74B in FY2020. The 5-year CAGR stands at -34.6%.

Data sourced from FMP /cash-flow-statement · SEC 10-K / 10-Q · USD.

Q&A and summaries align with SEC 10-K/10-Q cash flow disclosures and FMP /cash-flow-statement where noted.

Frequently asked questions

CYH free cash flow · 8 questions

Community Health Systems, Inc. free cash flow was $208.0M for FY2025, up 73.3% year-over-year. On a trailing twelve-month (TTM) basis, free cash flow stands at −$200.0M.

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Source: FMP /cash-flow-statement · US GAAP · Community Health Systems, Inc. · Community Health Systems, Inc. SEC 10-K & 10-Q filings · US GAAP · Last updated: Jun 8, 2026