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Community Health Systems CYH Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.8B-9.8%
Gross profit$2.4B-9.0%
Operating income$389.0M-24.0%
Net income$70.0M-75.2%
EPS (diluted)$0.51-75.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$149.0M-67.3%
Total debt$10.4B-11.1%
Total equity-$1.4B+14.8%
Total assets$12.2B-10.7%

Cash flow

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CapEx$76.0M-16.5%
Free cash flow-$373.0M-1,166%

Valuation

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Market cap$423.03M+23.2%
Enterprise value$10.67B-7.9%
P/E1.7×
P/S0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin85.4%+0.7pp
Operating margin11.4%+4.5pp
Net margin2.1%+1.5pp
FCF margin-1.6%-2.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-43.9%
Debt / equity11.5×
Current ratio1.5×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Community Health Systems in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The source filing: Community Health Systems’s 10-Q, filed April 22, 2026.

Filed
Apr 22, 2026, 4:30 PM EDT
Fiscal quarter
Q2 FY2026
Calendar quarter
Q2 2026
Accession
0001193125-26-170557
Line itemThree Months Ended / March 31, 2026Three Months Ended / March 31, 2025
Supplies, prepaid expenses and other current assets(97)(10)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and income taxes(128)103
Other19(54)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities(297)120
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions of facilities and other related businesses(5)
Purchases of property and equipment(76)(85)
Proceeds from disposition of hospitals and other ancillary operations1,108563

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FAQ

What is Community Health Systems's operating cash flow?
Community Health Systems (CYH) reported operating cash flow of -$297M in Q1 2026.
How has Community Health Systems's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
Community Health Systems's operating cash flow decreased by 347.5% year-over-year, from $120M to -$297M.
What is the long-term trend for Community Health Systems's operating cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Community Health Systems's operating cash flow has grown at a 42.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$131M to $543M.
What does operating cash flow mean?
Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

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