Down 25% from Oct 26 to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 fell 4%.
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CYH's Quality Score fell 2 points on Fri, Nov 6, to -6. Its average daily range rose to 8.0%, while sales shrink 5% on the year. 1 more reason, for Pro members.
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| Since its Nov 2021 high | Down 85% |
| Its score | Down:Lowest Quality Score since Mar 2025 |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Oct 28 |
Tue Nov 10: UBS Global Healthcare Conference 2026Investor conference · date confirmed.
After its last 4 reports it closed -7.6% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
CYH is #5 of 6 by Quality Score among Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals.
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Expected to report Wed Feb 17, after the close (in 102 days). Expected.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
Sales of $2.8B, 11% less than a year ago; a loss of $0.63 a share, from a profit of $0.96.
“While volume trends and cash flow improved sequentially in the third quarter, payor mix and acuity did not develop as expected due to the challenging macro environment, negatively impacting financial results for the third quarter and our expectations for the remainder of the year.”
CYH's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
“The difference in the amount of net loss attributable to Community Health Systems, Inc. stockholders for the three months ended September 30, 2026, compared to the amount of net income for the same period in 2025, was primarily due to a decrease in the benefit from income taxes and the factors that contributed to a decrease in Adjusted EBITDA as noted below, partially offset by a period-over-period change in loss from early extinguishment of debt and lower interest expense.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 28)
Sales grew 1.2% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Its share count grew 3% a year over 5 years.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 28, 2026 | -7.1% | -9.4% | -10.5% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | -12.4% | -13.7% | -15.8% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | -7.6% | -12.6% | -7.1% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $12B in 2025. It turned a profit in 2025 after a loss in 2024.
One insider sold $118K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: CYH is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Community Health Systems Inc is a publicly owned hospital operator in the United States. The company also owns four home health agencies and provides management and consulting services to independent hospitals. The firm derives revenue through a broad range of general and specialized hospital healthcare services and outpatient services.
“The hospital industry is highly competitive.”
CYH scores -6 today, which Breakaway calls Poor. It is #5 of 6 in Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals by Quality Score, with 0 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 25% from Oct 26 to Nov 6 while the S&P 500 fell 4%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
CYH scores -6 today, which Breakaway calls Poor (below zero). That is #5 of 6 in Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind CYH's -6.
One insider sold $118K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is William Norris Jennings, Director, who sold $118K on Aug 25.
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