Login
Community Health Systems Inc logo

Community Health Systems Inc

chs.net

What Do They Do?

Operates hospitals and outpatient sites that provide general and specialized healthcare services to patients in their communities.

How Do They Make Money?

Managed care and other third-party payors, government agencies, private insurers and patients pay for hospital and outpatient care as the services are provided.

revenue
SegmentShareRevenue
Medicare
Usage-based

17%
FY2022: 21%
Medicare Managed Care
Usage-based

18%
FY2022: 16%
Medicaid
Usage-based

16%
FY2022: 15%
Managed Care and Other Third Party Payors
Usage-based

48%
FY2022: 48%
Self-Pay
Usage-based
0.8%
FY2022: 0.7%

Who Are Their Customers?

Patients in the communities served receive care at the company’s hospitals and outpatient sites. Government agencies and private insurers pay for many services, while patients also pay directly.

Do Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Yes. It kept 4 cents of every revenue dollar as net income in FY2025 and turned 2 cents into free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2025
12% of revenue
▲ +175% vs FY2024 ($542M, 4%)
Net income, FY2025
4% of revenue
▲ Now profitable vs FY2024 (−$516M, −4%)
Free cash flow, FY2025
2% of revenue
▲ +73% vs FY2024 ($120M, 1%)

How Are They Changing?

Since the FY2025 annual report
Latest quarter: Q3 FY2026, the three months to Sep 30, 2026
Revenue
▼ −11%
vs $3.1B in Q3 FY2025
Net income
▼ Now a loss
vs $130M in Q3 FY2025
Managed Care and Other Third Party Payors share of revenue vs 48.6% in Q3 FY2025
  • Jun 1, 2026 Completed sale of four Arkansas hospitals and related sites Freeman Health System acquired substantially all related assets and assumed certain liabilities for $110 million in cash.
  • Apr 1, 2026 Completed sale of Crestwood Medical Center and related sites Huntsville Hospital Health System acquired substantially all related assets and assumed certain liabilities for $459 million in cash.

Flat. Revenue was $12.5B in FY2025, about the same as the $12.4B of FY2021.

Revenue over time
Medicare Medicare Managed Care Medicaid Managed Care and Other Third Party Payors Self-Pay
$20B$10B$0

Create Account

Sign up for free to unlock this feature.

Already have an account? Sign in

Premium Feature

This feature requires a premium subscription to unlock unlimited historical data and advanced analysis tools.

Premium includes:

  • Unlimited historical financial data
  • Advanced analytics and insights
  • Priority support