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Community Health Systems (CYH) Q3 2026 vs Q3 2025 (year over year)
Community Health Systems's revenue fell $330M (-11%) from $3.1B in Q3 2025 to $2.8B in Q3 2026. The biggest changes: Managed Care and Other Third Party Payors −$231M (-15%); Medicare −$58.0M (-11%); Medicaid −$58.0M (-11%).
Community Health Systems, Q3 2026: revenue $2.8B (-11% year over year), operating margin 5.3%, net loss $50.0M, operating cash flow $154M. The chart draws each line against Q3 2025, the increases inside each band.
Margins
| Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow margin | 2.4% | 0.1% | +2.3 pts |
Every line
| Line | Q3 2026 | Q3 2025 | Change | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managed Care and Other Third Party Payors | $1.3B | $1.5B | −$231M | -15% |
| Medicare Managed Care | $524M | $531M | −$7.0M | -1% |
| Medicare | $469M | $527M | −$58.0M | -11% |
| Medicaid | $447M | $505M | −$58.0M | -11% |
| Self Pay Revenue | $48.0M | $24.0M | $24.0M | +100% |
| Revenue | $2.8B | $3.1B | −$330M | -11% |
| Income tax benefit | $3.0M | $173M | −$170M | -98% |
| Net loss | $50.0M | −$171M | $221M | — |
| Costs & expenses | $2.8B | $3.3B | −$450M | -14% |
| Operating costs | $2.6B | $2.8B | −$233M | -8% |
| Interest & other, net | $199M | $245M | −$46.0M | -19% |
| Cost of revenue | $407M | $460M | −$53.0M | -12% |
| Other operating costs | $2.2B | $2.4B | −$180M | -8% |
| Operating cash sources | $204M | −$102M | $306M | — |
| Depreciation & amortization | $106M | $108M | −$2.0M | -2% |
| Share-based compensation | $3.0M | $0 | $3.0M | — |
| Working capital & other | $95.0M | −$210M | $305M | — |
| Net loss absorbed | $50.0M | −$171M | $221M | — |
| Operating cash flow | $154M | $69.0M | $85.0M | +123% |
| Free cash flow (OCF − capex) | $67.0M | $4.0M | $63.0M | 17× |
| Capital expenditures | $87.0M | $65.0M | $22.0M | +34% |
Questions
How much did Community Health Systems's revenue grow year over year in Q3 2026?
Community Health Systems's revenue fell $330M (-11%) from $3.1B in Q3 2025 to $2.8B in Q3 2026.
What drove Community Health Systems's revenue change in Q3 2026?
Managed Care and Other Third Party Payors −$231M (-15%); Medicare −$58.0M (-11%); Medicaid −$58.0M (-11%).