Community Health Systems (CYH) reported $3.16 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.6%. EPS of -$0.03 for the same period compares to -$0.14 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.11 billion, representing a surprise of +1.44%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +70.00%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.10.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Community Health Systems performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Number of Hospitals: 73 versus 74 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Licensed Beds: 10,788 versus 11,026 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Patient days: 468,365 Days versus 467,459.3 Days estimated by two analysts on average.
• Admissions: 105,937 compared to the 101,635 average estimate based on two analysts.
• Adjusted admissions: 230,780 versus 231,737 estimated by two analysts on average.
• Beds in Service: 9,285 versus 9,228 estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of Community Health Systems have returned -14.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -6.6% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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