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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. BFAM R3K

Consumer Cyclical · Personal Services · United States
https://www.brighthorizons.com
Company Profile ↓
$73.38
-38.44% 1Y
Mkt Cap$3.86B
P/E23.30
P/B4.01
52W High$123.33
52W Low$59.18
Book Value$18.31
EPS (TTM)$3.15

Company Overview

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides early education and childcare, comprehensive back-up care, educational advisory, and other workplace solutions services for employers and families in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, and India. It operates in three segments: Full-Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory services. The Full-Service Center-Based Child Care segment offers traditional center-based early education and childcare, preschool, and elementary education services. The Back-Up Care segment provides center-based back-up childcare, in-home child and senior care, school-age programs, camps, tutoring, pet care, and self-sourced reimbursed care services, as well as sittercity, an online marketplace for families and caregivers through early education and childcare centers, school-age programs and in-home care providers, the back-up care network, and other providers. The Educational Advisory services segment offers tuition assistance and student loan repayment program management, workforce education, and related educational consulting services, as well as college admissions and college financial advisory services. The company was formerly known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. and changed its name to Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. in July 2012. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

Why Investors Should Care

Consistent Profit Growth

Net profit has compounded at 30.3% per year over the last five years.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $2.93B (+9.2% YoY); net profit $193.12M.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +6.5%, earnings -17.0%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 8.2%, profit CAGR 30.3%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:8.20%
1 Year:6.50%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:30.28%
1 Year:-17.00%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-38.44%
6 Months:-17.29%
3 Months:+7.42%
1 Month:-1.41%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Mixed
52-Week Range 22% of range
$59.18 $123.33
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMABelow
  • RSI (14)47.25 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M-1.41%
3M+7.42%
6M-17.29%
1Y-38.44%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 23.30 is above the sector median of 21.46 — pricier than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Profit CAGR of 30.3% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

  • Trading 40.5% below its 52-week high.
  • In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Valuation

Stock P/E
23.30
Industry PE
21.46
Forward P/E
12.46
PEG Ratio
-
Book Value
$18.31
Price to Book
4.01
P/S
1.27
EV/EBITDA
11.99
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
8.20%
Profit 5Y
30.28%
Revenue (YoY)
6.50%
Earnings (YoY)
-17.00%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
10.76%
ROE
14.94%
ROA
6.14%
Profit Margin
5.78%
Op Margin
12.70%
Gross Margin
25.48%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$0.79
EPS (TTM)
$3.15

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
2.18
Quick Ratio
0.38
Current Ratio
0.48
Debt
$2.05B
Total Assets
$3.79B
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
1.03%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
115.83%
Chg in FII Hold
-

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$3.86B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$3.03B
EBITDA
$475.57M
Free Cash Flow
$238.67M
Operating Cash Flow
$333.14M
Shares Outstanding
52.61M
Gross Margin
25.48%
Payout Ratio
0.00%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Cyclical).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 BFAM Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. R3K 73.38 23.30 $3.86B 0.00% 10.76% 14.94% 8.20% 30.28%
2 AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH 274.48 22.06 $2.96T 0.00% 13.33% 30.56% 24.04% 32.72%
3 TSLA Tesla, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI 328.58 301.45 $1.30T 0.00% 4.10% 4.67% 52.40% 39.39%
4 HD The Home Depot, Inc. SPXR3K 355.62 25.24 $354.59B 2.67% 28.75% 128.38% 4.06% 6.35%
5 BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited AITECH 128.41 19.69 $307.78B 0.83% 4.16% 9.22% 5.62% 12.49%
6 MCD McDonald's Corporation SPXR3K 274.48 22.28 $195.02B 2.69% 22.47% - 0.92% 7.33%
7 TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. SPXR3K 161.36 31.39 $178.26B 1.18% 21.26% 61.25% 6.84% 8.48%
8 BKNG Booking Holdings Inc. NDXSPXR3K 214.42 23.82 $166.15B 0.78% 70.23% -96.88% 16.93% 22.07%
9 PDD PDD Holdings Inc. NDXTECH 91.76 9.60 $130.61B 0.00% 22.36% 25.40% 49.00% 45.85%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Jun 2015Sep 2015Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Dec 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Revenue -----------463.66M489.70M471.58M478.24M501.76M528.06M511.58M520.62M506.32M293.77M337.92M377.08M390.84M441.48M460.33M460.41M490.34M540.22M553.61M603.22M645.79M622.71M670.06M719.10M665.53M731.57M802.81M712.22M779.18M
Gross Profit 95.86M85.38M89.90M95.78M104.38M91.47M99.22M104.93M114.34M103.19M108.14M113.54M126.04M113.04M120.63M126.95M139.62M125.22M131.15M108.86M65.24M55.17M75.28M81.36M105.98M120.27M110.06M128.53M128.81M121.61M136.56M157.65M135.13M162.41M181.53M155.74M182.55M217.05M163.49M188.96M
Operating Income 52.14M41.74M44.88M48.60M56.58M44.72M47.35M51.40M56.81M44.96M52.27M55.28M64.62M55.46M63.73M62.91M74.83M62.63M67.45M43.28M8.11M-5.93M7.87M13.71M34.01M45.99M31.16M47.82M39.05M30.64M45.53M66.82M39.94M69.06M89.40M62.27M86.05M120.85M64.95M79.82M
Net Income 26.92M20.56M-24.73M30.40M22.51M-41.37M33.04M31.11M-37.30M40.43M33.60M-42.04M49.33M41.25M47.76M30.73M359.00K-6.65M2.56M7.13M18.82M26.82M19.41M24.95M18.25M8.13M20.59M39.98M16.99M39.17M54.91M38.05M54.77M78.55M34.11M40.63M
Diluted EPS 0.430.330.390.400.500.370.280.680.540.510.860.620.680.570.790.710.830.690.810.520.01-0.110.040.120.310.440.330.420.310.140.350.690.290.670.940.660.951.370.620.79

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 973.70M1.07B1.22B1.35B1.46B1.57B1.74B1.90B2.06B1.52B1.76B2.02B2.42B2.69B2.93B
Gross Profit 207.20M245.77M280.94M313.60M357.75M390.85M430.61M473.25M522.94M304.55M415.01M478.65M531.72M619.61M697.19M
Operating Income 86.84M95.46M109.03M146.92M181.60M197.24M205.44M239.09M267.82M53.33M129.02M157.59M171.24M246.62M314.67M
Net Income 4.76M8.16M12.62M72.03M93.93M94.76M156.96M157.98M180.39M26.99M70.46M80.64M74.22M140.19M193.12M
Diluted EPS --12.620.201.071.501.552.592.663.050.451.151.371.282.403.36

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2010Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --1.92B2.10B2.14B2.15B2.36B2.47B2.52B3.33B3.73B3.64B3.80B3.90B3.85B3.89B
Total Equity -135.33M-206.03M-253.89M889.14M750.96M727.61M687.87M749.06M779.48M971.27M1.28B1.18B1.08B1.21B1.28B1.34B
Cash & Equivalents 15.44M30.45M34.11M29.59M87.89M11.54M14.63M23.23M15.45M27.87M384.34M260.98M36.22M71.57M110.33M140.09M
Long Term Debt --904.61M756.32M911.63M905.66M1.05B1.05B1.04B1.03B1.02B976.40M961.58M944.26M918.45M747.61M
Total Liabilities --1.31B1.21B1.39B1.42B1.67B1.72B1.74B2.36B2.44B2.46B2.72B2.68B2.57B2.55B
Current Liabilities --201.89M255.09M279.42M305.34M387.58M460.65M483.79M483.29M530.81M622.17M786.29M799.43M779.40M966.16M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 133.57M106.98M159.68M174.30M170.06M213.22M248.19M294.75M330.35M209.57M227.25M188.47M256.14M337.46M350.73M
Investing Cash Flow -94.99M-180.89M-201.13M-78.00M-155.35M-302.84M-105.32M-158.54M-189.07M-83.83M-117.39M-278.05M-126.94M-117.76M-103.79M
Financing Cash Flow -23.28M77.20M36.76M-36.42M-90.58M93.75M-123.86M-134.19M-149.13M229.00M-230.03M-121.34M-91.63M-183.81M-233.43M
Capital Expenditure -42.52M-69.09M-69.51M-66.19M-77.78M-75.33M-88.12M-92.49M-111.84M-84.74M-63.49M-70.56M-91.02M-97.31M-92.18M
Free Cash Flow 91.05M37.90M90.17M108.10M92.27M137.88M160.07M202.26M218.51M124.83M163.76M117.92M165.12M240.15M258.55M
Share Buybacks -5.14M0221.58M128.10M112.79M162.19M126.68M31.55M32.66M213.83M182.57M084.60M225.41M

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Dec 2014Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % 21.3%22.9%23.1%23.2%24.5%24.9%24.7%24.9%25.4%20.1%23.6%23.7%22.0%23.1%23.8%
Operating Margin % 8.9%8.9%8.9%10.9%12.5%12.6%11.8%12.6%13.0%3.5%7.4%7.8%7.1%9.2%10.7%
Net Margin % 0.5%0.8%1.0%5.3%6.4%6.0%9.0%8.3%8.7%1.8%4.0%4.0%3.1%5.2%6.6%
ROE % -2.3%-3.2%1.4%9.6%12.9%13.8%21.0%20.3%18.6%2.1%6.0%7.5%6.1%11.0%14.4%
ROCE % -5.6%5.9%7.9%9.8%10.0%10.2%11.7%9.4%1.7%4.3%5.2%5.5%8.0%10.8%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
1.03%
Institutions
115.83%
Public Float
117.03%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC 7.31% 3.84M $282.07M
2 AQR Capital Management, LLC 6.32% 3.33M $244.11M
3 Blackrock Inc. 5.63% 2.96M $217.31M
4 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 4.74% 2.50M $183.09M
5 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 4.17% 2.19M $160.87M
6 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 4.11% 2.16M $158.62M
7 Goldman Sachs Group Inc 3.66% 1.92M $141.17M
8 Capital World Investors 3.44% 1.81M $132.97M
9 Neuberger Berman Group, LLC 2.72% 1.43M $105.06M
10 Abrams Bison Investments, LLC 2.69% 1.41M $103.69M

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BFAM — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM)?

As of 2026-08-07 20:37 PDT, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) trades at $73.38 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $59.18 to $123.33.

What is the market capitalisation of BFAM?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) has a market capitalisation of $3.86B on NYSE.

What is the P/E ratio of BFAM?

BFAM trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.30. The industry average P/E is 21.46. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 4.01.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of BFAM?

BFAM has a return on equity (ROE) of 14.94%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 10.76%.

Is BFAM a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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