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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
BFAM Consumer Cyclical Personal Services
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.9 billion, up 9.22% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 6.51%, EPS fell 17.7%, free cash flow fell 34.0% and total debt rose 43.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for five consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | Low | 59.00 | 65.00 | 91.29 | 107.42 | 64.23 | 113.41 | 54.19 | 62.87 | 91.61 | 91.49 |
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| High | 72.80 | 95.82 | 123.93 | 168.28 | 177.16 | 182.50 | 140.02 | 98.87 | 141.90 | 132.99 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 31,200 | 31,600 | 33,350 | 33,800 | 26,800 | 25,800 | 29,100 | 31,400 | 1,450 | 32,200 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 1.85 | 0.09 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 1,570 | 1,741 | 1,903 | 2,062 | 1,515 | 1,755 | 2,020 | 2,418 | 2,686 | 2,934 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 24.90 | 24.73 | 24.87 | 25.36 | 20.10 | 23.64 | 23.69 | 21.99 | 23.07 | 23.77 | |||||
| EBT | 143 | 161 | 192 | 223 | 16 | 90 | 112 | 120 | 198 | 270 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 9.12 | 9.27 | 10.07 | 10.80 | 1.03 | 5.15 | 5.55 | 4.95 | 7.37 | 9.20 | |||||
| Net income | 95 | 157 | 158 | 180 | 27 | 70 | 81 | 74 | 140 | 193 | |||||
| Depreciation | 89 | 97 | 103 | 110 | 115 | 111 | 106 | 111 | 98 | 93 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 26.50 | 29.57 | 32.92 | 35.65 | 25.45 | 29.10 | 34.63 | 41.90 | 46.37 | 51.52 | ||||
| Earnings | 1.59 | 2.65 | 2.73 | 3.10 | 0.45 | 1.16 | 1.38 | 1.28 | 2.42 | 3.39 | |||||
| Cash flow | 3.60 | 4.22 | 5.10 | 5.71 | 3.52 | 3.77 | 3.23 | 4.44 | 5.83 | 6.16 | |||||
| Capex | (1.25) | (1.42) | (1.57) | (1.81) | (1.22) | (0.96) | (1.03) | (1.57) | (1.64) | (1.60) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.35 | 2.79 | 3.53 | 3.90 | 2.30 | 2.81 | 2.20 | 2.86 | 4.18 | 4.56 | |||||
| Book value | 11.61 | 12.72 | 13.48 | 16.79 | 21.56 | 19.55 | 18.52 | 21.01 | 22.07 | 23.52 | |||||
| Shares, m | 59 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 43.51 | 35.35 | 40.97 | 48.32 | 371.22 | 108.52 | 47.64 | 72.45 | 45.81 | 29.91 | ||||
| P/S | 2.61 | 3.18 | 3.39 | 4.22 | 6.80 | 4.33 | 1.90 | 2.23 | 2.39 | 1.97 | |||||
| P/B | 5.96 | 7.39 | 8.27 | 8.95 | 8.02 | 6.44 | 3.55 | 4.45 | 5.02 | 4.31 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 3.33 | 3.85 | 3.99 | 4.71 | 7.22 | 4.74 | 2.41 | 2.60 | 2.70 | 2.24 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 37.55 | 40.74 | 37.21 | 43.01 | 80.04 | 49.08 | 37.84 | 38.01 | 29.97 | 25.37 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 213 | 248 | 295 | 330 | 210 | 227 | 188 | 256 | 337 | 351 | ||||
| Capex | (74) | (84) | (91) | (105) | (73) | (58) | (60) | (91) | (95) | (91) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 139 | 164 | 204 | 226 | 137 | 170 | 128 | 165 | 242 | 259 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | (233) | (268) | (290) | (254) | 93 | (82) | (439) | (353) | (283) | (462) | ||||
| Total debt | 1,141 | 1,184 | 1,166 | 1,039 | 1,031 | 992 | 1,062 | 963 | 947 | 947 | |||||
| Net debt | 1,126 | 1,161 | 1,150 | 1,011 | 647 | 731 | 1,025 | 891 | 837 | 807 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 688 | 749 | 779 | 971 | 1,284 | 1,179 | 1,080 | 1,213 | 1,278 | 1,339 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | 4.17 | 6.50 | 6.29 | 6.16 | 0.76 | 1.91 | 2.17 | 1.92 | 3.62 | 4.99 | ||||
| ROIC | 6.80 | 6.72 | 7.74 | 8.44 | 1.73 | 4.22 | 4.68 | 5.09 | 7.29 | 9.16 | |||||
| ROE | 13.27 | 21.85 | 20.56 | 20.61 | 2.38 | 5.72 | 7.14 | 6.46 | 11.26 | 14.75 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. vs peers in Personal Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROL Rollins, Inc. | $16.3B | 30.4× | 38.7× | +7.91% (above 0%: growing) | +3.45% (above 0%: growing) | −2.08% (below 0%: shrinking) | 52.84% | 18.67% | Compare |
| SCI Service Corporation International | $11.0B | 21.0× | 16.9× | +3.55% (above 0%: growing) | +4.60% (above 0%: growing) | +71.36% (above 0%: growing) | 24.79% | 20.99% | Compare |
| ANDG Andersen Group Inc. | $6.7B | — | — | +4.61% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +517.12% (above 0%: growing) | 20.26% | (4.10%) | Compare |
| HRB H&R Block, Inc. | $5.9B | 8.5× | 7.1× | +3.05% (above 0%: growing) | +4.55% (above 0%: growing) | −1.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | 51.91% | 32.91% | Compare |
| FTDR Frontdoor Inc. | $5.4B | 20.5× | 16.4× | +4.54% (above 0%: growing) | +19.21% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | 58.60% | 29.46% | Compare |
| BFAM Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. | $3.4B | 22.3× | 13.8× | +6.51% (above 0%: growing) | −17.71% (below 0%: shrinking) | −34.04% (below 0%: shrinking) | 24.25% | 10.24% | |
| CSV Carriage Services, Inc. | $573.8M | 12.7× | 10.9× | +0.79% (above 0%: growing) | +4.00% (above 0%: growing) | −57.53% (below 0%: shrinking) | 34.04% | 23.27% | Compare |
| MED MEDIFAST INC | $134.8M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −27.64% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +115.31% (above 0%: growing) | 69.90% | (5.66%) | Compare |
| RGS Regis Corporation | $73.0M | 10.5× | — (loss-making) | −7.28% (below 0%: shrinking) | −96.38% (below 0%: shrinking) | −42.31% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | 11.81% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $5.7B | 16.6× | 16.4× | +3.30% | +4.27% | −0.99% | 52.37% | 19.83% |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) key facts
- Strength: Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.9 billion, up 9.22% from fiscal 2024.
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) is a Personal Services company in the Consumer Cyclical sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, BFAM traded at $71.15, a market capitalization of $3.4 billion.
- Return on equity was 14.8% and debt-to-equity 1.36.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 8 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 2.58 (grey zone) for fiscal 2025.