Bright Horizons Family Solutions
BFAM
66.84
+0.42
+0.63%
Bright Horizons Family Solutions
US · BFAM
#2457 by market cap
Listed 1970
66.84
+0.42
+0.63%
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· 2026-10-07 19:54
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- Market cap
- 3.25B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 21.22
- P/Bi
- 3.45
- EPSi
- 3.36
- Div yieldi
- 0.00%
- 52W posi
- 18%
Reader sentiment
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✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Fair
- Altman Z-Score is 1.99, in the 1.8-3.0 "grey zone".
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +9.22% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 23.77%
- Operating margin
- 10.73%
- Net margin
- 6.58%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 4.15B
- PEG ratioi
- 0.63
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 1.99
PEG uses trailing P/E against the 3-year net income growth rate (33.79%/yr) since forward earnings estimates aren't available here, so this is not a "forward PEG." Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.90B | 2.06B | 1.52B | 1.76B | 2.02B | 2.42B | 2.69B | 2.93B |
| Gross profit | 473.26M | 522.94M | 304.55M | 415.01M | 478.65M | 531.72M | 619.61M | 697.19M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 201.59M | 221.50M | 219.56M | 256.82M | 289.16M | 327.07M | 354.65M | 376.38M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 239.10M | 267.82M | 53.33M | 129.02M | 157.59M | 171.24M | 246.62M | 314.67M |
| Pretax profit | 191.59M | 222.67M | 15.65M | 90.35M | 112.18M | 119.63M | 197.86M | 269.91M |
| Tax | 33.61M | 42.28M | -11.34M | 19.89M | 31.54M | 45.41M | 57.67M | 76.79M |
| Net profit | 157.98M | 180.39M | 26.99M | 70.46M | 80.64M | 74.22M | 140.19M | 193.12M |
| Basic EPS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Diluted EPS | 2.66 | 3.05 | 0.45 | 1.15 | 1.37 | 1.28 | 2.40 | 3.36 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 665.53M | 731.57M | 802.81M | 733.70M | 712.22M | 779.18M |
| Gross profit | 155.74M | 182.55M | 217.05M | 141.85M | 163.49M | 188.96M |
| Selling & admin expenses | 91.86M | 94.83M | 94.73M | 94.96M | 97.35M | 108.00M |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 62.27M | 86.05M | 120.85M | 45.50M | 64.95M | 79.82M |
| Pretax profit | 51.92M | 75.50M | 108.63M | 33.86M | 52.93M | 65.79M |
| Tax | 13.87M | 20.72M | 30.08M | 12.12M | 18.82M | 25.16M |
| Net profit | 38.05M | 54.78M | 78.55M | 21.74M | 34.11M | 40.64M |
| Basic EPS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Diluted EPS | 0.66 | 0.95 | 1.37 | 0.38 | 0.62 | 0.79 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 193.89M | 228.89M | 624.19M | 540.27M | 347.71M | 446.90M | 496.03M | 503.97M |
| Cash & ST investments | 15.45M | 44.93M | 405.84M | 283.69M | 53.93M | 93.57M | 122.03M | 155.49M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 2.52B | 3.33B | 3.73B | 3.64B | 3.80B | 3.90B | 3.85B | 3.89B |
| Total current liabilities | 483.79M | 483.29M | 530.81M | 622.18M | 786.29M | 799.43M | 779.40M | 966.17M |
| Short-term debt | 128.95M | 93.87M | 97.93M | 103.34M | 194.09M | 118.89M | 130.59M | 309.78M |
| Long-term debt | 1.04B | 1.03B | 1.02B | 976.40M | 961.58M | 944.26M | 918.45M | 747.61M |
| Total liabilities | 1,744,829,000.00 | 2,359,152,000.00 | 2,442,851,000.00 | 2,460,771,000.00 | 2,718,416,000.00 | 2,683,468,000.00 | 2,571,923,000.00 | 2,550,312,000.00 |
| Total equity | 779.48M | 971.27M | 1.28B | 1.18B | 1.08B | 1.21B | 1.28B | 1.34B |
| Retained earnings | 193.12M | 373.51M | 400.50M | 470.96M | 551.60M | 625.83M | 766.02M | 959.13M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 448.48M | 472.80M | 454.70M | 503.97M | 429.75M | 465.05M |
| Cash & ST investments | 112.05M | 179.22M | 116.60M | 155.49M | 133.45M | 163.69M |
| Inventory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Total assets | 3.82B | 3.92B | 3.88B | 3.89B | 3.79B | 3.79B |
| Total current liabilities | 744.25M | 839.10M | 841.14M | 966.17M | 927.77M | 971.67M |
| Short-term debt | 128.35M | 207.79M | 276.65M | 309.78M | 296.08M | 325.73M |
| Long-term debt | 872.75M | 796.96M | 747.53M | 747.61M | 897.70M | 1.07B |
| Total liabilities | 2,499,386,000.00 | 2,520,676,000.00 | 2,456,694,000.00 | 2,550,312,000.00 | 2,646,110,000.00 | 2,846,531,000.00 |
| Total equity | 1.32B | 1.40B | 1.43B | 1.34B | 1.15B | 943.52M |
| Retained earnings | 804.07M | 858.84M | 937.39M | 959.13M | 993.24M | 987.64M |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 294.75M | 330.35M | 209.57M | 227.25M | 188.47M | 256.14M | 337.46M | 350.73M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 100.94M | 108.27M | 111.66M | 108.83M | 106.14M | 110.68M | 97.92M | 93.40M |
| Free cash flow | 202.26M | 218.51M | 124.83M | 163.76M | 117.92M | 165.12M | 240.15M | 258.55M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -126.68M | -31.55M | 217.13M | -213.83M | -182.57M | 0 | -84.60M | -225.41M |
| Ending cash balance | 38.48M | 31.19M | 388.47M | 265.28M | 51.89M | 89.45M | 123.72M | 143.16M |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 86.18M | 134.20M | -17.58M | 147.93M | 107.72M | 95.07M |
| Depreciation & amortization | 21.88M | 22.73M | 24.05M | 24.75M | 23.23M | 24.57M |
| Free cash flow | 70.95M | 115.38M | -42.45M | 114.66M | 87.60M | 76.11M |
| Dividends paid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -19.57M | -40.76M | -44.34M | -120.74M | -224.80M | -246.74M |
| Ending cash balance | 123.97M | 197.08M | 125.97M | 143.16M | 136.73M | 167.80M |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 20.56 | 20.51 | 2.38 | 5.70 | 7.11 | 6.46 | 11.26 | 14.75 |
| ROA %i | 6.29 | 6.13 | 0.76 | 1.90 | 2.16 | 1.92 | 3.62 | 4.99 |
| ROIC %i | 10.11 | 9.15 | 1.84 | 3.23 | 3.62 | 3.47 | 5.69 | 7.30 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 15.38 | 17.73 | 15.69 | 14.17 | 11.25 | 8.43 | 6.58 | 9.05 |
| EBIT margin %i | 12.56 | 12.99 | 3.52 | 7.20 | 7.51 | 7.08 | 9.18 | 10.73 |
| FCF / sales %i | 10.63 | 10.60 | 8.24 | 9.33 | 5.84 | 6.83 | 8.94 | 8.81 |
| Current ratioi | 0.40 | 0.47 | 1.18 | 0.87 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.64 | 0.52 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.11 | 0.80 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.52 | 0.47 |
| Debt / assetsi | 49.03 | 54.28 | 49.58 | 49.00 | 51.75 | 47.74 | 46.56 | 45.26 |
| LT debt / equityi | 142.23 | 176.47 | 136.31 | 142.49 | 164.00 | 143.56 | 130.01 | 108.30 |
| Interest coveragei | 5.03 | 5.93 | 1.42 | 3.50 | 3.84 | 3.32 | 5.06 | 7.03 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 9.28 | 9.52 | -4.53 | -2.66 | -0.68 | 16.87 | 15.24 | 13.24 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 18.92 | 23.93 | -44.39 | -23.60 | -23.54 | 40.10 | 25.78 | 33.79 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 29.90 | 16.59 | -7.95 | -6.80 | -18.59 | 9.77 | 13.61 | 29.91 |
| Line item | 2025-03 | 2025-06 | 2025-09 | 2025-12 | 2026-03 | 2026-06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 12.63 | 13.19 | 14.19 | 14.75 | 15.32 | 14.94 |
| ROA %i | 4.24 | 4.56 | 5.14 | 4.99 | 4.97 | 4.54 |
| ROIC %i | 6.31 | 6.67 | 7.27 | 7.30 | 7.28 | 6.78 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 9.86 | 10.25 | 11.04 | 10.73 | 10.65 | 10.27 |
| FCF / sales %i | 7.85 | 8.70 | 8.09 | 8.81 | 9.23 | 7.79 |
| Current ratioi | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.48 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.38 | 0.38 |
| Debt / assetsi | 45.71 | 44.67 | 45.02 | 45.26 | 49.41 | 54.22 |
| LT debt / equityi | 122.30 | 110.29 | 103.11 | 108.30 | 137.68 | 183.26 |
| Interest coveragei | 5.92 | 6.50 | 7.12 | 7.03 | 6.83 | 6.23 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
✦ Quant Revenue Concentration how this is computed
Single-engine
- Full-service center-based child care is the largest reported line at 75.91% of revenue, across 3 reported segments.
- The next-largest line, Back-up care, is a distant second at 20.31% - a sharp slowdown here would have little to offset it.
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Full-service center-based child care75.91%
Back-up care20.31%
Educational advisory services3.78%
Quote time 2026-10-07 19:54:59 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.