Bright Horizons Family Solutions
BFAM NYSE Specialized Consumer Services Financials FY2016βFY2025
Bright Horizons Family Solutions' revenue rose 9.2% to $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025. Its operating margin was 10.7%, up from 9.2% a year earlier. Free cash flow was $259 million, up 7.7%. It paid out $225 million in dividends and buybacks, 87% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.8%.
What Bright Horizons Family Solutions does
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- Legal name
- BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- β
- Accession Β· CIK
- 0001437578-26-000006
0001437578
Revenue and margins
Bright Horizons Family Solutions had $2.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 9.2% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 9.0% a year. Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $259M in fiscal 2025, 8.8% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Bright Horizons Family Solutions returned $225M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 87% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 1.8%.
Value Bright Horizons Family Solutions yourself
Change the assumptions and see what they imply per share. These are models, not forecasts or price targets β the answer depends entirely on what you put in.
Discounted cash flow
Value per share
β
Adds net cash of β$592M and divides by 57.4M diluted shares. Ten years of cash flows plus a terminal value, discounted to today.
Earnings multiple
Value per share
β
Reference multiples: today 22.5x Β· peers 21.8x Β· sector 17.7x.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Bright Horizons Family Solutions can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $284M | $53.9M | $93.6M | $122M | $156M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $992M | $978M | $963M | $947M | $748M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.0x | 3.5x | 3.1x | 2.4x | 1.5x |
| Debt / equity | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.6x |
| Interest coverage | 4.0x | 4.0x | 3.3x | 5.1x | 7.0x |
| Current ratio | 0.9x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Quick ratio | 0.9x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Total assets | $3.6B | $3.8B | $3.9B | $3.9B | $3.9B |
| Total liabilities | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.7B | $2.6B | $2.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Net debt (β = net cash) | $709M | $924M | $869M | $825M | $592M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.7M
2 insiders
Of sales under plans
34%
$0.2M
| Date | Insider | Trade | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Mary Ann TocioDirector | Sold | 6,000 | $72.65 | $0.4M | Form 4 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Mary Lou BurkeCOO North America Center Ops | Sold plan | 1,200 | $75.00 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Mary Lou BurkeCOO North America Center Ops | Sold plan | 1,200 | $75.57 | $0.1M | Form 4 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Mary Lou BurkeCOO North America Center Ops | Sold plan | 500 | $80.00 | $0.0M | Form 4 |
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8β9 is strong, 0β2 weak.
| Test | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations is positive | β | β | β |
| Return on assets rose | β | β | β |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | β | β | β |
| Debt fell relative to assets | β | β | β |
| Current ratio rose | β | β | β |
| Share count didn't rise | β | β | β |
| Gross margin rose | β | β | β |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | β | β | β |
| F-score | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
| Accruals ratio | β4.7% | β5.1% | β4.1% |
| Altman Z'' | 0.70 | 1.12 | 1.12 |
Similar companies
Each company's latest fiscal year. Fiscal years end in different months, so periods don't line up exactly.
| Company | Market cap | Growth | Op. margin | FCF margin | ROIC | P/E | F-score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Horizons Family Solutions BFAM | $3.7B | 9.2% | 10.7% | 8.8% | 11.2% | 22.5x | 8 | |
| H&R Block HRB | $6.4B | 4.9% | β | 19.2% | 129.0% | β | 8 | Compare β |
| Frontdoor FTDR | $6.0B | 13.6% | β | 18.6% | 33.9% | 22.3x | 7 | Compare β |
| Service Corp Intl SCI | $11.5B | 2.9% | 22.7% | 12.9% | 11.3% | 21.8x | 7 | Compare β |
| ADT ADT | β | 4.7% | 25.5% | 33.3% | 8.2% | β | β | Compare β |
10 years of figures
US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $1.6B | $1.7B | $1.9B | $2.1B | $1.5B | $1.8B | $2.0B | $2.4B | $2.7B | $2.9B |
| Gross profit | $391M | $431M | $473M | $523M | $305M | $415M | $479M | $532M | $620M | $697M |
| Operating income | $197M | $205M | $239M | $268M | $53.3M | $129M | $158M | $171M | $247M | $315M |
| Interest expense | $42.9M | $44.0M | $47.5M | $43.1M | $35.3M | $32.2M | $39.5M | $51.6M | $48.8M | $44.8M |
| Pretax income | $143M | $161M | $192M | $223M | $15.7M | $90.3M | $112M | $120M | $198M | $270M |
| Income tax | $48.4M | $4.4M | $33.6M | $42.3M | β$11.3M | $19.9M | $31.5M | $45.4M | $57.7M | $76.8M |
| Net income | $94.8M | $157M | $158M | $180M | $27.0M | $70.5M | $80.6M | $74.2M | $140M | $193M |
| Diluted EPS | $1.55 | $2.59 | $2.66 | $3.05 | $0.45 | $1.15 | $1.37 | $1.28 | $2.40 | $3.36 |
| Diluted shares | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B | 0.06B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | $213M | $248M | $295M | $330M | $210M | $227M | $189M | $256M | $338M | $351M |
| Capital expenditure | $75.3M | $88.1M | $92.5M | $112M | $84.7M | $63.5M | $70.6M | $91.0M | $97.3M | $92.2M |
| Free cash flow | $138M | $160M | $202M | $219M | $125M | $164M | $118M | $165M | $240M | $259M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $85.3M | $94.8M | $101M | $108M | $112M | $109M | $106M | $111M | $97.9M | $93.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | $11.6M | $12.1M | $13.8M | $17.3M | $21.0M | $23.1M | $28.1M | $28.8M | $33.6M | $30.6M |
| Acquisitions | $229M | $21.5M | $67.1M | $53.4M | $8.3M | $53.9M | $210M | $39.6M | $8.3M | $6.8M |
| Share buybacks | $113M | $162M | $127M | $31.6M | $32.7M | $214M | $183M | $0.0M | $84.6M | $225M |
| Dividends paid | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Dividends and buybacks | $113M | $162M | $127M | $31.6M | $32.7M | $214M | $183M | $0.0M | $84.6M | $225M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $14.6M | $23.2M | $15.4M | $44.9M | $406M | $284M | $53.9M | $93.6M | $122M | $156M |
| Total debt | $1.1B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $1.0B | $992M | $978M | $963M | $947M | $748M |
| Finance lease liabilities | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Current assets | $154M | $193M | $194M | $229M | $624M | $540M | $348M | $447M | $496M | $504M |
| Current liabilities | $388M | $461M | $484M | $483M | $531M | $622M | $786M | $799M | $779M | $966M |
| Inventory | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Property and equipment, net | $529M | $575M | $597M | $636M | $629M | $598M | $572M | $579M | $573M | $574M |
| Total assets | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.5B | $3.3B | $3.7B | $3.6B | $3.8B | $3.9B | $3.9B | $3.9B |
| Total liabilities | $1.7B | $1.7B | $1.7B | $2.4B | $2.4B | $2.5B | $2.7B | $2.7B | $2.6B | $2.6B |
| Shareholders' equity | $688M | $749M | $780M | $971M | $1.3B | $1.2B | $1.1B | $1.2B | $1.3B | $1.3B |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 24.9% | 24.7% | 24.9% | 25.4% | 20.1% | 23.6% | 23.7% | 22.0% | 23.1% | 23.8% |
| Operating margin | 12.6% | 11.8% | 12.6% | 13.0% | 3.5% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 10.7% |
| EBITDA margin | 18.0% | 17.2% | 17.9% | 18.2% | 10.9% | 13.6% | 13.1% | 11.7% | 12.8% | 13.9% |
| Net margin | 6.0% | 9.0% | 8.3% | 8.8% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| FCF margin | 8.8% | 9.2% | 10.6% | 10.6% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | 7.8% | 11.4% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 2.8% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 11.2% |
| Return on capital employed | 10.3% | 10.3% | 11.8% | 11.0% | 1.8% | 4.2% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 8.0% | 10.5% |
| Return on equity | 13.4% | 21.9% | 20.7% | 20.6% | 2.4% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 6.5% | 11.3% | 14.8% |
| Return on assets | 4.2% | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 3.6% | 5.0% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | 7.6% | 10.9% | 9.3% | 8.4% | β26.5% | 15.9% | 15.1% | 19.7% | 11.1% | 9.2% |
| Net income growth | 0.9% | 65.6% | 0.7% | 14.2% | β85.0% | 161.0% | 14.5% | β8.0% | 88.9% | 37.8% |
| EPS growth | 3.3% | 67.1% | 2.7% | 14.7% | β85.3% | 155.6% | 19.1% | β6.6% | 87.5% | 40.0% |
| FCF growth | 49.4% | 16.1% | 26.4% | 8.0% | β42.9% | 31.2% | β28.0% | 40.0% | 45.4% | 7.7% |
| Share count change | β2.8% | β0.6% | β2.1% | β0.1% | 2.3% | 0.9% | β3.9% | β1.0% | 0.9% | β1.8% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.7x | 3.4x | 3.0x | 2.6x | 3.8x | 3.0x | 3.5x | 3.1x | 2.4x | 1.5x |
| Debt / equity | 1.6x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.1x | 0.8x | 0.8x | 0.9x | 0.8x | 0.7x | 0.6x |
| Interest coverage | 4.6x | 4.7x | 5.0x | 6.2x | 1.5x | 4.0x | 4.0x | 3.3x | 5.1x | 7.0x |
| Current ratio | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 1.2x | 0.9x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Quick ratio | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.4x | 0.5x | 1.2x | 0.9x | 0.4x | 0.6x | 0.6x | 0.5x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 4.8% | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5.6% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.0% |
| Payouts / FCF | 81.8% | 101.3% | 62.6% | 14.4% | 26.2% | 130.6% | 154.8% | 0.0% | 35.2% | 87.2% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Accruals ratio | β5.3% | β3.8% | β5.5% | β5.1% | β5.2% | β4.3% | β2.9% | β4.7% | β5.1% | β4.1% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001437578). Data updated October 19, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only β not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.