
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
BFAMNYSEIndustrialsSpecialty Business Services
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$72.88
−$0.73 · -0.99%
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Hold
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Valuation
87
Deep Value
Momentum
40
Weakening
Sentiment
57
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Risk resilience
45
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Company profile
Company websiteBright Horizons Family Solutions Inc., established in 1986 and headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts, offers a comprehensive suite of early education, child care, and workplace solutions designed for employers and their employees' families. The company, known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. until its rebranding in July 2012, categorizes its services into three primary operational segments. The Full Service Center-Based Child Care segment delivers core child care provisions, alongside early childhood education, preschool programs, and elementary schooling. Through its Back-Up Care segment, the company provides flexible solutions for temporary or emergency care needs. This includes center-based back-up child care, in-home assistance for children or adult/elder dependents, dedicated school-age camps, remote tutoring, and reimbursed self-sourced care options. These services are facilitated through Bright Horizons' network of child care facilities, school-age campuses, and a pool of in-home caregivers. The Educational Advisory and Other Services segment focuses on academic and professional development. It administers tuition assistance and student loan repayment programs, offers workforce education initiatives, provides associated educational consulting, and guides individuals through the college admissions process. As of December 31, 2021, Bright Horizons oversaw 1,014 child care and early education centers spanning multiple countries, including the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and India.
- Industry
- Specialty Business Services
- Sector
- Industrials
- Headquarters
- US
- CEO
- Stephen Howard Kramer
- Listed since
- Jan 25, 2013
- Employees
- 32,200
Market position
Day range
Current $72.88
52-week range
Current $72.88
- Open
- $73.71
- Previous close
- $73.61
- Volume
- 537.17K
- 0.49× average
- Average volume
- 1.1M
- Average daily volume
- Market cap
- 3.83B USD
- Beta
- 1.15
- Market reference 1
- 50-day average
- $72.5322
- +0.48% above average
- 200-day average
- $82.1263
- -11.26% below average
Financials
Financial snapshot
Latest / TTMValuation & yield
- Enterprise value
- 7.39B USD
- P/E (TTM)
- 22.85×
- P/B (TTM)
- 3.98×
- P/S (TTM)
- 1.27×
- EV / EBITDA
- 18.12×
- Earnings yield
- 3.34%
- Free cash flow yield
- 4.44%
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
Profitability & efficiency
- Gross margin
- 23.33%
- Operating margin
- 10.28%
- Net margin
- 5.78%
- Return on equity
- 14.42%
- Return on assets
- 4.66%
- Return on invested capital
- 6.45%
Financial health
- Debt / equity
- 2.18×
- Current ratio
- 0.52×
Financial statements
Margin trends
Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.
Income trends
Revenue
Operating income
Net income
| Metric (USD) | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 2.93B USD | 2.69B USD | 2.42B USD | 2.02B USD | 1.76B USD |
| Cost of goods sold | 2.24B USD | 2.07B USD | 1.89B USD | 1.54B USD | 1.34B USD |
| Gross profit | 691.05M USD | 619.61M USD | 531.72M USD | 478.65M USD | 415.01M USD |
| Selling, general, and administrative | 376.38M USD | 354.65M USD | 327.07M USD | 289.16M USD | 256.82M USD |
| Operating expenses | 376.38M USD | 372.99M USD | 360.48M USD | 321.07M USD | 285.99M USD |
| Interest expense | 44.76M USD | 48.76M USD | 51.61M USD | 39.49M USD | 36.1M USD |
| Depreciation and amortization | 93.4M USD | 97.92M USD | 110.68M USD | 106.14M USD | 108.83M USD |
| Operating income | 314.67M USD | 246.62M USD | 171.24M USD | 157.59M USD | 129.02M USD |
| Net income | 193.12M USD | 140.19M USD | 74.05M USD | 80.64M USD | 70.46M USD |
Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.
Analyst ratings
Third-party consensus; not a GoAI recommendation.
Analyst price target
Average target
$78.00
7.03% upsideRating distribution
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ETFs holding BFAM
Funds reporting this stock among their holdings, ordered by reported position size.
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR225.07M0.20%111.19B USD0.06%$147.31+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI125.06M0.01%2.3T USD0.03%$378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB90.14M0.05%183.4B USD0.03%$304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFVBK51.99M0.12%43.8B USD0.05%$358.65+0.70%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF45.23M0.05%93.7B USD0.05%$245.53+0.82%
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETFSPSM36.34M0.21%17.03B USD0.03%$57.28+0.61%
Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETFDFAT23.8M0.16%14.66B USD0.28%$71.67+0.67%
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETFIJT22.61M0.27%8.22B USD0.18%$173.9+0.61%
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR- Market value
- 225.07M
- Weight
- 0.20%
- AUM
- 111.19B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- Price / 1D
- $147.31+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFVTI- Market value
- 125.06M
- Weight
- 0.01%
- AUM
- 2.3T USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $378.24+0.44%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFVB- Market value
- 90.14M
- Weight
- 0.05%
- AUM
- 183.4B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $304.76+0.64%
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFVBK- Market value
- 51.99M
- Weight
- 0.12%
- AUM
- 43.8B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $358.65+0.70%
Vanguard Extended Market ETFVXF- Market value
- 45.23M
- Weight
- 0.05%
- AUM
- 93.7B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.05%
- Price / 1D
- $245.53+0.82%
State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETFSPSM- Market value
- 36.34M
- Weight
- 0.21%
- AUM
- 17.03B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Price / 1D
- $57.28+0.61%
Dimensional - US Targeted Value ETFDFAT- Market value
- 23.8M
- Weight
- 0.16%
- AUM
- 14.66B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.28%
- Price / 1D
- $71.67+0.67%
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETFIJT- Market value
- 22.61M
- Weight
- 0.27%
- AUM
- 8.22B USD
- Expense ratio
- 0.18%
- Price / 1D
- $173.9+0.61%
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