BFAM
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
BFAM lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect earnings to recover and profitability to improve.
BFAM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
BFAM's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
BFAM PE Valuation
BFAM has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BFAM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BFAM's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
BFAM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.47 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$2.97 | -185% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.16 | +3.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.32 | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.36 | +40% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.48 | +74% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.05 | +74% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.77 | +94% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.40 | +88% |
BFAM has swung to a loss: it lost $2.97 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
BFAM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $841.5M | +4.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $779.2M | +6.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $712.2M | +7% |
| Q4 2025 | $733.7M | +8.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $802.8M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $731.6M | +9.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $665.5M | +6.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $674.1M | +9.5% |
BFAM's revenue has grown year over year for 22 quarters in a row: $841M last quarter, up 4.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -22% | -37 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | -1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.1% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.2% | -1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 9.4% | +2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7.2% | +2.6 points |
BFAM's operating margin was −22% last quarter, down 37 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
BFAM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$25.1M | +$17.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $76.1M | -34% |
| Q1 2026 | $87.6M | +23% |
| Q4 2025 | $114.7M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | -$42.4M | -$10.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $115.4M | +33% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.9M | -27% |
| Q4 2024 | $88.6M | +37% |
BFAM usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$25M, but it generated $253M over the past year.
BFAM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -6.4% | -3.3M shares |
| 1 year | -16% | -9M shares |
| 3 years | -17% | -9.6M shares |
| 5 years | -20% | -11.9M shares |
| Available history | -18% | -10.5M shares |
BFAM has 48M diluted shares, down 16% from a year ago, with $680M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $88M |
| Q2 2026 | $246.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $224.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $120.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $44.3M |
| Q2 2025 | $40.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $19.6M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
BFAM spent $680M buying back its own shares over the past year.
BFAM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4x | Moderate |
BFAM's net debt is about 9.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.6 years a year ago.
BFAM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 30.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 7.9 | Oversold |
BFAM's weekly RSI is 30 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
BFAM PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BFAM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 18x | 25% above |
| PE % | 6 | 47 | 41 pts below |
BFAM has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BFAM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $62.9 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $68.6 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $76.3 | 31% below |
| 100 week MA | $96.6 | 45% below |
| 200 week MA | $98.9 | 47% below |
BFAM is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 47% below its 200-week average.
BFAM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $150.9 | $165.3 | +9.6% |
| 2021 | $165.3 | $123.2 | -25% |
| 2022 | $123.2 | $59.9 | -51% |
| 2023 | $59.9 | $94.2 | +57% |
| 2024 | $94.2 | $110.5 | +17% |
| 2025 | $110.5 | $101.3 | -8.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $101.3 | $52.8 | -48% |
BFAM has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 48% so far in 2026.