BFAM
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
BFAM offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
EBAY
eBay Inc.
EBAY has the edge over BFAM overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
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.
EBAY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable |
EBAY's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its balance sheet is stable.
BFAM PE Valuation
BFAM has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EBAY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 6.9x | $31.50 | -74% |
| Fair | 16x | $71.96 | -40% |
| Forward | 18x | $120 | — |
| Expensive | 22x | $99.04 | -18% |
| Current | 26x | $120 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EBAY's PE is in its expensive range at 26x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
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.
EBAY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for EBAY, with profitability 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.
EBAY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.63 | +45% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.57 | +0.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.82 | +7.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.40 | +6% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.34 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.55 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.49 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.15 | -17% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.94 | -24% |
EBAY has the edge over BFAM on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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.
EBAY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.2B | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.1B | +15% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.1B | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8B | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.7B | +6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.6B | +1.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6B | +0.7% |
EBAY has the edge over BFAM on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 20% | -4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 20% | -2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | -3.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +5.1 points |
EBAY has the edge over BFAM on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
EBAY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $749M | -6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $300M | +$741M |
| Q1 2026 | $897M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $466M | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $803M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | -$441M | -259% |
| Q1 2025 | $644M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $560M | +$564M |
EBAY generated $2.4B in free cash flow over the past year, up 54% from the year before.
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 the edge over EBAY on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| 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.
EBAY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -14M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -79M shares |
| 5 years | -31% | -205M shares |
| Available history | -44% | -359M shares |
EBAY has 453M diluted shares, down 3% from a year ago, with $2.1B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $664M |
| Q2 2026 | $323M |
| Q1 2026 | $486M |
| Q4 2025 | $635M |
| Q3 2025 | $626M |
| Q2 2025 | $624M |
| Q1 2025 | $615M |
| Q4 2024 | $911M |
EBAY spent $2.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 24% from the year before.
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.
EBAY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9x | Healthy |
EBAY has the edge over BFAM on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
EBAY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 61.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.0 | Overbought |
EBAY's weekly RSI is 62 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (overbought).
BFAM PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BFAM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 18x | 25% above |
| PE % | 6 | 47 | 41 pts below |
BFAM has the edge over EBAY on valuation relative to its sector.
EBAY PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | EBAY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 26x | 18x | 46% above |
| PE % | 91 | 47 | 44 pts above |
EBAY is trading at 26x earnings, a 46% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
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.
EBAY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.5 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $112.4 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $102.6 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $89.8 | 34% above |
| 200 week MA | $69.5 | 73% above |
EBAY has the edge over BFAM on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
EBAY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $36.1 | $50.1 | +39% |
| 2021 | $50.1 | $64.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $64.9 | $40.2 | -38% |
| 2023 | $40.2 | $43.6 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | $43.6 | $62.8 | +44% |
| 2025 | $62.8 | $85.2 | +36% |
| 2026 YTD | $85.2 | $120.1 | +41% |
EBAY has the edge over BFAM on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.