(BFAM) Bright Horizons Family - Overview

Sector: Consumer Cyclical | Industry: Personal Services | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 4.661m USD | Total Return: -30.6% in 12m

Child Care, Education, Advisory, Support
Total Rating 41
Safety 74
Buy Signal -0.78
Personal Services
Industry Rotation: -11.6
Market Cap: 4.66B
Avg Turnover: 57.0M USD
ATR: 3.11%
Peers RS (IBD): 26.5
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility33.8%
Rel. Tail Risk-11.8%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio-0.94
Alpha-34.65
Character TTM
Beta0.099
Beta Downside0.077
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD52.46%
CAGR/Max DD0.03
EPS (Earnings per Share) EPS (Earnings per Share) of BFAM over the last years for every Quarter: "2021-03": 0.23, "2021-06": 0.49, "2021-09": 0.64, "2021-12": 0.65, "2022-03": 0.47, "2022-06": 0.71, "2022-09": 0.66, "2022-12": 0.77, "2023-03": 0.49, "2023-06": 0.64, "2023-09": 0.88, "2023-12": 0.83, "2024-03": 0.51, "2024-06": 0.88, "2024-09": 1.11, "2024-12": 0.98, "2025-03": 0.77, "2025-06": 1.07, "2025-09": 1.57, "2025-12": 1.15, "2026-03": 0,
EPS CAGR: -45.70%
EPS Trend: 17.2%
Last SUE: -4.00
Qual. Beats: 0
Revenue Revenue of BFAM over the last years for every Quarter: 2021-03: 390.84, 2021-06: 441.478, 2021-09: 460.333, 2021-12: 462.656, 2022-03: 460.409, 2022-06: 490.341, 2022-09: 540.215, 2022-12: 529.522, 2023-03: 553.606, 2023-06: 603.216, 2023-09: 645.787, 2023-12: 615.648, 2024-03: 622.709, 2024-06: 670.059, 2024-09: 719.099, 2024-12: 674.146, 2025-03: 665.527, 2025-06: 731.57, 2025-09: 801.335, 2025-12: 733.698, 2026-03: null,
Rev. CAGR: 13.23%
Rev. Trend: 94.9%
Last SUE: 0.74
Qual. Beats: 0

Warnings

Altman Z'' 0.89 < 1.0 - financial distress zone

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Description: BFAM Bright Horizons Family

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) offers early education, childcare, back-up care, and educational advisory services to employers and families across multiple countries, including the US, UK, and Australia. The company operates in three segments: Full Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory services. The childcare sector is largely driven by parental employment rates and corporate benefits programs.

The Full Service Center-Based Child Care segment provides traditional early education, preschool, and elementary education. The Back-Up Care segment includes center-based and in-home childcare, senior care, and an online marketplace for caregivers. The Educational Advisory services segment manages tuition assistance, student loan repayment programs, and offers educational consulting, including college admissions and financial advisory. This business model often involves contracts with corporate clients.

BFAM was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts. For a deeper dive into BFAMs financials and market position, continue your research on ValueRay.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Corporate demand for employee benefits drives childcare enrollment
  • Labor costs for educators impact profitability
  • Regulatory changes in childcare standards increase operational expense
  • Economic downturns reduce employer-sponsored program uptake
  • Competition from in-home care providers pressures market share
Piotroski VR‑10 (Strict) 7.0
Net Income: 193.1m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.06 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.05 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: -15.76% < 20% (prev -10.55%; Δ -5.21% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 347.7m > Net Income 193.1m
Net Debt (1.62b) to EBITDA (408.1m): 3.97 < 3
Current Ratio: 0.52 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (56.6m) vs 12m ago -3.06% < -2%
Gross Margin: 23.73% > 18% (prev 0.23%; Δ 2.35k% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 73.34% > 50% (prev 69.76%; Δ 3.57% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.03 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 408.1m / Interest Expense TTM 44.8m)
Altman Z'' 0.89
A: -0.11 (Total Current Assets 504.0m - Total Current Liabilities 966.2m) / Total Assets 4.15b
B: 0.23 (Retained Earnings 959.1m / Total Assets 4.15b)
C: 0.08 (EBIT TTM 314.7m / Avg Total Assets 4.00b)
D: 0.33 (Book Value of Equity 914.3m / Total Liabilities 2.81b)
Altman-Z'' Score: 0.89 = B
Beneish M -3.02
DSRI: 0.95 (Receivables 294.0m/283.3m, Revenue 2.93b/2.69b)
GMI: 0.97 (GM 23.73% / 23.07%)
AQI: 1.08 (AQ_t 0.58 / AQ_t-1 0.53)
SGI: 1.09 (Revenue 2.93b / 2.69b)
TATA: -0.04 (NI 193.1m - CFO 347.7m) / TA 4.15b)
Beneish M-Score: -3.02 (Cap -4..+1) = AA
What is the price of BFAM shares? As of April 11, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 80.45 with a total of 554,212 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.67%, over one month by +5.48%, over three months by -21.03% and over the past year by -30.57%.
Is BFAM a buy, sell or hold? Bright Horizons Family has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.60. Therefor, it is recommend to hold BFAM.
  • StrongBuy: 2
  • Buy: 4
  • Hold: 3
  • Sell: 0
  • StrongSell: 1
What are the forecasts/targets for the BFAM price?
Analysts Target Price 97.1 20.7%
Bright Horizons Family (BFAM) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 11 April 2026
P/E Trailing = 24.5268
P/E Forward = 15.015
P/S = 1.5887
P/B = 3.4489
P/EG = 1.76
Revenue TTM = 2.93b USD
EBIT TTM = 314.7m USD
EBITDA TTM = 408.1m USD
Long Term Debt = 747.6m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 309.8m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.76b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter)
Net Debt = 1.62b USD (from netDebt column, last quarter)
Enterprise Value = 6.26b USD (4.66b + Debt 1.76b - CCE 156.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.03 (Ebit TTM 314.7m / Interest Expense TTM 44.8m)
EV/FCF = 24.44x (Enterprise Value 6.26b / FCF TTM 256.4m)
FCF Yield = 4.09% (FCF TTM 256.4m / Enterprise Value 6.26b)
FCF Margin = 8.74% (FCF TTM 256.4m / Revenue TTM 2.93b)
Net Margin = 6.59% (Net Income TTM 193.1m / Revenue TTM 2.93b)
Gross Margin = 23.73% ((Revenue TTM 2.93b - Cost of Revenue TTM 2.24b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 19.33% (prev 26.90%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.51 (Enterprise Value 6.26b / Total Assets 4.15b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.66% (Interest Expense 11.6m / Debt 1.76b)
Taxrate = 35.78% (12.1m / 33.9m)
NOPAT = 202.1m (EBIT 314.7m * (1 - 35.78%))
Current Ratio = 0.52 (Total Current Assets 504.0m / Total Current Liabilities 966.2m)
Debt / Equity = 1.31 (Debt 1.76b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.34b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.97 (Net Debt 1.62b / EBITDA 408.1m)
Debt / FCF = 6.32 (Net Debt 1.62b / FCF TTM 256.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.37b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.83% (Net Income 193.1m / Total Assets 4.15b)
RoE = 14.07% (Net Income TTM 193.1m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.37b)
RoCE = 14.84% (EBIT 314.7m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.37b + L.T.Debt 747.6m))
RoIC = 8.83% (NOPAT 202.1m / Invested Capital 2.29b)
WACC = 4.71% (E(4.66b)/V(6.42b) * Re(6.33%) + D(1.76b)/V(6.42b) * Rd(0.66%) * (1-Tc(0.36)))
Discount Rate = 6.33% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.) -> floored to rf + 0.7*ERP = 7.92%
Shares Correlation 3-Years: -33.33 | Cagr: -1.23%
[DCF] Terminal Value 87.47% ; FCFF base≈249.9m ; Y1≈282.4m ; Y5≈382.8m
[DCF] Fair Price = 174.3 (EV 11.23b - Net Debt 1.62b = Equity 9.61b / Shares 55.1m; r=6.0% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.15% → 3.0% )
EPS Correlation: 17.16 | EPS CAGR: -45.70% | SUE: -4.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 94.92 | Revenue CAGR: 13.23% | SUE: 0.74 | # QB: 0
EPS next Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.19 | Chg7d=+0.006 | Chg30d=+0.006 | Revisions Net=+2 | Analysts=9
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=5.02 | Chg7d=+0.019 | Chg30d=+0.019 | Revisions Net=+2 | Growth EPS=+10.4% | Growth Revenue=+6.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=5.71 | Chg7d=+0.035 | Chg30d=+0.014 | Revisions Net=+1 | Growth EPS=+13.8% | Growth Revenue=+6.0%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +1.00 (2 Up / 0 Down within 30d for Next Quarter)
[Growth] Implied Growth Rate = 3.8% (Discount Rate 7.9% - Earnings Yield 4.1%)
[Growth] Growth Spread = +1.8% (Analyst 5.7% - Implied 3.8%)
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