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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. BFAM

NYSE · stock · Services-Child Day Care Services · website · IPO 2013-01-25 · LEI

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. statistics & valuation

Market cap$3.7B
P / E19.1×
P / S1.3×
P / B2.8×
P / FCF14.3×
Net margin6.6%
Return on equity14.4%
FCF margin8.8%
Net debt$607.5M
Net debt / EBITDA1.5×
Enterprise value USD$4.3B
EV / EBITDA10.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV7.3%
Return on capital10.8%
Graham number -41.2%$41.99

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($41.99); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
6.00% 9.00% 8.30% 8.70% 1.80% 4.00% 4.00% 3.10% 5.20% 6.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
24.90% 24.70% 24.90% 25.40% 20.10% 23.60% 23.70% 22.00% 23.10% 23.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
12.60% 11.80% 12.60% 13.00% 3.50% 7.40% 7.80% 7.10% 9.20% 10.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
13.80% 21.00% 20.30% 18.60% 2.10% 6.00% 7.50% 6.10% 11.00% 14.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
60.6M 60.3M 59.0M 58.9M 60.5M 60.9M 58.5M 57.9M 58.5M 57.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.05B $1.03B $1.02B $1.00B $635.8M $715.4M $925.4M $872.7M $808.1M $607.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
4.00% 6.40% 6.30% 5.40% 0.70% 1.90% 2.10% 1.90% 3.60% 5.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.80% 9.20% 10.60% 10.60% 8.20% 9.30% 5.80% 6.80% 8.90% 8.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.55× 1.41× 1.33× 1.06× 0.79× 0.83× 0.89× 0.78× 0.72× 0.56× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.55 $2.59 $2.66 $3.05 $0.45 $1.15 $1.37 $1.28 $2.40 $3.36 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. trades at about 21.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 27.6×–337.7×, median 53.7×).

21.3× 337.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (27.6×–337.7×); dot = today's 21.3×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin23.8%23.1%22.0%23.7%23.6%20.1%25.4%24.9%24.7%24.9%
Operating margin10.7%9.2%7.1%7.8%7.4%3.5%13.0%12.6%11.8%12.6%
Net margin6.6%5.2%3.1%4.0%4.0%1.8%8.7%8.3%9.0%6.0%
FCF margin8.8%8.9%6.8%5.8%9.3%8.2%10.6%10.6%9.2%8.8%
Return on assets5.0%3.6%1.9%2.1%1.9%0.7%5.4%6.3%6.4%4.0%
Return on equity14.4%11.0%6.1%7.5%6.0%2.1%18.6%20.3%21.0%13.8%
Debt / equity0.56×0.72×0.78×0.89×0.83×0.79×1.06×1.33×1.41×1.55×
Current ratio0.520.640.560.440.871.180.470.400.420.40

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.