Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) is a Consumer Discretionary stock trading at $72.90 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $3.55B and a trailing P/E of 20.3. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides early education and child care, back-up care, and educational advisory and related workplace services for employers and families. It operates through Full Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory and Other Services segments, serving children and adult dependent care needs and administering education-related programs.
Bright Horizons provides early education and child care, back-up care, and educational advisory services for employers and families, operating services through its child care centers and related workplace solutions to generate service revenue.
The profit model is driven by recurring employer relationships and an operating center network, because full-service center-based child care is the largest revenue stream and employer-sponsored center client retention is highlighted at 95%.
| Center Care | $0.5B |
| Back-Up Care | $0.1B |
| Advisory & Other | $0.0B |
Business quality (Mixed): Clear segment structure (center-based child care, back-up care, and advisory), with an operating focus on employer retention and maintaining a high number of operating centers, but modest operating profitability and ongoing center closures make results sensitive to center operations.
Valuation: At 20× earnings, BFAM trades 17% above the Personal Services average (17×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.
| Price | $72.90 |
| Market Cap | $3.55B |
| P/E Ratio | 20.3 |
| EV / EBITDA | 10.9 |
| Price / Book | 3.76 |
| Price / Sales | 1.17 |
| FCF Yield | 6.7% |
| DCF Value (model) | $45.86 |
| DCF Upside vs Price | -37.1% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $2.93B |
| Net Margin | 6.6% |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.5% |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | -17.7% |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | -34.0% |
| Altman Z-Score | 2.17 (grey) |
| Piotroski F-Score | 8/9 (strong) |
| Stock P/E | 20.3 |
| Sector P/E (Consumer Discretionary) | 20.7 |
| Industry P/E (Personal Services) | 14.0 |
| vs Sector | -2.1% |
| vs Industry | 44.4% |
| Top Institutional Holder | VANGUARD GROUP INC ($523.46M) |
| Institutional Holders Tracked | 10 |
| Congressional Trades (recent) | 4 |
| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Personal Services |
| CEO | Stephen Howard Kramer |
| Employees | 32,050 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 2013-01-25 |
Data as of 2026-08-21.
Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.