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    Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc (BFAM)

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    CONSUMER CYCLICAL • PERSONAL SERVICES • NYSE

    $70.41
    +2.00 (+2.92%)

    Market Cap: $3.42B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    97%(38/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +21.68%
    Streak
    25 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.76
    Range$1.70 - $1.78
    9 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    6
    3
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$1.73+1.7%
    60d ago$1.73+1.3%
    30d ago$1.76+0.1%
    7d ago$1.76+0.1%
    Current$1.76
    Revenue Consensus
    $843M
    Range$841M - $847M
    6 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$1.36
    Range$1.32 - $1.40
    9 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $767M
    Range$760M - $774M
    8 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$1.36---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$1.76---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 30
    		$1.19$1.11+7.21%Beat+11.2%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 5
    		$0.82$0.80+2.50%Beat+6.5%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 12
    		$1.15$1.12+2.68%Beat+17.3%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 30
    		$1.57$1.32+18.94%Beat+41.4%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 31
    		$1.07$1.01+5.94%Beat+21.6%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 5
    		$0.77$0.64+20.31%Beat+51.0%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 13
    		$0.98$0.91+7.69%Beat+18.1%
    Sep 24
    Reported Nov 4
    		$1.11$1.06+4.72%Beat+26.1%
    Jun 24
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.88$0.73+20.55%Beat+37.5%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 2
    		$0.51$0.46+10.87%Beat+4.1%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 13
    		$0.83$0.74+12.16%Beat+7.8%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.88$0.82+7.32%Beat+33.3%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.64$0.61+4.92%Beat-9.9%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 2
    		$0.49$0.39+25.64%Beat+4.3%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 16
    		$0.77$0.76+1.32%Beat+18.5%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.66$0.64+3.13%Beat+3.1%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.71$0.70+1.43%Beat+44.9%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 3
    		$0.47$0.42+11.90%Beat+104.3%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 16
    		$0.65$0.63+3.17%Beat+80.6%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.64$0.63+1.59%Beat+3100.0%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.49$0.37+32.43%Beat+11.4%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 5
    		$0.23$0.14+64.29%Beat-68.9%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 17
    		$0.36$-0.23+256.52%Beat-64.4%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 5
    		$0.02N/A+104.08%Beat-97.7%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 5
    		$0.44$-0.58+175.86%Beat-55.6%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 6
    		$0.74$0.75-1.33%Miss-8.6%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 13
    		$1.01$0.97+4.12%Beat+12.2%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.86$0.86+0.00%Beat+17.8%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.99$0.98+1.02%Beat+13.8%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.81$0.79+2.53%Beat+12.5%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.90$0.84+7.14%Beat+23.3%
    Sep 18
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.73$0.73+0.00%Beat+17.7%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.87$0.85+2.35%Beat+17.6%
    Mar 18
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.72$0.71+1.41%Beat+18.0%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 8
    		$0.73$0.69+5.80%Beat+30.4%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 1
    		$0.62$0.61+1.64%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.74$0.72+2.78%Beat-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 4
    		$0.61$0.56+8.93%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 9
    		$0.56$0.55+1.82%Beat-

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio14.89EV/EBITDA11.66x
    Price/FCF15.38xFCF Yield6.50%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin5.78%Operating Margin12.70%
    ROE14.90%ROIC9.34%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity1.36xInterest Coverage6.23x
    Current Ratio0.48xQuick Ratio0.48x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.18Avg Volume868.36K
    52-Week High$109.8652-Week Low$57.63

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$67.70
    SMA 20$66.28
    SMA 50$69.19
    SMA 200$75.89
    EMA 10$68.11
    EMA 20$67.57
    EMA 50$68.76
    EMA 200$77.56

    MACD

    Line: 0.17Signal: -0.59Hist: 0.76

    ADX

    ADX: 17.2+DI: 32.0-DI: 21.0

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up100.0
    Aroon Down52.0
    PSAR$64.41

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$70.79
    Lower Band$61.77
    %B Position1360%(Upper)
    Band Width0.96

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    59.4

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K73.5
    Stoch %D77.6
    Williams %R-13.8
    ROC (10d)8.6%
    Momentum5.58
    CCI (20d)156.3
    MFI (14d)49.4

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$2.12(3.0%)
    StdDev (20d)2.25
    Hist Vol32.9%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$70.55
    OBV-7.7M
    AD Line-18.3M
    CMF (20d)-0.210

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)852.6K
    Vol Ratio0.6x
    VWMA (20d)$66.03

    Pivot Points

    R3$70.54
    R2$69.66
    R1$69.04
    Pivot Point$68.16
    S1$67.54
    S2$66.66
    S3$66.04

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI1.83
    Ultimate Osc51.3
    KST-24.86

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$779.18M$712.22M$733.70M$802.81M$731.57M$665.53M$674.15M$719.10M$670.06M$622.71M$615.65M$645.79M
    Cost of Revenue$590.22M$548.73M$591.85M$585.76M$549.02M$509.79M$533.62M$537.56M$507.65M$487.58M$499.75M$488.14M
    Gross Profit$188.96M$163.49M$141.85M$217.05M$182.55M$155.74M$140.53M$181.53M$162.41M$135.13M$115.90M$157.65M
    Operating Expenses$109.15M$98.54M$96.36M$96.20M$96.50M$93.47M$92.30M$92.14M$93.35M$95.19M$87.66M$90.82M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$108.00M$97.35M$94.96M$94.73M$94.83M$91.86M$90.10M$89.50M$87.50M$87.55M$79.14M$83.25M
    Operating Income$79.82M$64.95M$45.49M$120.85M$86.05M$62.27M$48.23M$89.40M$69.06M$39.94M$28.24M$66.82M
    Interest Income$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$14.02M$12.02M$11.64M$12.21M$10.55M$10.35M$11.45M$11.61M$12.01M$13.68M$14.25M$12.22M
    Income Before Tax$65.79M$52.93M$33.85M$108.63M$75.50M$51.92M$36.77M$77.78M$57.05M$26.26M$13.99M$54.60M
    Income Tax Expense$25.16M$18.82M$12.12M$30.08M$20.72M$13.87M$7.65M$22.88M$17.87M$9.27M$8.46M$14.62M
    Net Income$40.63M$34.11M$21.74M$78.55M$54.77M$38.05M$29.12M$54.91M$39.17M$16.99M$5.52M$39.98M
    EBITDA$104.39M$88.18M$70.24M$144.89M$108.79M$84.15M$70.54M$111.90M$94.53M$67.57M$56.19M$93.33M
    EBIT$79.82M$64.95M$45.49M$120.85M$86.05M$62.27M$48.23M$89.40M$69.06M$39.94M$28.24M$66.82M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $1.20M
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    5
    New Awards (TTM)
    1
    Avg Remaining Term
    2.3 mo

    Top agency: Securities and Exchange Commission at 89.1% of trailing twelve month obligations across 3 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    50310225F0074Securities and Exchange CommissionSecurities and Exchange Commission$905850Aug 14, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

    News

    BFAM vs. APG: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

    This article evaluates Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) and APi (APG) as value investment options. Using Zacks' Style Scores and Rank, BFAM is identified as the superior choice due to its #2 (Buy) Rank...

    Yahoo Finance•10/16/26•Bullish

    UBS cuts target for Bright Horizons stock to USD 78.00

    UBS has lowered its price target for Bright Horizons (BFAM) stock from USD 88.00 to USD 78.00, maintaining a Neutral rating. This adjustment comes ahead of the company's third-quarter earnings report...

    ad-hoc-news.de•10/15/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions Announces Date of Third Quarter 2026 Earnings Release and Conference Call

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE: BFAM) will release its third-quarter 2026 earnings on Thursday, October 29, 2026...

    FinancialContent•10/15/26•Neutral

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE:BFAM) Stock Has Average Price Target of $92.00

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions (NYSE:BFAM) has a consensus "Hold" rating from nine analysts, with an average 12-month price target of $92.00...

    MarketBeat•10/15/26•Neutral

    AM Best turns negative on outlook for Bright Horizons risk retention group

    AM Best has revised the outlooks on the ratings of Apex Insurance Risk Retention Group Inc. from stable to negative...

    Captive Insurance Times•10/14/26•Somewhat-Bearish

    BFAM Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    14.9x
    Forward P/E
    22.6x
    EV/EBITDA
    11.7x
    P/FCF
    15.4x
    PEG
    1.8x
    P/B
    3.8x
    See GNG's fair value

    BFAM Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    23.5%
    Operating margin
    12.7%
    Net margin
    5.8%
    ROIC
    9.3%
    ROE
    14.9%
    FCF margin
    7.8%
    FCF yield
    6.5%

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    Sector: Consumer Cyclical

    BFAM Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    9
    Strong Buy
    2
    Buy
    3
    Hold
    3
    Sell
    1
    Strong Sell
    0

    BFAM Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • BFAM beat EPS estimates in 100.0% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    BFAM Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    8 of 8 quarters (100.0%)
    Average surprise
    8.7%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $1.76
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    6 up, 3 down

    Frequently Asked Questions About BFAM

    Does BFAM pay dividends?

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc (BFAM) does not currently pay a regular dividend.

    What is BFAM's P/E ratio?

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 14.89.

    What is BFAM's market cap?

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc (BFAM) has a market capitalization of $3.42B with a current stock price of $70.41.

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