Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $2.49BP/E –Yield –
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. grew revenue 6.7% to $3.07B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income fell 99.0% to $3.13M, moving the operating margin from 11.0% to 0.1%. Free cash flow was $253.30M, up 9.0% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $2.49B.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $2.49B
- P/E ratio
- –
- Price to sales
- 0.81
- Price to book
- 3.90
- Dividend yield
- –
- Free cash flow yield
- 10.18%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $3.07B
- Net income
- -$134.21M
- EPS, diluted
- -$2.97
- Free cash flow
- $253.30M
- Book value per share
- $13.18
- Diluted shares
- 48M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Previous close
- $51.74
- Open
- $51.57
- Day's range
- $51.32 – $52.18
- Volume
- 781,451
- Average volume (20 days)
- 1,381,166
- Index membership
- S&P SmallCap 600 (since May 2026), Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.90
- 52-week range
- $50.58 – $105.75
- RSI (14 days)
- 29.2
- Volatility (1 year)
- 46.3%
- Relative volume
- 0.83×
- WACC
- 7.8%
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Index membership is inferred from the holdings of funds that track each index (SPSM, IJR, IWB, IWV), as reported to the SEC for Jun 30, 2026. Join dates come from quarterly fund reports since 2019, so they are accurate to the quarter.
Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2013, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | BFAM | S&P 500 | Difference | BFAM per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -25.3% | -2.4% | −22.8 pts | ||
| 3 months | -27.4% | -1.2% | −26.3 pts | ||
| Year to date | -48.8% | +12.3% | −61.1 pts | ||
| 1 year | -48.5% | +12.4% | −61.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | -36.5% | +78.8% | −115.4 pts | -14.1% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | -62.4% | +75.2% | −137.6 pts | -17.8% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | -27.6% | +311.1% | −338.7 pts | -3.2% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
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Net income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Bright Horizons Family Solutions filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Services-Child Day Care Services
Bright Horizons provides early childhood education, family care solutions, and workforce education services primarily to employers as employee benefits. The company operates through three segments: full-service center-based child care, back-up care, and educational advisory services. Offerings include infant, toddler, and preschool education, back-up child and senior care, tutoring, camp programs, tuition assistance administration, student loan repayment management, and college admissions counseling. Its clients consist of employers spanning various industries, as well as families who utilize its care centers and retail services.
Company profile, executives and historyBright Horizons Family Solutions stock: common questions
What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions's stock price?
BFAM closed at $51.91 on Nov 11, 2026, up 0.33% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $50.58 and $105.75.
What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions's market cap?
Bright Horizons Family Solutions was worth $2.49B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is BFAM's P/E ratio?
Bright Horizons Family Solutions lost money over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026 (diluted EPS -$2.97), so it has no meaningful P/E ratio.
How much revenue does Bright Horizons Family Solutions make?
Bright Horizons Family Solutions reported revenue of $3.07B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 6.7% from a year earlier.
Does Bright Horizons Family Solutions pay a dividend?
No. Bright Horizons Family Solutions has not paid a cash dividend over the last twelve months.
When does Bright Horizons Family Solutions report earnings next?
Bright Horizons Family Solutions is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 11, 2027, during market hours. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has BFAM stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, BFAM returned -48.5% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many BFAM shares are sold short?
3M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 6.29% of the float, or 2.0 days of average trading volume.
Who are Bright Horizons Family Solutions's competitors?
Companies most similar to Bright Horizons Family Solutions by business, industry and size include KLC, PPLI, KELYA, TAL, ALIT.
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