Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) stock
BFAMNYSEServices-Child Day Care ServicesFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 30, 2026Score 5/3071% above fair value
$52.79+0.88 (+1.70%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $2.53BP/E –Yield –
Bright Horizons Family Solutions statistics
101 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Feb 11, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- No dividends
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/OCF Ratio
- 7.11
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Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.14
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- EV / EBIT
- 1115.83
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- EV / FCF
- 13.78
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Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- -8.62%
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- Shares Change (QoQ)
- -2.30%
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- Float
- 47M
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- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.41%
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- Shares Held by Institutions
- 114.9%
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Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 3M
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- Short Interest Change
- 21.6%
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- Short % of Float
- 6.29%
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- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 6.21%
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- Days to Cover
- 2.00
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Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $105.75
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- 52-Week Low
- $50.58
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- 20-Day Moving Average
- $61.78
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- 50-Day Moving Average
- $64.69
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- 200-Day Moving Average
- $72.28
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- Average True Range (14)
- $2.73
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- Price Change (1 Week)
- -4.83%
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- Price Change (1 Month)
- -22.8%
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- Price Change (3 Months)
- -26.0%
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- Price Change (6 Months)
- -24.0%
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- Price Change (YTD)
- -47.9%
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- Price Change (1 Year)
- -47.7%
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- Price Change (3 Years)
- -36.5%
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- Price Change (5 Years)
- -61.8%
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- Price Change (10 Years)
- -26.4%
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- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 2M
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- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 1M
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- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 942,247
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- Relative Volume
- 0.91
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- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 31.8
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- Volatility (1 Year)
- 46.3%
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- Beta (5 Years)
- 0.90
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MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -1.69%
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- EBITDA Margin
- 3.29%
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- FCF Margin
- 8.26%
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Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -13.0%
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- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -3.65%
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- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 0.14%
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- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 0.13%
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Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 0.45
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- Quick Ratio
- 0.37
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- Debt / Equity
- 1.69
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- Debt / EBITDA
- 10.70
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- Debt / FCF
- 4.26
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- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 9.51
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- Interest Coverage
- 0.06
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GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 6.70%
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- Net Income Growth (YoY)
- -166.9%
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- EPS Growth (YoY)
- -185.3%
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- FCF Growth (YoY)
- 8.96%
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- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 13.2%
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- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 14.1%
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- EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 34.9%
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- EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 49.5%
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EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.83
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- Revenue Per Employee
- $95.24K
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- Profits Per Employee
- -$4.17K
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- Employee Count
- 32,200
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- WACC
- 7.78%
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Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$51.75M
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Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$960.04M
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- Net Cash Per Share
- -$20.03
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- Equity (Book Value)
- $638.39M
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- Book Value Per Share
- $13.32
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- Tangible Book Value
- -$1.08B
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- Working Capital
- -$547.48M
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Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$102.71M
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- FCF Per Share
- $5.28
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Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -5.30%
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- FCF Yield
- 10.0%
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- Buyback Yield
- 26.9%
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- Shareholder Yield
- 26.9%
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Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $54.88M
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- Income Tax
- $82.46M
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Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.50
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- Piotroski F-Score
- 8
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- Beneish M-Score
- -2.64
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Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 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 | -24.5% | -2.7% | −21.8 pts | ||
| 3 months | -26.1% | -1.7% | −24.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | -47.9% | +11.9% | −59.8 pts | ||
| 1 year | -47.2% | +12.0% | −59.2 pts | ||
| 3 years | -35.5% | +78.2% | −113.6 pts | -13.6% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -61.8% | +73.2% | −135.1 pts | -17.5% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | -26.4% | +309.6% | −336.0 pts | -3.0% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
3M BFAM shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 21.6% from the previous report, or 6.29% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 2.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 56.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 2,974,298 | +21.6% | 1,485,141 | 2.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2,445,646 | -1.7% | 639,804 | 3.8 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2,488,768 | -16.7% | 1,096,929 | 2.3 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2,986,485 | +15.3% | 895,616 | 3.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2,590,343 | +15.4% | 625,044 | 4.1 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 2,244,232 | -8.6% | 679,963 | 3.3 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 2,455,799 | -17.4% | 881,666 | 2.8 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 2,973,588 | +2.5% | 872,337 | 3.4 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,900,782 | +3.0% | 1,187,293 | 2.4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2,815,663 | +9.8% | 1,097,983 | 2.6 |
| May 29, 2026 | 2,565,045 | -19.9% | 1,208,962 | 2.1 |
| May 15, 2026 | 3,201,221 | +128.7% | 2,410,864 | 1.3 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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