Bright Horizons Family Solutions BFAM Ratios & Valuation
| Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 23.7%+0.2pp | 23.8%+0.7pp | 24.2%+1.6pp | 23.7%+1.3pp | 23.5%+1.5pp | |
| Operating margin | 10.6%+0.8pp | 10.7%+1.5pp | 11%+2.4pp | 10.2%+2.3pp | 9.9%+2.6pp | |
| Net margin | 6.3%+0.4pp | 6.6%+1.4pp | 7%+2.5pp | 6.3%+2.4pp | 5.9%+2.6pp | |
| EBITDA margin | 13.8%+0.6pp | 13.9%+1.1pp | 14.2%+1.6pp | 13.5%+1.3pp | 13.2%+1.5pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 15.3%+2.7pp | 14.8%+3.5pp | 14.2%+5.1pp | 13.2%+4.8pp | 12.6%+5.5pp | |
| Return on assets | 5%+0.7pp | 5%+1.4pp | 5.1%+2.1pp | 4.6%+1.9pp | 4.2%+2.0pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 7.9%+1.3pp | 7.9%+2.0pp | 7.8%+2.8pp | 7.2%+2.6pp | 6.5%+2.6pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.8×+0.1× | 0.7×+0.1× | 0.7×+0.1× | 0.7×+0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×+0.1× | |
| Quick ratio | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.5×-0.1× | 0.6×0.0× | 0.6×+0.1× | |
| Cash ratio | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.1×0.0× | 0.2×0.0× | 0.2×+0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 1.5×+0.2× | 1.2×-0.2× | 1.1×-0.2× | 1.2×-0.2× | 1.3×-0.2× | |
| Debt-to-assets | 0.4×0.0× | 0.4×-0.1× | 0.4×-0.1× | 0.4×-0.1× | 0.5×0.0× | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.8×-0.7× | 3.5×-1.4× | 3.6×-1.7× | 3.9×-1.5× | 4.5×-1.6× | |
| Interest coverage | 6.8×+0.9× | 7×+2.0× | 7.1×+2.7× | 6.5×+2.6× | 5.9×+2.5× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $20.94-8.3% | $23.32+6.7% | $24.88+4.4% | $24.24+10.4% | $22.85+8.4% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $4.53B-37.9% | $5.73B-11.1% | $6.17B-24.1% | $7.07B+10.8% | $7.29B+10.9% | |
| Enterprise value | $6.08B-31.8% | $7.15B-11.9% | $7.63B-22.6% | $8.53B+5.6% | $8.91B+6.7% | |
| Price / earnings | 23.9×-21.3× | 29.7×-16.3× | 30.8×-39.0× | 40×-22.8× | 45.2×-33.9× | |
| Price / sales | 1.5×-1.2× | 2×-0.4× | 2.1×-0.9× | 2.5×0.0× | 2.7×0.0× | |
| Price / book | 4×-1.6× | 4.3×-0.8× | 4.3×-1.5× | 5.1×+0.1× | 5.5×+0.2× | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.8×-9.9× | 17.5×-6.0× | 18.7×-11.2× | 22.7×-3.2× | 24.7×-4.0× | |
| EV / sales | 2×-1.2× | 2.4×-0.6× | 2.7×-1.1× | 3.1×-0.1× | 3.3×-0.1× | |
| Earnings yield | 4.2%+2.0pp | 3.4%+1.2pp | 3.2%+1.8pp | 2.5%+0.9pp | 2.2%+0.9pp | |
| PEG ratio | 1.4×+0.9× | 0.8×+0.3× | 0.4×-1.6× | 0.5×-0.6× | 0.5×-3.5× |
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- What are Bright Horizons Family Solutions's profit margins?
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) runs a 23.7% gross margin and a 10.6% operating margin, with a 6.3% net margin.
- Where do Bright Horizons Family Solutions's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Bright Horizons Family Solutions's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.