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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.

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Consumer Cyclical · Personal Products & Services · United States · Updated May 11, 1:52pm
$70.09
Price
$3.7B
Market Cap
32,050
Employees
1.28
Beta
Stephen Howard Kramer
CEO
Business Description

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides early education and child care, back-up care, educational advisory, and other workplace solutions services for employers and families. The company operates through three segments: Full Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory and Other Services. The Full Service Center-Based Child Care segment offers traditional center-based child care and early education, preschool, and elementary education services. The Back-Up Care segment provides center-based back-up child care, in-home child and adult/elder dependent care, school-age camps, virtual tutoring, and self-sourced reimbursed care services through child care centers, school-age campuses, and in-home caregivers, as well as the back-up care network. The Educational Advisory and Other Services segment offers tuition assistance and student loan repayment program administration, workforce education, and related educational consulting services, as well as college admissions advisory services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 1,014 child care and early education centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and India. The company was formerly known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. and changed its name to Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. in July 2012. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.

Business History
Price Overview
Last updated: May 11, 2026 1:52pm (just now)
$70.09
-0.50 (-0.71%)
Day Range
$69.51 – $71.07
52-Week Range
$63.68 – $132.99
50-Day MA
$79.51
200-Day MA
$96.67
Volume
693,687.00
Analyst Price Targets
Low $70.00
Consensus $95.57
High $112.00
(24 analysts)
Share Structure
Outstanding 52,606,700.00
Float 53,821,222.00
Free Float 102.3%
High free float — 102.3% of shares trade freely, ~-2.3% held by insiders/institutions
Very liquid — most shares trade freely. Low insider ownership can mean less management alignment, but makes large position sizing straightforward.
Price History (1 Year)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
Period Revenue Net Income Net Margin YoY/QoQ
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
API
Stock Price / EPS (Diluted)
16.79
Stock Price: $70.09
EPS (Diluted): 3.39
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
API
Stock Price / Book Value Per Share
4.31
Stock Price: $70.09
Total Equity: $1.34B
Shares: 57,422,501
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
API
Enterprise Value / EBITDA
13.17
Market Cap: $3.69B
Total Debt: $1.06B
Cash: $140.58M
EBITDA: $408.07M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
API
Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$7.4B
Market Cap: $3.69B
Total Debt: $1.06B
Cash: $140.58M
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
API
Gross Profit / Revenue
23.6%
Gross Profit: $691.05M
Revenue: $2.93B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
API
Operating Income / Revenue
10.7%
Operating Income: $314.67M
Revenue: $2.93B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
API
Net Income / Revenue
6.6%
Net Income: $193.12M
Revenue: $2.93B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
API
Net Income / Total Equity
17.1%
Net Income: $193.12M
Total Equity: $1.34B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
API
NOPAT / Invested Capital
8.4%
Operating Income: $314.67M
Tax Rate: 28.5%
Equity: $1.34B
Total Debt: $1.06B
Cash: $140.58M
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
API
Current Assets / Current Liabilities
0.52
Current Assets: $503.97M
Current Liabilities: $966.17M
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALC
Total Debt / Total Equity
0.79
Short-Term Debt: $309.78M
Long-Term Debt: $747.61M
Total Debt: $1.06B
Total Equity: $1.34B
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALC
Revenue / Shares Outstanding
$51.09
Revenue: $2.93B
Shares: 57,422,501
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC
(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$23.32
Total Equity: $1.34B
Shares: 57,422,501
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC
(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$4.46
Operating CF: $347.68M
CapEx: -$91.32M
Shares: 57,422,501
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
API
Last Annual Dividend / Stock Price
0.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $70.09
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: $193.12M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
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Deep Analysis

Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.

0 Company Classification — What type of company is this?
1 Industry Landscape — Where is the industry headed?
2 Company Momentum — Where is this company trending?
3 Forward Projection — 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a DCF Valuation — Present value of future cash flows
4b Earnings Power Value — Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c Anchored PE — Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d Reverse DCF — What growth is the market pricing in?
4e Revenue-Based DCF — For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f Anchored P/S — Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g Scenario Analysis — Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h Dividend Discount Model — For dividend/income stocks only
4i Book Value Analysis — For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j Insider Activity — Are insiders buying or selling?
4f Cash Flow Quality — How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g Debt Maturity Risk — Can it handle its debt?
4h Macro Environment — Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i Sector Intelligence — How does this company compare within its sector?
4j Revenue Confidence — How reliable is the growth projection?
4k Sensitivity Analysis — How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l Sector Demand Cycle — Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5 AI Investigation — Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b Thesis Evaluation — What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6 Valuation Synthesis — Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue $1.8B $2.0B $2.4B $2.7B $2.9B
Cost of Revenue $1.3B $1.5B $1.9B $2.1B $2.2B
Gross Profit $415.0M $478.7M $531.7M $619.6M $691.0M
Operating Expenses $286.0M $321.1M $360.5M $373.0M $376.4M
Operating Income $129.0M $157.6M $171.2M $246.6M $314.7M
Net Income $70.5M $80.6M $74.0M $140.2M $193.1M
EBITDA $235.3M $257.8M $281.9M $344.5M $408.1M
EPS $1.16 $1.38 $1.28 $2.42 $3.39
EPS (Diluted) — — — — —
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Cash & Equivalents $261.0M $36.2M $71.6M $110.3M $140.6M
Total Current Assets $540.3M $347.7M $446.9M $496.0M $504.0M
Total Assets $3.6B $3.8B $3.9B $3.9B $4.1B
Current Liabilities $622.2M $786.3M $799.4M $779.4M $966.2M
Long-Term Debt $976.4M $961.6M $944.3M $918.4M $747.6M
Total Liabilities $2.5B $2.7B $2.7B $2.6B $2.8B
Total Equity $1.2B $1.1B $1.2B $1.3B $1.3B
Retained Earnings $471.0M $551.6M $625.8M $766.0M $959.1M
Cash Flow (Annual)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Operating Cash Flow $227.3M $188.5M $256.1M $337.5M $347.7M
Capital Expenditure -$63.5M -$70.6M -$91.0M -$97.3M -$91.3M
Free Cash Flow $163.8M $117.9M $165.1M $240.2M $256.4M
Acquisitions (net) -$53.9M -$210.4M -$39.6M -$8.3M -$6.8M
Debt Repayment — — — — —
Dividends Paid — — — — —
Stock Buybacks -$213.8M -$182.6M $0 -$84.6M -$225.4M
Net Change in Cash -$123.2M -$213.4M $37.6M $34.3M $18.5M
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Metric 2025 2026 2027 2028
Revenue $2.9B
$2.9B – $2.9B
 $3.1B
$3.1B – $3.1B
 $3.3B
$3.2B – $3.3B
 $3.5B
$3.5B – $3.5B
EBITDA $422.9M
$419.1M – $425.6M
 $448.2M
$445.3M – $449.7M
 $475.0M
$469.2M – $479.3M
 $503.4M
$503.4M – $503.4M
Net Income $260.3M
$258.6M – $262.0M
 $287.4M
$283.5M – $291.4M
 $328.3M
$322.9M – $333.7M
 $374.2M
$361.7M – $386.7M
EPS — — — —
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Metric 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue Growth +15.1% +19.7% +11.1% +9.2%
Gross Profit Growth +15.3% +11.1% +16.5% +11.5%
Operating Income Growth +22.1% +8.7% +44.0% +27.6%
Net Income Growth +14.5% -8.2% +89.3% +37.8%
EBITDA Growth +9.6% +9.4% +22.2% +18.4%
Insider Trading (Recent)
Date Insider Type Shares Price Value
2026-03-04 Marshall Rosamund A-Award 4,950.00 $0.00 $0
2026-03-04 Casagrande John Guy A-Award 4,950.00 $0.00 $0
2026-03-04 Janoff Jason A-Award 3,300.00 $0.00 $0
2026-03-04 Burke Mary Lou A-Award 7,260.00 $0.00 $0
2026-03-04 BOLAND ELIZABETH J A-Award 9,900.00 $0.00 $0
2026-03-04 Kramer Stephen Howard A-Award 32,999.00 $0.00 $0
2026-03-04 Berman Mandy A-Award 6,600.00 $0.00 $0
2026-03-04 Berman Mandy A-Award 7,260.00 $0.00 $0
2026-02-24 Marshall Rosamund A-Award 2,623.00 $0.00 $0
2026-02-24 Marshall Rosamund F-InKind 1,181.00 $71.64 $84,607
2026-02-24 Marshall Rosamund F-InKind 2,164.00 $71.64 $155,029
2026-02-24 Kramer Stephen Howard A-Award 12,240.00 $0.00 $0
2026-02-24 Kramer Stephen Howard F-InKind 4,083.00 $71.64 $292,506
2026-02-24 Kramer Stephen Howard F-InKind 8,793.00 $71.64 $629,931
2026-02-24 Janoff Jason F-InKind 1,172.00 $71.64 $83,962
2026-02-24 Burke Mary Lou A-Award 3,847.00 $0.00 $0
2026-02-24 Burke Mary Lou F-InKind 1,283.00 $71.64 $91,914
2026-02-24 Burke Mary Lou F-InKind 2,428.00 $71.64 $173,942
2026-02-24 Casagrande John Guy A-Award 2,098.00 $0.00 $0
2026-02-24 Casagrande John Guy F-InKind 700.00 $71.64 $50,148
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