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BFAM Financials Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 14.1% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (48.2% vs 14.1% per year).
  • Operating margin has expanded, at 10.7% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 15.7% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($748M) exceeds cash ($140M); net debt is $608M.
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-6.2% vs 14.1% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 7.0× in the latest year.
  • Total debt is 1.8× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
$0 $1B $3B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 13% 25% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-3% 9% 21% 0% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $129M $259M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $532M $1B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$303M $24M $351M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $2.9B $193M 23.8% 10.7% 14.4% 5.0% $259M $748M $140M
2024 $2.7B $140M 23.1% 9.2% 11.0% 3.6% $240M $947M $110M
2023 $2.4B $74M 22.0% 7.1% 6.1% 1.9% $165M $963M $72M
2022 $2.0B $81M 23.7% 7.8% 7.5% 2.1% $118M $978M $36M
2021 $1.8B $70M 23.6% 7.4% 6.0% 1.9% $164M $992M $261M
2020 $1.5B $27M 20.1% 3.5% 2.1% 0.7% $125M $1.0B $384M
2019 $2.1B $180M 25.4% 13.0% 18.6% 5.4% $219M $1.0B $28M
2018 $1.9B $158M 24.9% 12.6% 20.3% 6.3% $202M $1.0B $15M
2017 $1.7B $157M 24.7% 11.8% 21.0% 6.4% $160M $1.1B $23M
2016 $95M 13.8% 4.0% $138M $1.1B $15M
2015 $94M 12.9% 4.4% $92M $915M $12M
2014 $72M 9.6% 3.4% $108M $921M $88M
2013 $13M 1.4% 0.6% $90M $764M $30M
2012 $8M -3.2% 0.4% $38M $927M $34M
2011 $5M -2.3% 0.3% $91M $825M $30M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced BFAM against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 46.1 92.1 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.4 2.8 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S

Frequently asked questions

Is BFAM growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.'s revenue has grown 14.1% per year, and net income grown 48.2% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does BFAM have?

As of FY2025, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. reported $748M of total debt against $140M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 7.0×.

What is BFAM's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 23.8%, operating margin 10.7%, and net margin 6.6%.

What is BFAM's P/E ratio?

As of Sep '26, Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 17.9× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.