About bright horizons - BFAM
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of early education and childcare, family care solutions, and workforce education services. It operates through the following segments: Full-Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory Services. The Full-Service Center-Based Child Care segment consists of traditional center-based early education and childcare, preschool, and elementary education. The Back-Up Care segment deals with center-based back-up childcare, in-home care for children and adult or elder dependents, school-age camps, tutoring, pet care, and self-sourced reimbursed care. The Educational Advisory Services segment is involved in tuition assistance and student loan repayment program management, workforce education, related educational advising, college advisory services, and Sittercity, an online marketplace for families and caregivers. The company was founded by Roger H. Brown and Linda A. Mason in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.
BFAM At a Glance
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.
2 Wells Avenue
Newton, Massachusetts 02459-3225
| Phone | 1-617-673-8000 | Revenue | 2.93B | |
| Industry | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Net Income | 193.12M | |
| Sector | Commercial Services | 2025 Sales Growth | 9.218% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 12 / 2026 | Employees | 32,200 | |
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BFAM Valuation
| P/E Current | 24.144 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 30.151 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 1.985 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 4.211 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 16.60 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 16.303 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 2.532 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.237 |
BFAM Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 91,105.807 |
| Income Per Employee | 5,997.391 |
| Receivables Turnover | 9.979 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.709 |
BFAM Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 0.522 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.522 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.161 |
BFAM Profitability
| Gross Margin | 25.175 |
| Operating Margin | 12.345 |
| Pretax Margin | 9.201 |
| Net Margin | 6.583 |
| Return on Assets | 4.669 |
| Return on Equity | 14.755 |
| Return on Total Capital | 6.23 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 6.74 |
BFAM Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 131.431 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 56.791 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 42.454 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 108.301 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 46.796 |