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BFAM · Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.

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$73.11 +0.59 (+0.81%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$3.53B
Shares
48.64M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$73.11 Open$73.04 Day$72.47–75.17 52W close$59.18–123.33 Avg vol 30d805K Short int2.5M · 5.0% float · 2.8d Short vol39% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 27, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −11%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg +1%
      above
      RSI (14) 49
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 22%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return +1%
      trailing
      6-month return −3%
      trailing
      YTD return −28%
      this year
      Relative strength −14%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $72 › 200d $82 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +4% holders QoQ · +90 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      5.05% of float · ▼ -17.4% MoM · 2.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      386 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 58
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +9%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 37%
      expanding
      EPS growth +40%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $258.5M
      Valuation P/E 23
      in line
      Buyback $328.7M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $607.5M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 45%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −52%
      past year
      ATR 3.8%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 3 of last 3
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 30, 2026
      Revenue · fiscal year 2026 Initiated $3.09B – $3.12B
      prior FY $2.93B midpoint +5.7% Y/Y
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Oct 30, 2025
      Revenue · fiscal year 2025 $2.93B
      Guided vs delivered · last 3 settled
      Revenue fiscal year 2025
      guided $2.93B
      $2.93B Beat +0.3%
      2024 revenue 2024
      guided $2.6B – $2.7B
      $2.69B In line
      Q4 overall revenue Q4 2023
      guided $575M – $600M
      $615.65M Beat +4.8%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −11% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      49 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      22% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $72 › 200d $82 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +4% holders QoQ · +90 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      5.05% of float · ▼ -17.4% MoM · 2.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      386 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $59 Now $73 · 22% Range high $123
      vs 200-day avg -11% vs 50-day avg +1%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $226.16M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted income from operations non-GAAP $163.9M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Adjusted net income non-GAAP $110.96M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Capacity to serve children and families 112,500 As of June 30, 2026
      Diluted adjusted earnings per common share non-GAAP $2.08 Six Months Ended June 30, 2026
      Early education and child care centers 988 as of June 30, 2026
      employers served 1,450 current

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Personal Services — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      BFAM
      Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
      this stock
      $3.53B -27.9% +9.3% 23.0 5.0%
      ROL
      Rollins Inc
      $17.51B -39.6% +7.2% 33.1 4.0%
      SCI
      Service Corp International
      $11.35B +6.7% +2.9% 21.7 4.8%
      HRB
      H&R Block Inc
      $6.44B +19.9% -1.3% 14.0%
      FTDR
      Frontdoor, Inc.
      $5.67B +42.6% +13.6% 4.4%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      386
      % held
      113.5%
      Net QoQ
      -668.3K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      356
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      2.5M
      Days to cover
      2.8d
      Change
      -517.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      39%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      20
      Value
      $1.6K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.5%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Susie Lee
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Nov 30, 2022
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $2.9B
      Net income (FY)
      $193.1M
      EPS diluted
      $3.36
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $600.0M
      Remaining
      $328.7M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $90.7K
      Shares
      1.2K
      Filed
      Aug 3, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 30, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      From Preschool to the Workplace:…
      Published
      Aug 14, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      BFAM +2.3% +1.5% -2.7% -1.9% -27.9%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +2.8% -1.4% -14.3% -4.9% -40.7%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $600.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $271.30M
      Remaining
      $328.70M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1437578 CUSIP 109194100 13F (30d) 371 filings 340 filers Visit website Investor relations