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BFAM · Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.

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Market Cap
$3.28B
Shares
48.64M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$65.67 Open$66.90 Day$65.48–66.97 52W close$59.18–111.06 Avg vol 30d803K Short int2.6M · 5.3% float · 4.1d Short vol39% Last earningsJul 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 27, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 5 wks
filed Aug 6, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$3.03B
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
$175.03M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+6.5%
Year over year
Operating margin
10.3%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
20.8
Trailing earnings · reciprocal yield 4.8%
FCF yield
7.2%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
11.2%
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
−$917.74M
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-10.3%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
-40.9%
Trailing year
Short interest
5.3%
Latest settlement · 4.1 days to cover
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AI Brief

Q2 FY26 earnings call · Jul 30, 2026
Q2 FY26

TL;DR. Bright Horizons posted 7% revenue growth to $779M and 20% adjusted EPS growth to $1.28 in Q2 2026, but GAAP net income fell 26% to $40.6M on $19.1M of impairment losses. The company narrowed full-year revenue guidance to $3.085B–$3.115B, raised adjusted EPS outlook to $5.05–$5.15, and increased backup care growth expectations to 13%–15%.

Bullish
  • + Raised full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $5.05–$5.15
  • + Raised full-year backup care revenue growth expectations to 13%–15%
  • + Full-service adjusted operating margin expanded 50 bps to 7.9% on tuition and UK improvement
Bearish
  • GAAP income from operations decreased 7% to $79.8M, dragged by $19.1M in impairment losses
  • Higher interest expense of $14M (up $3M YoY) and effective tax rate of 28.75% on Australia losses not deductible

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

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Strong Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 14.8 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
Strong Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −17%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −10%
below
RSI (14) 37
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 13%
near low
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −11%
trailing
6-month return −16%
trailing
YTD return −35%
this year
Relative strength −36%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $73 › 200d $79 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+5% holders QoQ · +91 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$435.9K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
5.33% of float · ▲ +15.4% MoM · 4.1 days cover
Volume signal Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth Steady
390 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 59
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 21.3
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 −47%
past year
ATR 3.6%
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

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 Aug 1, 2024
Revenue · fiscal year 2024 $2.65B – $2.7B
Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
Revenue fiscal year 2024
guided $2.65B – $2.7B
$2.69B In line

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

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Sell
4 · 3 · 0
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−17% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−10% Bearish
RSI (14)
37 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
13% Bearish
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bearish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $73 › 200d $79 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+5% holders QoQ · +91 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$435.9K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
5.33% of float · ▲ +15.4% MoM · 4.1 days cover
Volume signal Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth Steady
390 holders — mid 3-yr range
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $59 Now $66 · 13% Range high $111
vs 200-day avg -17% vs 50-day avg -10%

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

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

Personal Services — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
BFAM
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
this stock
$3.28B -35.2% +9.3% 21.3 5.3%
ROL
Rollins Inc
$15.60B -46.0% +7.2% 29.5 3.2%
SCI
Service Corp International
$10.62B -0.3% +2.9% 20.3 3.8%
ANDG
Andersen Group Inc.
$6.13B +112.1% +14.6% 1.8%
HRB
H&R Block Inc
$5.52B +1.5% -1.3% 7.5 13.6%

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
390
% held
113.7%
Net QoQ
-594.4K sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
349
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
2.6M
Days to cover
4.1d
Change
+346.1K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
39%
As of
Sep 21, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
27
Value
$2.0K
As of
Aug 28, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
45.7%
Week of
Aug 17, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$435.9K
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 1
Buyers Sellers
View
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
$431.5K
Shares
6.0K
Filed
Sep 2, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 30, 2026
View
Investor Relations
Latest news
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Published
Sep 16, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
BFAM +0.8% -10.8% -15.8% -11.5% -35.2%
SPY -0.3% -0.1% +20.1% -0.7% +11.7%
vs SPY +1.2% -10.7% -35.9% -10.8% -46.9%

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) 17 filings 14 filers Visit website Investor relations