US · BFAM
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical · Personal Products & Services
- Headquarters
- Newton, MA 02459
- Website
- brighthorizons.com
Price · as of 2025-12-31
$81.55
Market cap 4.21B
Valuation summary
Four models, one snapshot. Upside is target ÷ current − 1.
| Valuation method | Value, $ | Upside, % |
|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence(AI) | $63.41 | -22.24% |
| Intrinsic Value(DCF) | $34.33 | -57.9% |
| Graham-Dodd Method(GD) | $8.44 | -89.65% |
| Graham Formula(GF) | $57.42 | -29.6% |
Valuation history
Annual price (USD per share) overlaid with each model's fair value. Y-axis is log scale.
| Year | Price | AI | DCF | Graham-Dodd | Graham Formula |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $0.00 | $3.44 | |||
| 2012 | $28.08 | $36.29 | $15.61 | $0.00 | $2.24 |
| 2013 | $39.78 | $39.34 | $45.48 | $0.00 | $4.30 |
| 2014 | $52.33 | $44.45 | $16.64 | $0.23 | $20.48 |
| 2015 | $63.99 | $51.66 | $5.87 | $0.81 | $24.07 |
| 2016 | $69.41 | $53.26 | $4.45 | $0.00 | $24.64 |
| 2017 | $100.30 | $65.90 | $5.14 | $3.86 | $49.22 |
| 2018 | $122.57 | $76.81 | $5.52 | $3.84 | $46.79 |
| 2019 | $151.68 | $83.30 | $0.00 | $7.96 | $50.42 |
| 2020 | $169.60 | $92.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2021 | $128.66 | $69.70 | $0.00 | $0.83 | $27.15 |
| 2022 | $79.35 | $56.69 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $31.33 |
| 2023 | $117.68 | $67.29 | $49.15 | $0.00 | $34.48 |
| 2024 | $127.20 | $73.62 | $84.14 | $3.74 | $45.14 |
| 2025 | $74.87 | $63.41 | $67.46 | $8.44 | $57.41 |
AI valuation
Our deep-learning model estimates Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.'s (BFAM) per-share fair value from quarterly fundamentals, sector trend, and historical valuation patterns.
- AI fair value
- $63.41
- Current price
- $81.55
- AI upside
- -22.24%
Methodology and confidence bands appear in the dedicated valuation theory section. The AI score is an estimate, not a recommendation.
Intrinsic value (DCF)
Open DCF calculatorThree textbook valuation models, recomputed daily from the latest financial statements. The DCF uses our Chepakovich model. Graham-Dodd and Graham Formula are conservative reference points.
DCF
$34.33
-57.9% upside
Graham-Dodd
$8.44
-89.65% upside
Graham Formula
$57.42
-29.6% upside
Peer comparison
Same-industry comparables, ranked by market cap.
| Basic Info | Model Valuation | Core Valuation | Profitability | Leverage & Liquidity | Growth | Cash Flow | Dividends | Enterprise Value | Risk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ticker | Company Name | Price | Market Cap | AI Upside | DCF Upside | GD Upside | GF Upside | P/E | P/B | P/S | EV/EBITDA | PEG | P/TBV | Gross Margin | Operating Margin | Net Margin | ROE | ROIC | ROA | Debt/Equity | Interest Coverage | Current Ratio | Quick Ratio | Net Debt/EBITDA | EPS Growth | Sales Growth | FCF Growth | FCF Yield | Op Cash Flow Ratio | Cash ROIC | Dividend Yield | Dividend Payout | Shareholder Yield | EV/EBIT | EV/FCF | EV/Sales | Altman Z-Score |
| BFAM | Bright Horizons Family So… | $81.55 | 4.21B | -22% | -58% | -90% | -30% | 22.08 | 3.18 | 1.45 | 16.14 | 55.19 | -6.29 | 23.56% | 10.73% | 6.58% | 14.75% | 6.81% | 4.99% | 1.84 | 7.03 | 0.52 | 0.45 | 5.69 | 4000.00% | 922.00% | 675.00% | 6.01% | 0.36 | 7.76% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 5.29% | 20.93 | 25.69 | 2.25 | 1.88 |
| ATAT | Atour Lifestyle Holdings … | $39.27 | 5.45B | -28% | +2,702% | -93% | +102% | 22.72 | 9.80 | 4.00 | 14.44 | 31.31 | 9.88 | 41.55% | 21.41% | 17.60% | 50.77% | 995.98% | 17.63% | 0.59 | 499.27 | 2.02 | 1.84 | -1.05 | 7256.00% | 5542.00% | -1424.00% | 5.76% | 0.61 | 1446.28% | 1.51% | 34.20% | 4.94% | 16.63 | 15.46 | 3.56 | 5.77 |
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| ETSY | Etsy, Inc. | $54.88 | 5.42B | +59% | -61% | — | -68% | 32.52 | -4.83 | 1.84 | 13.28 | — | -3.70 | 71.64% | 9.23% | 5.65% | -17.55% | -25.38% | 6.21% | -0.68 | 28.15 | 1.44 | 1.34 | -1.96 | -4085.00% | 268.00% | -816.00% | 12.79% | 0.51 | -97.83% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 56.73% | 16.62 | 6.52 | 1.53 | 1.20 |
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| LNW | Light & Wonder, Inc. | $99.75 | 8.43B | — | — | — | -34% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70.80% | 20.95% | 10.54% | 47.97% | 12.36% | 6.12% | 6.16 | 2.28 | 1.61 | 1.06 | 3.41 | 11029.00% | 986.00% | -287.00% | — | 0.86 | 7.83% | — | 0.00% | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAT | Mattel, Inc. | $16.95 | 5.27B | +171% | -55% | -48% | -44% | 13.12 | 2.34 | 0.98 | 8.84 | — | 6.19 | 48.87% | 11.59% | 7.44% | 17.68% | 13.63% | 6.03% | 1.28 | 5.22 | 2.15 | 1.61 | 2.10 | -2152.00% | -59.00% | -10000.00% | 0.00% | 0.41 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 11.04 | — | 1.28 | 2.13 |
| MTN | Vail Resorts, Inc. | $135.81 | 4.88B | +64% | -55% | — | -40% | 17.99 | 12.63 | 1.81 | 9.61 | 74.79 | -3.46 | 42.78% | 18.89% | 9.45% | 51.91% | 12.06% | 5.19% | 8.11 | 3.26 | 0.63 | 0.49 | 3.45 | 2405.00% | 274.00% | -1488.00% | 5.96% | 0.33 | 9.30% | 6.12% | 110.10% | 11.16% | 14.94 | 26.16 | 2.82 | 1.52 |
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About Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.
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.
- CEO
- Stephen Howard Kramer
- Employees
- 32.05K
- Beta
- 1.39
Disclaimer: Information on this page is provided for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Upside computed as ($34.33 ÷ $81.55) − 1 = -57.9% (DCF, example).