Bright Horizons Family Solutions Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1986

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 32,050

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • BFAM

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 33

  • Share Price
  • $122.33
  • (As of Friday Closing)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions General Information

Description

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc provider of early education and child care, family care solutions, and workforce education services that help working families and client employees personally and professionally. It provides services under multi-year contracts with employers that offer early education and child care, back-up care, and educational advisory services as part of their employee benefits package. The company has three business segments; full-service center-based child care, backup care, and educational advisory services. The majority of the revenue is generated by full-service center-based child care, which includes traditional center-based child care and early education services. Other services provided by the company include in-home child and elder care, and Others.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 2 Wells Avenue
  • Newton, MA 02459
  • United States
+1 (617)
Primary Industry
Education and Training Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Educational and Training Services (B2C)
Stock Exchange
NYS
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 2 Wells Avenue
  • Newton, MA 02459
  • United States
+1 (617)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Timeline

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Performance

As of 20-Jun-2025, Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s stock price is $122.33. Its current market cap is $7B with 57.3M shares.

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$122.33 $122.23 $100.60 - $141.90 $7B 57.3M 473K $2.79

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Financials Summary

As of 31-Mar-2025, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a trailing 12-month revenue of $2.73B.

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 31-Mar-2025 FY 2024 31-Dec-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022
EV 8,956,855 8,183,089 7,303,004 5,600,972
Revenue 2,728,831 2,686,013 2,418,257 2,020,487
EBITDA 361,114 344,537 281,922 257,810
Net Income 161,251 140,191 74,223 80,641
Total Assets 3,823,357 3,850,319 3,896,144 3,798,869
Total Debt 1,747,587 1,792,601 1,859,852 1,966,076
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc provider of early education and child care, family care solutions, and workforce ed
Education and Training Services (B2B)
Newton, MA
32,050 As of 2024

Phoenix, AZ
 

Portland, OR
 
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Competitors (8)

One of Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s 8 competitors is University of Phoenix, a Corporate Backed or Acquired company based in Phoenix, AZ.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
University of Phoenix Corporate Backed or Acquired Phoenix, AZ
KinderCare Learning Centers Private Equity-Backed Portland, OR
Learning Care Group Private Equity-Backed Novi, MI
Kiddie Academy Private Debt Financed Abingdon, MD
The Learning Experience Private Equity-Backed Deerfield Beach, FL
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Signals

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Investments & Acquisitions (33)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Beaconsfield Childcare. The deal was made on 16-Apr-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Beaconsfield Childcare 16-Apr-2025 Merger/Acquisition Educational and Training Services (B2C)
EarlyDay 18-Jul-2022 Seed Round Human Capital Services
Only About Children 01-Jul-2022 Merger/Acquisition Educational and Training Services (B2C)
Steve & Kate's Camp 08-Mar-2021 Merger/Acquisition Hotels and Resorts
Sittercity 31-Dec-2020 Merger/Acquisition Information Services (B2C)
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated April, 10, 2025

14.5 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

Negl

0-10

Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues

Management

Management is related to actions taken to manage ESG issues

Peers Analysis

Peer performance insights compare the company’s ESG performance to the performance of selected peers to help inform future ESG decisions and drive internal performance improvements.

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Industry

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Subindustry

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Exits (2)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s most recent exit was on 18-Jul-2022 from EarlyDay. The exit was categorized as with 7 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
EarlyDay 18-Jul-2022 Completed
  • 7 buyers
Advantage Schools 01-Jan-1996 Seed Round Completed
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Affiliates

Subsidiaries (8)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Beaconsfield Childcare Beaconsfield, United Kingdom 2010
My Family Care Northampton, United Kingdom 2005
Only About Children Saint Leonards, Australia 2002
Phoenix Day Nursery Cliffe Woods, United Kingdom 2001
Sittercity Chicago, IL 2001
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions FAQs

  • When was Bright Horizons Family Solutions founded?

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions was founded in 1986.

  • Where is Bright Horizons Family Solutions headquartered?

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions is headquartered in Newton, MA.

  • What is the size of Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions has 32,050 total employees.

  • What industry is Bright Horizons Family Solutions in?

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s primary industry is Education and Training Services (B2B).

  • Is Bright Horizons Family Solutions a private or public company?

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions is a Public company.

  • What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Bright Horizons Family Solutions is BFAM.

  • What is the current stock price of Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

    As of 20-Jun-2025 the stock price of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is $122.33.

  • What is the current market cap of Bright Horizons Family Solutions?

    The current market capitalization of Bright Horizons Family Solutions is $7B.

  • What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Bright Horizons Family Solutions is $2.73B.

  • Who are Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s competitors?

    University of Phoenix, KinderCare Learning Centers, Learning Care Group, Kiddie Academy, and The Learning Experience are some of the 8 competitors of Bright Horizons Family Solutions.

  • What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s EPS for 12 months was $2.79.

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