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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)

Market Price (12/29/2025): $101.3 | Market Cap: $5.8 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Specialized Consumer Services

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)

Market Price (12/29/2025): $101.3
Market Cap: $5.8 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Specialized Consumer Services

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0	Attractive cash flow generation CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%	Weak multi-year price returns 2Y Excs Rtn is -38%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -21%	Key risks BFAM key risks include [1] its heavy reliance on employer-sponsored contracts vulnerable to economic downturns and [2] sustained enrollment challenges leading to center closures.
1	Low stock price volatility Vol 12M is 36%
2	Megatrend and thematic drivers Megatrends include Aging Population & Chronic Disease, Future of Work & Talent Management, and Demographics & Social Change. Themes include Geriatric Care, Show more.

0	Attractive cash flow generation CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 11%
1	Low stock price volatility Vol 12M is 36%
2	Megatrend and thematic drivers Megatrends include Aging Population & Chronic Disease, Future of Work & Talent Management, and Demographics & Social Change. Themes include Geriatric Care, Show more.
3	Weak multi-year price returns 2Y Excs Rtn is -38%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -21%
4	Key risks BFAM key risks include [1] its heavy reliance on employer-sponsored contracts vulnerable to economic downturns and [2] sustained enrollment challenges leading to center closures.

Valuation, Metrics & Events

	12/29/25	2024	2023	2022	2021
Share Price CYE	$101.30	$110.85	$94.24	$63.10	$125.88
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)	5.8	6.4	5.4	3.6	7.5
Total Debt ($ Bil)	1.7	1.8	1.9	2.0	1.8
Total Cash ($ Bil)	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)	7.4	8.2	7.3	5.6	9.3
Valuation Ratios
P/S TTM	2.0	2.4	2.2	1.8	4.3
P/EBIT TTM	18.2	26.0	31.8	24.3	60.0
P/E TTM	28.8	45.8	73.3	45.7	107.8
P/FCF TTM	24.8	26.7	32.9	31.2	46.4
Sector Ratios
P/S TTM (Sector)	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.8	1.4
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)	7.8	8.3	7.8	6.5	8.4
P/E TTM (Sector)	10.5	11.1	10.4	8.4	10.7
P/FCF TTM (Sector)	11.2	12.4	9.6	7.3	10.5

	12/29/25	2024	2023
Share Price CYE	$101.30	$110.85	$94.24
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)	5.8	6.4	5.4
Total Debt ($ Bil)	1.7	1.8	1.9
Total Cash ($ Bil)	0.1	0.1	0.1
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)	7.4	8.2	7.3
Valuation Ratios
P/S TTM	2.0	2.4	2.2
P/EBIT TTM	18.2	26.0	31.8
P/E TTM	28.8	45.8	73.3
P/FCF TTM	24.8	26.7	32.9
Sector Ratios
P/S TTM (Sector)	0.8	0.8	0.9
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)	7.8	8.3	7.8
P/E TTM (Sector)	10.5	11.1	10.4
P/FCF TTM (Sector)	11.2	12.4	9.6

	BFAM	S&P 500
REVENUE GROWTH	GOOD
Rev LTM ($ Bil)	2.9
Rev Chg Q	11.6%	7.3%
Rev Chg LTM	9.4%	6.1%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg	13.8%	5.5%
PROFITABILITY	FAIR
Op Inc LTM ($ Bil)	0.3
CFO LTM ($ Bil)	0.3
Net Inc LTM ($ Bil)	0.2
Op Mgn LTM	11.0%	18.8%
CFO/Rev LTM	11.3%	20.4%
Net Inc Mgn	7.0%	13.1%
VALUATION	MODERATE
P/S	2.0	3.3
P/CFO	17.8	15.8
P/FCF	24.8	20.7
P/E	28.8	23.7
STABILITY	FAIR
Debt/Equity	0.30	0.21
Cash/Assets	0.03	0.07

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Metric	Value	Date	Source
Number of Early Education and Child Care Centers	1013	9302025	Link
Capacity to Serve Children	approximately 115,000	9302025	Link
Employer Client Relationships	more than 1,450	12312024	Link
Annual Client Retention Rate for Employer-Sponsored Centers	approximately 95% over the past 10 years	2272025	Link
Enrollment Growth in Mature Centers	1+%	9302025	Link

Upcoming
2/12/2026	Earnings Release	Rev: - EPS: -

BFAM Stock

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Why The Stock Moved

Qualitative Assessment

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) experienced a stock movement of approximately -14.2% during the period from late August 2025 to late December 2025 due to several key factors:

1. Persistent core business challenges in the Full-Service segment. The company faced ongoing difficulties within its primary business segment, impacting overall performance.

2. Muted enrollment in the Full-Service segment. Bright Horizons' full-service child care centers experienced lower enrollment numbers than anticipated, hindering revenue growth.

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Stock Movement Drivers

Fundamental Drivers

The -6.6% change in BFAM stock from 9/28/2025 to 12/28/2025 was primarily driven by a -18.1% change in the company's P/E Multiple.

	9282025	12282025	Change
Stock Price ($)	108.52	101.32	-6.63%
Change Contribution By	LTM	LTM
Total Revenues ($ Mil)	2790.34	2874.05	3.00%
Net Income Margin (%)	6.34%	6.98%	10.07%
P/E Multiple	35.13	28.77	-18.12%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)	57.26	56.93	0.57%
Cumulative Contribution			-6.64%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

9/28/2025 to 12/28/2025

	Return	Correlation
BFAM	-6.6%
Market (SPY)	4.3%	5.7%
Sector (XLY)	1.8%	35.2%

Fundamental Drivers

The -17.2% change in BFAM stock from 6/29/2025 to 12/28/2025 was primarily driven by a -33.9% change in the company's P/E Multiple.

	6292025	12282025	Change
Stock Price ($)	122.31	101.32	-17.16%
Change Contribution By	LTM	LTM
Total Revenues ($ Mil)	2728.83	2874.05	5.32%
Net Income Margin (%)	5.91%	6.98%	18.06%
P/E Multiple	43.53	28.77	-33.91%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)	57.38	56.93	0.80%
Cumulative Contribution			-17.17%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

6/29/2025 to 12/28/2025

	Return	Correlation
BFAM	-17.2%
Market (SPY)	12.6%	-0.2%
Sector (XLY)	11.9%	20.1%

Fundamental Drivers

The -8.3% change in BFAM stock from 12/28/2024 to 12/28/2025 was primarily driven by a -47.7% change in the company's P/E Multiple.

	12282024	12282025	Change
Stock Price ($)	110.53	101.32	-8.33%
Change Contribution By	LTM	LTM
Total Revenues ($ Mil)	2627.51	2874.05	9.38%
Net Income Margin (%)	4.44%	6.98%	57.21%
P/E Multiple	55.04	28.77	-47.74%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)	58.06	56.93	1.95%
Cumulative Contribution			-8.37%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

12/28/2024 to 12/28/2025

	Return	Correlation
BFAM	-8.3%
Market (SPY)	17.0%	36.5%
Sector (XLY)	7.0%	42.8%

Fundamental Drivers

The 57.3% change in BFAM stock from 12/29/2022 to 12/28/2025 was primarily driven by a 69.7% change in the company's Net Income Margin (%).

	12292022	12282025	Change
Stock Price ($)	64.40	101.32	57.33%
Change Contribution By	LTM	LTM
Total Revenues ($ Mil)	1953.62	2874.05	47.11%
Net Income Margin (%)	4.11%	6.98%	69.74%
P/E Multiple	46.25	28.77	-37.80%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)	57.66	56.93	1.28%
Cumulative Contribution			57.30%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown

Market Drivers

12/29/2023 to 12/28/2025

	Return	Correlation
BFAM	7.5%
Market (SPY)	48.4%	32.1%
Sector (XLY)	38.6%	31.4%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Total [1]
Returns
BFAM Return	15%	-27%	-50%	49%	18%	-9%	-33%
Peers Return	16%	38%	-12%	21%	26%	16%	150%
S&P 500 Return	16%	27%	-19%	24%	23%	18%	114%
Monthly Win Rates [3]
BFAM Win Rate	67%	50%	50%	58%	50%	42%
Peers Win Rate	52%	65%	42%	68%	57%	52%
S&P 500 Win Rate	58%	75%	42%	67%	75%	73%
Max Drawdowns [4]
BFAM Max Drawdown	-53%	-34%	-56%	0%	-2%	-17%
Peers Max Drawdown	-34%	-5%	-26%	-7%	-9%	-23%
S&P 500 Max Drawdown	-31%	-1%	-25%	-1%	-2%	-15%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: HPQ, HPE, IBM, CSCO, AAPL. See BFAM Returns vs. Peers.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 12/26/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique Key	Event	BFAM	S&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock	2022 Inflation Shock
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss	% Loss	-69.3%	-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven	% Gain to Breakeven	225.9%	34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to Breakeven	Time to Breakeven	Not Fully Recovered days	464 days
2020 Covid Pandemic	2020 Covid Pandemic
2020 Covid Pandemic% Loss	% Loss	-60.0%	-33.9%
2020 Covid Pandemic% Gain to Breakeven	% Gain to Breakeven	149.9%	51.3%
2020 Covid PandemicTime to Breakeven	Time to Breakeven	330 days	148 days
2018 Correction	2018 Correction
2018 Correction% Loss	% Loss	-14.8%	-19.8%
2018 Correction% Gain to Breakeven	% Gain to Breakeven	17.4%	24.7%
2018 CorrectionTime to Breakeven	Time to Breakeven	66 days	120 days

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In The Past

Bright Horizons Family Solutions's stock fell -69.3% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 2/16/2021. A -69.3% loss requires a 225.9% gain to breakeven.

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About Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)

Business Description Analogies Products Customers Suppliers Management Key Risks Emerging Threats Market Size Revenue Drivers Capital Allocation

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.

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) is like:

Sodexo for corporate childcare and family solutions
KinderCare for employers

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Workplace Child Care and Early Education: Provides employer-sponsored, on-site, or near-site child care and early education centers.
Back-Up Care: Offers emergency care solutions for children, adults, and elders when regular care arrangements are unavailable.
Workforce Education and Development: Delivers educational advising, tuition assistance management, and college counseling services for employees.

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) primarily sells its services to other companies, which then offer these services as benefits to their employees.

Due to the nature of its business and its extensive client base of thousands of employers globally, Bright Horizons does not disclose specific "major customers" that individually account for a material portion of its revenue. According to its annual filings, no single client accounts for more than 1% of its consolidated revenue.

Instead, Bright Horizons partners with a diverse range of organizations across various sectors that sponsor its services for their employees. These categories of customer companies include:

Corporations: Providing child care, elder care, and educational advising benefits to employees of numerous companies across industries such as technology, finance, manufacturing, and professional services.
Hospitals and Healthcare Systems: Offering on-site child care and work-life solutions to support healthcare professionals.
Universities and Educational Institutions: Partnering with colleges and universities to provide child care and early education services for their faculty, staff, and students.
Government Agencies: Working with various government entities to offer similar work-life and educational benefits to public sector employees.

As such, there are no specific publicly traded customer companies with stock symbols to list, as their client base is highly diversified and no single client represents a significant concentration of revenue.

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Stephen H. Kramer, Chief Executive Officer, President, and Director

Stephen Kramer was named CEO of Bright Horizons in January 2018 and has held various leadership positions within the company for over two decades. He joined Bright Horizons in 2006 through the acquisition of College Coach®, a company he co-founded and led for eight years. Earlier in his career, he served as a consultant at Arthur D. Little, Inc., an Associate for Fidelity Ventures, Inc., and a Principal at Fidelity Bancorp, Inc. (Pennsylvania). Mr. Kramer received an undergraduate degree from Babson College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Elizabeth J. Boland, Chief Financial Officer

Elizabeth Boland has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Bright Horizons Family Solutions since June 1999. She joined Bright Horizons in 1997. As CFO, she is responsible for the financial management of the company, including implementing financial policies and procedures and developing a flexible infrastructure to support quality and growth. Prior to joining Bright Horizons, Ms. Boland served as Chief Financial Officer of The Visionaries, Inc., an independent television production company, from 1994 to 1997. From 1990 to 1994, she was Vice President-Finance for Olsten Corporation, a publicly traded provider of home-health care and temporary staffing services. She began her career at Price Waterhouse LLP, where she served on the audit staff from 1981 to 1990, completing her tenure as a senior audit manager. Ms. Boland is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame.

Mary Lou Burke Afonso, Chief Operating Officer, North America Center Operations

Mary Lou Burke Afonso is the Chief Operating Officer for North America Center Operations at Bright Horizons Family Solutions. As of 2015, she had been with Bright Horizons for 18 years, serving as Executive Vice President of US Center Operations.

Mandy Berman, Chief Operating Officer, Back-Up Care and Emerging Care Services

Mandy Berman serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Back-Up Care and Emerging Care Services for Bright Horizons Family Solutions.

Ros Marshall, Managing Director, International

Ros Marshall holds the position of Managing Director, International at Bright Horizons Family Solutions.

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Key Risks to Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)

Ability to Attract and Retain Qualified Staff: Bright Horizons' business is highly dependent on its capacity to hire, train, and retain a sufficient mix of qualified employees, particularly teachers and center directors. The provision of child care services is people-intensive, and difficulties in recruiting or retaining skilled staff can disproportionately impact the company's operations. A tight labor market and increased labor costs, potentially exacerbated by changes in immigration policies, pose significant operational challenges.
Dependence on Employer-Sponsored Contracts and Economic Conditions: A substantial portion of Bright Horizons' revenue is generated through multi-year contracts with employers who offer childcare and other dependent care services as employee benefits. Economic downturns, recessionary pressures, or shifts in corporate benefit strategies could lead employer clients to reduce or eliminate their sponsorship of these services, thereby negatively affecting the company's revenue and operating results. Furthermore, the demand for services is influenced by the number of dual-income families and working single parents, which can diminish during unfavorable economic conditions.
Enrollment Challenges and Competitive Market: The market for early care and education services is highly fragmented and competitive, with Bright Horizons facing competition from various providers, including nannies, relatives, family childcare, and other center-based facilities. Sustained low enrollment growth, especially in the Full Service Center segment, and ongoing enrollment difficulties are notable challenges that could constrain revenue and margin expansion. This has, at times, led to net center closures.

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (symbol: BFAM) operates in several key markets. The addressable market sizes for their main products and services in the U.S. are as follows:

Early Education and Child Care: The U.S. child care market was estimated at USD 65.15 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 109.88 billion by 2033, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.02% from 2025 to 2033. This market includes early education and daycare, which held the largest revenue share within the sector.
Elder Care: The U.S. elderly care services market was valued at USD 455.49 billion in 2023. It is expected to grow to USD 651.48 billion by 2029, demonstrating a CAGR of 6.15%.
Workforce Education Services (including Tuition Program Management, Education Advising, and Student Loan Repayment Programs): The corporate training market size in the U.S. is forecast to increase by USD 18.46 billion at a CAGR of 9.1% between 2024 and 2029. This market addresses the demand for professional skills development and personalized learning content for employees.
Backup Care: Backup care services, which include both child and elder care, are a component of Bright Horizons' offerings. While specific market sizes exclusively for "backup care" are not separately quantified in available market reports, backup child care is included as a type within the broader U.S. child care market, which is sized above.

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) is expected to drive future revenue growth over the next 2-3 years through several key strategies:

Expected Drivers of Future Revenue Growth for Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)

Price Increases in Full-Service Child Care: The company has consistently implemented tuition increases in its full-service child care centers, contributing to revenue growth. For instance, in Q1 2025, average tuition increases were between 4% and 5%. Pricing adjustments were also a factor in the 9% rise in full-service revenue in Q3 2024 and the 8% increase in Q4 2024. This strategy is expected to continue to bolster revenue.
Enrollment Growth in Full-Service Child Care Centers: Alongside price increases, Bright Horizons anticipates continued growth in enrollment at its full-service centers. Low single-digit enrollment growth was observed in Q3 and Q4 2024, and Q1 2025. This trend, coupled with improved operating leverage, is a significant driver for the segment's performance. The company also reported continued enrollment growth in Q2 2025.
Expansion and Increased Utilization of Back-Up Care Services: The back-up care segment is a particularly strong driver of growth for Bright Horizons. This segment has shown robust performance, with an 18% revenue increase in Q3 2024, 15% in Q4 2024, 12% in Q1 2025, 19% in Q2 2025, and a substantial 26% increase in Q3 2025. This growth is attributed to strong demand, new client partnerships (e.g., Progressive Corporation, Brookfield Property), new users, and increased usage frequency among existing employees. Management projects backup care revenue to grow approximately 18% for the full year 2025.
Opening of New Child Care Centers and Client Partnerships: Bright Horizons continues to expand its network through new center openings, often in partnership with client employers. The company added six new centers in Q3 2024, including for Colorado School of Mines, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, and Yale New Haven Health System. In Q4 2024, seven new centers were opened, with 17 client-sponsored centers for the full year, including for the Ragon Institute and St. Jude's Hospital. Six new centers were added in Q1 2025, four of which were client-sponsored. The company expects to open approximately 25 new centers in 2025.
Growth in Educational Advisory Services: The Educational Advisory segment, while smaller, also contributes to revenue expansion. This segment saw a 4% increase in Q3 2024, an uptick in Q4 2024, 8% growth in Q1 2025, an 8.1% increase in Q2 2025, and a 10% increase in Q3 2025. The company expects mid-to-high single-digit growth for this segment in 2025.

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Share Repurchases

Bright Horizons Family Solutions authorized a new share repurchase program on June 3, 2025, allowing the company to buy back up to $500 million of its common stock. This new program replaced a previous $400 million authorization from December 2021, which had approximately $58.9 million remaining.
The repurchases can occur through open market transactions, privately negotiated deals, or other means and the repurchased shares will be retired.
The company has engaged in stock buybacks over the past few years, with reported figures including $110.53 million in Q4 2021, $98.08 million in Q3 2022, $84.95 million in Q4 2024, $30.75 million in Q1 2025, and $41.88 million in Q2 2025.

Share Issuance

Bright Horizons Family Solutions' shares outstanding for the quarter ending June 30, 2025, were 0.058 billion, reflecting a 1.24% decline year-over-year.
Annually, shares outstanding saw a 0.93% increase in 2024 from 2023, a 0.95% decline in 2023 from 2022, and a 3.91% decline in 2022 from 2021.
As of February 14, 2025, there were 57,354,223 shares of the company's common stock outstanding.

Outbound Investments

Bright Horizons has a "proven acquisition track record" and continues to seek attractive opportunities for center acquisitions and complementary service offerings.
In 2023, the company acquired 10 child care centers.
Contingent consideration liabilities related to past acquisitions amounted to $0.2 million paid in 2023 (for a 2021 acquisition) and $19.3 million paid in 2022 (for 2019 and 2021 acquisitions).

Capital Expenditures

Bright Horizons reported fixed asset investments of $59 million in Q3 2025.
For the six months ending June 30, 2025, net investments, including capital expenditures, totaled $38.0 million, a decrease from $64.1 million in the same period of 2024.
The company has historically grown its business with "limited capital investment" because employer sponsors frequently fund the majority of the capital required for new centers developed on their behalf.

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PGR (20.6% | 1.6x)

Progressive

WBD (17.2% | 1.9x)

Warner Bros. Discovery

OKE (16.4% | 1.5x)

ONEOK

ACGL (28.9% | 1.9x)

Arch Capital

SLF (88.9% | 1.0x)

Sun Life Financial

Higher Rev Chg 3Y Avg | Lower P/Op Inc (Values for BFAM: 13.8% | 18.2x)

NEM (23.9% | 12.4x)

Newmont

AEM (26.0% | 17.6x)

Agnico Eagle Mines

APO (89.3% | 10.8x)

Apollo Asset Management

CP (22.2% | 12.2x)

Canadian Pacific Kansas City

AU (30.1% | 13.5x)

Anglogold Ashanti

Higher Rev Chg LTM (Value for BFAM: 9.4%)

NVDA (65.2%)

NVIDIA

AVGO (23.9%)

Broadcom

META (21.3%)

Meta Platforms

MSFT (15.6%)

Microsoft

GOOGL (13.4%)

Alphabet

Higher Rev Chg 3Y Avg (Value for BFAM: 13.8%)

NVDA (91.6%)

NVIDIA

AVGO (25.2%)

Broadcom

LLY (23.4%)

Eli Lilly

BRK-B (19.8%)

Berkshire Hathaway

META (17.3%)

Meta Platforms

Higher Op Mgn LTM (Value for BFAM: 11.0%)

NVDA (58.8%)

NVIDIA

MSFT (46.3%)

Microsoft

META (43.2%)

Meta Platforms

GOOGL (32.2%)

Alphabet

AAPL (31.9%)

Apple

Higher CFO/Rev LTM (Value for BFAM: 11.3%)

META (56.8%)

Meta Platforms

MSFT (50.0%)

Microsoft

NVDA (44.4%)

NVIDIA

GOOGL (39.3%)

Alphabet

AAPL (26.6%)

Apple

Higher FCF/Rev LTM (Value for BFAM: 8.1%)

NVDA (41.3%)

NVIDIA

MSFT (26.6%)

Microsoft

META (23.7%)

Meta Platforms

AAPL (23.5%)

Apple

GOOGL (19.1%)

Alphabet

Higher Total Yield (Value for BFAM: 3.5%)

JPM (6.4%)

JPMorgan Chase

BRK-B (6.3%)

Berkshire Hathaway

META (3.8%)

Meta Platforms

MSFT (3.6%)

Microsoft

GOOGL (3.5%)

Alphabet

		Best Bets In Consumer Discretionary Sector
	BFAM	ABNB	BKNG	DUOL	MCD	ETSY	LOPE	ALSN	GRMN	CROX	WH
What You Pay
P/E	28.8	31.8	34.9	21.6	26.3	30.4	22.1	12.1	25.2	21.6	17.3
P/EBIT	18.2	30.9	21.0	78.7	18.1	13.4	14.7	8.9	22.2	18.8	10.2
What You Get
Rev Chg Q	11.6%	9.7%	12.7%	41.1%	3.0%	2.4%	9.6%	-15.9%	11.7%	3.4%	-3.5%
Rev Chg LTM	9.4%	10.2%	13.0%	39.9%	1.2%	2.0%	7.0%	-4.2%	16.6%	2.0%	3.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg	13.8%	14.2%	17.8%	41.7%	4.2%	4.9%	6.5%	4.6%	12.2%	14.5%	-2.5%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg	7.4%	40.2%	35.6%	30.3%	27.4%	23.8%	21.8%	21.0%	20.5%	19.8%	19.0%

[1] Choosing top 10 best bets from each sector quarterly is an alpha producing strategy vs sector benchmark
[2] Historical annualized return of 14%, alpha of 2.9%, and sharpe of 0.61

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Unique Key	Date	Ticker	Company	Category	Trade Strategy	6M Fwd Rtn	12M Fwd Rtn	12M Max DD
BBWI_11302025_Dip_Buyer_1M_Insider_Buying_GTE_1Mil_EBITp+DE	11302025	BBWI	Bath & Body Works	Dip Buy	DB \| Insider Buys \| Low D/EDip Buy with Strong Insider Buying Buying dips for companies with strong insider buying in the last 1 month, positive operating income and reasonable debt / market cap	13.7%	13.7%	0.0%
HRB_11262025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield	11262025	HRB	H&R Block	Dip Buy	DB \| FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin	6.0%	6.0%	-0.1%
LRN_11262025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield	11262025	LRN	Stride	Dip Buy	DB \| FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin	3.8%	3.8%	-4.4%
ABNB_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield	11212025	ABNB	Airbnb	Dip Buy	DB \| FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin	19.7%	19.7%	0.0%
MTN_11212025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield	11212025	MTN	Vail Resorts	Dip Buy	DB \| FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin	2.3%	2.3%	-1.6%
BFAM_2292020_Quality_Momentum_RoomToRun_10%	02292020	BFAM	Bright Horizons Family Solutions	Quality	Q \| Momentum \| UpsideQuality Stocks with Momentum and Upside Buying quality stocks with strong momentum but still having room to run	-13.5%	1.6%	-55.5%

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FLY	Firefly Aerospace	3.3	-13.7%	-61.3%
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RGTI	Rigetti Computing	6.7	-8.7%	46.7%
RDW	Redwire	1.0	-8.6%	-56.6%
RKLB	Rocket Lab	36.4	-8.5%	177.4%

Top Gainers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
OMER	Omeros	0.9	71.5%	59.0%
RZLT	Rezolute	0.3	44.3%	-45.5%
DVAX	Dynavax Technologies	1.8	41.5%	20.4%
LUNR	Intuitive Machines	1.8	40.6%	-16.0%
UAMY	United States Antimony	0.7	39.0%	252.5%
FOLD	Amicus Therapeutics	4.4	30.9%	51.3%
ADEA	Adeia	1.9	30.3%	23.0%
HUT	Hut 8	5.2	28.6%	142.3%
AAOI	Applied Optoelectronics	2.4	27.1%	0.8%
SGML	Sigma Lithium	1.6	24.9%	29.2%

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Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1W Rtn	YTD Rtn
TPL	Texas Pacific Land	6.6	-67.9%	-21.5%
LW	Lamb Weston	5.9	-29.0%	-35.3%
TLRY	Tilray Brands	10.2	-22.2%	-27.8%
TDUP	ThredUp	0.8	-18.2%	348.2%
LAB	Standard BioTools	0.5	-16.9%	-21.1%
OLMA	Olema Pharmaceuticals	2.2	-14.9%	349.9%
EVEX	Eve	1.4	-12.0%	-21.9%
IRON	Disc Medicine	2.8	-11.2%	26.7%
AVO	Mission Produce	0.8	-11.1%	-18.8%
CABO	Cable One	0.7	-10.6%	-67.4%

Top Gainers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1M Rtn	YTD Rtn
TLRY	Tilray Brands	10.2	876.4%	-27.8%
HPP	Hudson Pacific Properties	4.7	452.7%	-51.0%
WVE	WAVE Life Sciences	2.9	139.2%	43.7%
TE	T1 Energy	1.1	106.7%	400.0%
VERA	Vera Therapeutics	3.4	82.1%	26.7%
OMER	Omeros	0.9	66.2%	59.0%
RKLB	Rocket Lab	36.4	65.8%	177.4%
PL	Planet Labs PBC	5.9	65.0%	379.2%
AAOI	Applied Optoelectronics	2.4	63.5%	0.8%
LUNR	Intuitive Machines	1.8	62.4%	-16.0%

Top Losers

Ticker	Company	Mkt Cap (B)	1M Rtn	YTD Rtn
RZLT	Rezolute	0.3	-72.0%	-45.5%
JANX	Janux Therapeutics	0.9	-59.0%	-73.4%
FRMI	Fermi	5.3	-46.0%	-76.6%
LENZ	LENZ Therapeutics	0.5	-43.5%	-41.6%
GOGO	Gogo	0.6	-35.3%	-43.0%
HPK	HighPeak Energy	0.5	-33.9%	-70.4%
PACB	Pacific Biosciences of California	0.5	-32.7%	-3.3%
LDI	loanDepot	0.4	-29.6%	3.9%
ORIC	ORIC Pharmaceuticals	0.6	-29.0%	2.2%
LW	Lamb Weston	5.9	-28.6%	-35.3%

Peer Comparisons for Bright Horizons Family Solutions

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Financials

	BFAM	HPQ	HPE	IBM	CSCO	AAPL	Median
Name	Bright H.	HP	Hewlett .	Internat.	Cisco Sy.	Apple
Mkt Price	101.32	23.26	24.49	305.09	78.16	273.40	89.74
Mkt Cap	5.8	21.9	32.6	284.9	309.2	4,074.4	158.8
Rev LTM	2,874	55,295	34,296	65,402	57,696	408,625	56,496
Op Inc LTM	317	3,624	1,644	11,544	12,991	130,214	7,584
FCF LTM	232	2,800	627	11,854	12,733	96,184	7,327
FCF 3Y Avg	195	2,978	1,400	11,753	13,879	100,503	7,366
CFO LTM	323	3,697	2,919	13,483	13,744	108,565	8,590
CFO 3Y Avg	285	3,672	3,896	13,498	14,736	111,559	8,697

Growth & Margins

	BFAM	HPQ	HPE	IBM	CSCO	AAPL	Median
Name	Bright H.	HP	Hewlett .	Internat.	Cisco Sy.	Apple
Rev Chg LTM	9.4%	3.2%	13.8%	4.5%	8.9%	6.0%	7.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg	13.8%	-3.9%	6.5%	2.6%	3.7%	1.8%	3.2%
Rev Chg Q	11.6%	4.2%	14.4%	9.1%	7.5%	9.6%	9.4%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM	3.0%	1.1%	3.7%	2.1%	1.8%	2.1%	2.1%
Op Mgn LTM	11.0%	6.6%	4.8%	17.7%	22.5%	31.9%	14.3%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg	9.2%	7.4%	7.2%	16.4%	24.2%	30.8%	12.8%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM	0.8%	-0.2%	-1.4%	0.6%	0.4%	0.1%	0.2%
CFO/Rev LTM	11.3%	6.7%	8.5%	20.6%	23.8%	26.6%	15.9%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg	10.8%	6.8%	12.7%	21.4%	26.1%	28.4%	17.1%
FCF/Rev LTM	8.1%	5.1%	1.8%	18.1%	22.1%	23.5%	13.1%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg	7.4%	5.5%	4.6%	18.6%	24.6%	25.6%	13.0%

Valuation

	BFAM	HPQ	HPE	IBM	CSCO	AAPL	Median
Name	Bright H.	HP	Hewlett .	Internat.	Cisco Sy.	Apple
Mkt Cap	5.8	21.9	32.6	284.9	309.2	4,074.4	158.8
P/S	2.0	0.4	1.0	4.4	5.4	10.0	3.2
P/EBIT	18.2	6.8	19.9	25.1	22.5	31.3	21.2
P/E	28.8	8.6	572.7	36.0	29.9	41.0	33.0
P/CFO	17.8	5.9	11.2	21.1	22.5	37.5	19.5
Total Yield	3.5%	14.1%	2.3%	5.0%	5.4%	2.8%	4.2%
Dividend Yield	0.0%	2.5%	2.1%	2.2%	2.1%	0.4%	2.1%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg	3.1%	10.6%	5.5%	6.4%	6.0%	3.1%	5.7%
D/E	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.3
Net D/E	0.3	0.3	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.2

Returns

	BFAM	HPQ	HPE	IBM	CSCO	AAPL	Median
Name	Bright H.	HP	Hewlett .	Internat.	Cisco Sy.	Apple
1M Rtn	-1.4%	-3.6%	12.7%	-1.1%	1.6%	-2.0%	-1.3%
3M Rtn	-6.6%	-11.9%	2.7%	7.9%	17.0%	7.1%	4.9%
6M Rtn	-17.2%	-4.0%	34.5%	6.6%	15.2%	36.3%	10.9%
12M Rtn	-8.3%	-27.0%	16.2%	40.5%	34.5%	7.5%	11.8%
3Y Rtn	57.3%	-3.7%	67.3%	141.3%	79.6%	114.1%	73.5%
1M Excs Rtn	-3.0%	-5.6%	12.9%	-2.2%	-0.0%	-3.7%	-2.6%
3M Excs Rtn	-10.9%	-16.2%	-1.7%	3.6%	12.7%	2.8%	0.6%
6M Excs Rtn	-29.4%	-16.3%	22.3%	-5.7%	3.0%	24.0%	-1.3%
12M Excs Rtn	-23.1%	-42.9%	-0.7%	25.0%	19.9%	-8.4%	-4.6%
3Y Excs Rtn	-21.1%	-83.5%	-11.2%	59.6%	-1.2%	28.4%	-6.2%

FDIC Bank Data

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FDA Approved Drugs Data

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					Post-Approval Fwd Returns
FDA App #	Brand Name	Generic Name	Dosage Form	FDA Approval	3M Rtn	6M Rtn	1Y Rtn	2Y Rtn	Total Rtn
ANDA215343	FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE	fluticasone propionate	ointment	9012023	-7.2%	20.1%	45.6%	22.1%	4.8%

	Post-Approval Fwd Returns
ANDA215343	FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE	fluticasone propionate	ointment	9012023	-7.2%	20.1%	45.6%	22.1%	4.8%

Financials

Annual
Quarterly

$ Mil \| FY: 12/31	LTM	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019
Period End	9/30/2025	12/31/2024	12/31/2023	12/31/2022	12/31/2021	12/31/2020	12/31/2019
Filing Date	11/5/2025	2/27/2025	2/27/2024	2/28/2023	2/25/2022	3/1/2021	2/27/2020
Key Financials
Total Revenue	2,874	2,686	2,418	2,020	1,755	1,515	2,062
EBITDA	408	345	282	258	235	165	376
Operating Income	317	247	171	158	129	53	268
Net Income	200	140	74	81	70	27	180
EPS	3.50	2.42	1.28	1.38	1.16	0.45	3.10
Growth Rates
Total Revenue Growth	9.4%	11.1%	19.7%	15.1%	15.9%	-26.5%	8.3%
EBITDA Growth	23.7%	22.2%	9.4%	9.6%	42.6%	-56.1%	10.6%
Operating Income Growth	40.0%	44.0%	8.7%	22.1%	141.9%	-80.1%	12.0%
Net Income Growth	72.0%	88.9%	-8.0%	14.5%	161.0%	-85.0%	14.2%
Margins
EBITDA Margin	14.2%	12.8%	11.7%	12.8%	13.4%	10.9%	18.2%
Operating Income Margin	11.0%	9.2%	7.1%	7.8%	7.4%	3.5%	13.0%
Net Income Margin	7.0%	5.2%	3.1%	4.0%	4.0%	1.8%	8.7%
Cash & Debt
Total Cash	117	122	94	54	284	406	45
Total Debt	1,749	1,793	1,860	1,966	1,784	1,848	1,808
Net Debt / (Cash)	1,632	1,671	1,766	1,912	1,500	1,442	1,763
Cash Flows
Net Cash from Operations	323	337	256	188	227	210	330
Free Cash from Operations	232	240	165	118	164	125	219
Returns to Shareholders
Dividends	0	-0	-0	-0	-0	-0	-0
Share Repurchases	189	85	-0	183	214	33	32

$ Mil \| FY: 12/31	2025Q3	2025Q2	2025Q1	2024Q4	2024Q3	2024Q2	2024Q1	2023Q4	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4
Period End	9/30/2025	6/30/2025	3/31/2025	12/31/2024	9/30/2024	6/30/2024	3/31/2024	12/31/2023	9/30/2023	6/30/2023	3/31/2023	12/31/2022
Filing Date	11/5/2025	8/7/2025	5/7/2025	2/27/2025	11/7/2024	8/6/2024	5/6/2024	2/27/2024	11/6/2023	8/8/2023	5/8/2023	2/28/2023
Key Financials Quarterly
Total Revenue	803	732	666	674	719	670	623	616	646	603	554	530
Ebitda	145	109	84	71	112	95	68	56	93	74	58	68
Operating Income	121	86	62	48	89	69	40	28	67	46	31	40
Net Income	79	55	38	29	55	39	17	6	40	21	8	18
EPS	1.38	0.96	0.66	0.50	0.95	0.68	0.29	0.10	0.69	0.36	0.14	0.31
Key Financials TTM
Total Revenue TTM	2,874	2,790	2,729	2,686	2,628	2,554	2,487	2,418	2,332	2,227	2,114	2,020
Ebitda TTM	408	375	361	345	330	312	292	282	293	266	259	258
Operating Income TTM	317	286	269	247	227	204	181	171	183	155	157	158
Net Income TTM	200	177	161	140	117	102	83	74	87	65	69	81
Growth Rates Quarterly
Total Revenue Growth	11.6%	9.2%	6.9%	9.5%	11.4%	11.1%	12.5%	16.3%	19.5%	23.0%	20.2%	14.5%
EBITDA Growth	29.5%	15.1%	24.5%	25.5%	19.9%	27.0%	16.6%	-17.0%	40.7%	11.1%	2.1%	15.4%
Operating Income Growth	35.2%	24.6%	55.9%	70.8%	33.8%	51.7%	30.3%	-28.6%	71.1%	-4.8%	-1.7%	12.0%
Net Income Growth	43.1%	39.8%	124.0%	427.2%	37.3%	90.2%	109.1%	-69.4%	119.1%	-17.4%	-58.1%	2.0%
Margins Quarterly
EBITDA Margin	18.0%	14.9%	12.6%	10.5%	15.6%	14.1%	10.9%	9.1%	14.5%	12.3%	10.5%	12.8%
Operating Income Margin	15.1%	11.8%	9.4%	7.2%	12.4%	10.3%	6.4%	4.6%	10.3%	7.5%	5.5%	7.5%
Net Income Margin	9.8%	7.5%	5.7%	4.3%	7.6%	5.8%	2.7%	0.9%	6.2%	3.4%	1.5%	3.4%
Cash & Debt
Total Cash	117	179	112	122	110	140	64	94	41	66	45	54
Total Debt	1,749	1,751	1,748	1,793	1,843	1,832	1,848	1,860	1,887	1,880	1,919	1,966
Net Debt / (Cash)	1,632	1,572	1,636	1,671	1,733	1,691	1,784	1,766	1,846	1,814	1,874	1,912
Cash Flows Quarterly
FCF from Operations	-18	134	86	121	-9	109	116	95	-19	113	67	57
Cash Flows TTM
FCF from Operations TTM	323	332	307	337	312	302	305	256	218	243	197	188
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly
Dividends	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	44	41	20	85	-0	-0	-0	-0	-0	-0	-0	-0
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly
ROIC	16.5%	11.8%	8.5%	7.0%	10.5%	8.3%	4.4%	1.9%	8.2%	4.7%	2.3%	4.4%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM
ROIC TTM	11.0%	9.9%	9.0%	8.0%	6.3%	6.0%	4.9%	4.5%	5.0%	4.0%	4.3%	4.6%

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Full-service center-based child care	1,781	1,494	1,297	1,032	1,684
Back-up care	526	410	351	388	296
Educational advisory services	112	117	107	95	82
Total	2,418	2,020	1,755	1,515	2,062

Operating Income by Segment

$ Mil	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Back-up care	136	119	115	183	80
Educational advisory services	26	26	22	26	21
Full-service center-based child care	9	13	-8	-155	166
Total	171	158	129	53	268

Price Behavior

Price Behavior

Market Price	$101.32
Market Cap ($ Bil)	5.8
First Trading Date	01/25/2013
Distance from 52W High	-23.0%
	50 Days	200 Days
DMA Price	$100.78	$114.07
DMA Trend	down	down
Distance from DMA	0.5%	-11.2%
	3M	1YR
Volatility	48.0%	36.5%
Downside Capture	41.54	56.14
Upside Capture	0.04	38.51
Correlation (SPY)	6.0%	36.4%

BFAM Betas & Captures as of 11/30/2025

	1M	2M	3M	6M	1Y	3Y
Beta	0.95	0.38	0.42	0.19	0.71	0.82
Up Beta	-0.57	0.32	0.71	0.63	0.82	0.90
Down Beta	0.43	0.05	0.13	-0.62	0.74	0.78
Up Capture	234%	20%	-5%	-3%	34%	51%
Bmk +ve Days	12	25	38	73	141	426
Stock +ve Days	9	15	23	49	115	374
Down Capture	80%	70%	84%	84%	76%	94%
Bmk -ve Days	7	16	24	52	107	323
Stock -ve Days	10	26	39	75	132	375

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Based On 1-Year Data

		Comparison of BFAM With Other Asset Classes (Last 1Y)
	BFAM	Sector ETF	Equity	Gold	Commodities	Real Estate	Bitcoin
Annualized Return	-6.4%	7.5%	17.8%	72.1%	8.6%	4.4%	-8.2%
Annualized Volatility	36.1%	24.3%	19.4%	19.3%	15.2%	17.0%	35.0%
Sharpe Ratio	-0.13	0.24	0.72	2.70	0.34	0.09	-0.08
Correlation With Other Assets		42.5%	36.4%	-1.4%	4.0%	47.3%	13.2%

ETFs used for asset classes: Sector ETF = XLY, Equity = SPY, Gold = GLD, Commodities = DBC, Real Estate = VNQ, and Bitcoin = BTCUSD
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Based On 5-Year Data

		Comparison of BFAM With Other Asset Classes (Last 5Y)
	BFAM	Sector ETF	Equity	Gold	Commodities	Real Estate	Bitcoin
Annualized Return	-9.5%	9.6%	14.7%	18.7%	11.5%	4.6%	30.8%
Annualized Volatility	36.4%	23.8%	17.1%	15.5%	18.7%	18.9%	48.6%
Sharpe Ratio	-0.18	0.36	0.70	0.97	0.50	0.16	0.57
Correlation With Other Assets		38.3%	40.0%	7.7%	8.4%	43.4%	16.9%

Based On 10-Year Data

		Comparison of BFAM With Other Asset Classes (Last 10Y)
	BFAM	Sector ETF	Equity	Gold	Commodities	Real Estate	Bitcoin
Annualized Return	4.6%	13.2%	14.8%	15.3%	7.0%	5.3%	69.2%
Annualized Volatility	34.6%	21.9%	18.0%	14.7%	17.6%	20.8%	55.8%
Sharpe Ratio	0.23	0.55	0.71	0.86	0.32	0.22	0.90
Correlation With Other Assets		45.6%	47.8%	3.3%	16.2%	49.5%	11.5%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date	12152025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity	1,560,109
Short Interest: % Change Since 11302025	-4.6%
Average Daily Volume	825,702
Days-to-Cover Short Interest	1.89
Basic Shares Quantity	56,927,187
Short % of Basic Shares	2.7%

Returns Analyses

	Title
0	How Low Can Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Really Go?
1	Bright Horizons Family Solutions Stock Return Comparison
2	Bright Horizons Family Solutions Total Shareholder Return (TSR): -49.9% in 2022 and -25.1% 3-yr returns (above peer average)
3	Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Stock Return: AI Predicts BFAM Average and Excess Return After a Fall or Rise

Earnings Returns History

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	Forward Returns
Earnings Date	1D Returns	5D Returns	21D Returns
10/30/2025	18.4%	6.0%	12.7%
7/31/2025	10.6%	6.3%	4.4%
5/5/2025	-4.3%	-3.0%	1.0%
2/13/2025	8.4%	6.2%	8.5%
11/4/2024	-12.8%	-14.3%	-10.7%
8/1/2024	14.1%	11.5%	18.8%
5/2/2024	6.7%	8.5%	4.4%
2/13/2024	10.4%	10.5%	19.6%
...
SUMMARY STATS
# Positive	12	14	17
# Negative	12	10	7
Median Positive	9.9%	7.2%	8.5%
Median Negative	-6.9%	-11.8%	-17.1%
Max Positive	18.4%	26.1%	21.4%
Max Negative	-12.8%	-26.4%	-45.7%

	Forward Returns
10/30/2025	18.4%	6.0%	12.7%
7/31/2025	10.6%	6.3%	4.4%
5/5/2025	-4.3%	-3.0%	1.0%
2/13/2025	8.4%	6.2%	8.5%
11/4/2024	-12.8%	-14.3%	-10.7%
8/1/2024	14.1%	11.5%	18.8%
5/2/2024	6.7%	8.5%	4.4%
2/13/2024	10.4%	10.5%	19.6%
11/1/2023	9.1%	12.3%	20.7%
8/1/2023	-0.5%	-1.8%	0.6%
5/2/2023	10.5%	26.1%	14.1%
2/16/2023	10.7%	8.1%	8.3%
11/1/2022	1.0%	5.6%	14.5%
8/2/2022	-12.8%	-19.1%	-27.8%
5/3/2022	-7.7%	-26.4%	-17.1%
2/16/2022	-2.4%	-3.0%	4.1%
11/2/2021	-12.2%	-15.3%	-28.3%
8/4/2021	2.5%	1.6%	2.1%
5/5/2021	-7.2%	-9.4%	-2.8%
2/17/2021	-8.2%	-5.0%	-5.8%
11/5/2020	-5.4%	0.2%	1.9%
8/5/2020	9.4%	11.5%	21.4%
5/6/2020	-6.7%	-16.9%	13.0%
2/13/2020	-0.8%	0.4%	-45.7%
SUMMARY STATS
# Positive	12	14	17
# Negative	12	10	7
Median Positive	9.9%	7.2%	8.5%
Median Negative	-6.9%	-11.8%	-17.1%
Max Positive	18.4%	26.1%	21.4%
Max Negative	-12.8%	-26.4%	-45.7%

SEC Filings

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Report Date	Filing Date	Filing
9302025	11052025	10-Q 9/30/2025
6302025	8072025	10-Q 6/30/2025
3312025	5072025	10-Q 3/31/2025
12312024	2272025	10-K 12/31/2024
9302024	11072024	10-Q 9/30/2024
6302024	8062024	10-Q 6/30/2024
3312024	5062024	10-Q 3/31/2024
12312023	2272024	10-K 12/31/2023
9302023	11062023	10-Q 9/30/2023
6302023	8082023	10-Q 6/30/2023
3312023	5082023	10-Q 3/31/2023
12312022	2282023	10-K 12/31/2022
9302022	11082022	10-Q 9/30/2022
6302022	8052022	10-Q 6/30/2022
3312022	5062022	10-Q 3/31/2022
12312021	2252022	10-K 12/31/2021

Insider Activity

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	Owner	Title	Filing Date	Action	Price	Shares	Transacted Value	Value of Held Shares	Form
0	Burke Mary Lou	COO North America Center Ops	10022025	Sell	108.52	1,000	108,520	2,870,245	Form
1	Burke Mary Lou	COO North America Center Ops	9032025	Sell	116.49	1,000	116,490	3,197,534	Form
2	TOCIO MARY ANN		8062025	Sell	120.10	3,000	360,286	2,189,701	Form
3	Burke Mary Lou	COO North America Center Ops	8042025	Sell	128.99	1,000	128,990	3,669,637	Form
4	Burke Mary Lou	COO North America Center Ops	7022025	Sell	122.56	1,000	122,560	3,609,269	Form

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)

Market Price (12/29/2025): $101.3 | Market Cap: $5.8 BilSector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Specialized Consumer Services

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)

Market Price (12/29/2025): $101.3Market Cap: $5.8 BilSector: Consumer DiscretionaryIndustry: Specialized Consumer Services

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INDUSTRY: Specialized Consumer Services

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Higher CFO/Rev LTM (Value for BFAM: 11.3%)

Higher FCF/Rev LTM (Value for BFAM: 8.1%)

Higher Total Yield (Value for BFAM: 3.5%)

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Higher CFO/Rev LTM (Value for BFAM: 11.3%)

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Higher Total Yield (Value for BFAM: 3.5%)

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Higher Rev Chg 3Y Avg | Lower P/Op Inc (Values for BFAM: 13.8% | 18.2x)

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Higher CFO/Rev LTM (Value for BFAM: 11.3%)

Higher FCF/Rev LTM (Value for BFAM: 8.1%)

Higher Total Yield (Value for BFAM: 3.5%)

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Market Price (12/29/2025): $101.3 | Market Cap: $5.8 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary | Industry: Specialized Consumer Services

Market Price (12/29/2025): $101.3
Market Cap: $5.8 Bil
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Industry: Specialized Consumer Services