Forensic Analysis · General / Diversified · as of Nov 9, 2026

Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM)

A forensic read on Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. built from its complete SEC filings — financial-health screens, earnings quality, red flags and a price-aware rating. Reproducible math, not opinion.

B · Sound & dependable

Forensic grade

Grey Zone

Financial health

1.1

Distress distance

Clean

Earnings quality

Forensic signals

14.8%

ROE

9.2%

Revenue growth

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Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. earns a B (Sound & dependable) forensic quality grade, and its balance-sheet distress test reads 1.1, placing it in the Grey zone. 2 forensic signals were flagged in its latest SEC filings, led by return on invested capital.

What the filings flag

7.8%

FY2025

Return on invested capital. Return on invested capital is 7.8% in the latest fiscal year and rising across FY2023–FY2025 from 3.7%. After-tax operating profit was $111M in FY2023 and $225M in FY2025, with operating income at 7.1% of revenue in FY2023, 9.2% in FY2024 and 10.7% in FY2025. The capital base behind it went from $3.0B in FY2023 to $2.9B in FY2025 (-5%), while the revenue it carried went from $2.4B to $2.9B. FY2023's operating profit carried a $36M asset write-down that alone took about 0.8 points off that year's return, so about 0.8 of the 4.1-point rise across FY2023–FY2025 is that charge leaving the base year rather than the capital earning more. A non-cash write-down lowers the reported return in the year it lands.

$4M

FY2024

Goodwill impairments. Took $4M of goodwill writedowns across 1 year (FY2024 ($4M)) — about 3% of net income over the span. Writedowns mean past acquisitions underperformed what was paid for them.

Key fundamentals

Latest Revenue$2.93B

Revenue Growth YoY+9.2%

Revenue CAGR (2yr)+10.1%

Net Margin6.6%

Free Cash Flow$258.5M

Return on Equity14.8%

Debt / Equity0.56x

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