BFAM vs BGSI vs WW Stock Comparison

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Boyd Group Services and Ww International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BGSI Boyd Group Services Inc.
$82.22 +5.2% 1M
Market cap
$2.29B
P/E
36.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.59B
Div. yield
0.78%
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary
5 wins
WW Ww International, Inc.
$14.39 -4.3% 1M -58.5% 1Y
Market cap
$143.85M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Personal Services Consumer Discretionary

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bright Horizons Family Solutions leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bright Horizons Family Solutions 5, Boyd Group Services 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFAMBGSIWWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.40B $2.29B $143.85M BFAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 36.5x — BFAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 24.0x — BFAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +17.3% — BGSI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% 1.4% — BFAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% 20.1% — BGSI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.7x — BGSI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.78% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.7% — -58.5% BFAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.1%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 45.7% 94.9% BGSI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 57/100 — BGSI

Percentile Scorecard

BFAMBGSIWW

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBFAMBGSIWW
Valuation 34 #22 of 33 75 #9 of 33 –
Growth 52 #15 of 30 97 #2 of 30 –
Profitability 48 #15 of 28 63 #11 of 28 –
Financial Health 19 #30 of 37 36 #24 of 37 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 14 15 #12 of 14 –
Overall 51 57 –
  • BFAM ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • BGSI ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • WW ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBFAMBGSIWWSPY
1 month +8.5%+5.2%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months -16.4%-25.3%+10.7% +5.9%
6 months -15.7%-30.3%+42.1% +8.5%
Year to date -31.8%-48.4%-50.8% +13.3%
1 year -29.7%—-58.5% +12.4%
3 years -4.2%—— +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.4%—— +23.5%
5 years -58.4%—— +68.2%
5 years, per year -16.1%—— +11.0%
10 years +3.9%—— +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.4%—— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBFAMBGSIWWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%45.7%94.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.2%52.5%98.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.300.752.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.62—-0.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-57.8%-79.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.7%-54.9%-58.8% -0.9%
52-week high $109.23$182.26$34.92 $779.14
52-week low $59.18$76.89$9.12 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBFAMBGSIWW
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 14.9x 36.5xmedian 14.9x —median 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.6xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 9.3x 4.4xmedian 9.3x —median 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 14.5x —median 14.5x —median 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.8x 1.3xmedian 1.8x 0.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.35 —median 0.35 —median 0.35

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBFAMBGSIWW
Revenue $3.03B $3.59B –
Gross profit $711.35M $1.68B –
Operating income $311.11M $460.29M –
Net income $175.04M $9.00M –
Free cash flow $235.93M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.38 $2.25 –
Cash & equivalents $163.69M $22.97M $160.28M
Total debt $1.29B – $465.47M
Shares (diluted) 51.76M 22.50M 9.99M
Enterprise value $2.85B $917.79M -$563.51M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBFAMBGSIWW
P/E 20.4x 36.5x –
P/FCF 14.4x – –
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x – –
P/S 1.1x 0.6x –
P/B 3.6x 1.3x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 3.3x -0.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 4.4x –
EV/EBIT 14.6x 5.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.7x –
EV/FCF 19.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFAMBGSIWW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 17.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% 18.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.8% 36.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -1.0% 10.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 10.4% 1,191% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.4% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFAMBGSIWW
Gross margin 23.5% 46.7% –
EBITDA margin 13.5% 16.9% –
Operating margin 10.3% 12.8% –
Pretax margin 8.6% 5.5% –
Net margin 5.8% 1.4% –
FCF margin 7.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% – –
Return on equity 16.8% 0.7% –
Return on assets 4.6% 0.3% –
Return on invested capital 9.3% 20.1% –
Return on capital employed 11.0% 12.4% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.8x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFAMBGSIWW
Debt / assets 34.0% 9.7% 49.2%
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.2x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 5.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 75.1% 59.7% 66.4%
Equity / assets 24.9% 40.3% 33.6%
Interest coverage 6.2x 4.9x –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 0.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.0x 1.3x
Altman Z-score 1.99 1.71 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFAMBGSIWW
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 18.6% – –
Shareholder yield 18.6% 0.8% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBFAMBGSIWW
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 24.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.31FY2026 $3.42FY2026 $-3.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +23.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +41.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.03BFY2026 $4.32BFY2026 $656.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 +37.6%FY2026 -7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.5% +7.3% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFAMBGSIWW
Held by institutions 100.0% – 77.9%
Institutions holding 384 – 78
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% – +8.1%
Institutions buying 205 – 35
Institutions selling 150 – 17
Buyers to sellers 1.37 – 2.06

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BFAMBGSIWW
BFAM 1.00 0.14 -0.02
BGSI 0.14 1.00 0.05
WW -0.02 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFAM, BGSI and WW?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) $3.40B, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) $2.29B, Ww International (WW) $143.85M.

Which stock is cheaper, BFAM, BGSI and WW?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 20.4x, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) 36.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) is cheapest (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 13.0x, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) 24.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Boyd Group Services (BGSI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) +8.5%, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) has the highest net margin (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 5.8%, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) 1.4%). On return on invested capital, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) leads (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 9.3%, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) 20.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) returned the most: Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -29.7%, Ww International (WW) -58.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Boyd Group Services (BGSI) 0.78%, Ww International (WW) 0.00%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) and Ww International (WW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) has been the steadiest (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 47.9%, Boyd Group Services (BGSI) 45.7%, Ww International (WW) 94.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFAM, BGSI and WW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.