BFAM vs GHC vs GNS Stock Comparison

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Graham Holdings and Genius Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GHC Graham Holdings Co
$1,203.89 +4.5% 1M +18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.13B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.12B
Div. yield
0.62%
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
8 wins
GNS Genius Group Ltd
$0.11 -26.7% 1M -86.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
181.82%
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Graham Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Graham Holdings 8, Bright Horizons Family Solutions 2, Genius 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFAMGHCGNSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.67B $5.13B $7.08M GHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -20.9x 10.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 15.8x — BFAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +4.3% — BFAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.4% 9.7% — GHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.1% 3.8% — GHC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 12.3x -0.9x — GHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.62% 181.82% GNS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -50.3% +18.9% -86.4% GHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.2%/yr +14.7%/yr — GHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.9% 23.1% 92.4% GHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 44/100 — GHC

Percentile Scorecard

BFAMGHCGNS

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

AxisBFAMGHCGNS
Valuation 28 #24 of 33 66 #12 of 33 –
Growth 14 #26 of 30 28 #22 of 30 –
Profitability 18 #24 of 29 29 #21 of 29 –
Financial Health 3 #38 of 39 63 #15 of 39 66 #14 of 39
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 16 33 #11 of 16 –
Overall 32 44 –
  • BFAM ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • GHC ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • GNS ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBFAMGHCGNSSPY
1 month -15.5%+4.5%-26.7% -2.3%
3 months -28.8%-0.8%-26.7% -0.7%
6 months -32.9%+7.5%-62.1% +4.8%
Year to date -46.4%+9.6%-80.7% +10.3%
1 year -50.3%+18.9%-86.4% +10.3%
3 years -36.9%+93.4%-98.3% +73.0%
3 years, per year -14.2%+24.6%-74.2% +20.1%
5 years -63.5%+98.7%— +61.9%
5 years, per year -18.2%+14.7%— +10.1%
10 years -13.4%+164.0%— +258.6%
10 years, per year -1.4%+10.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBFAMGHCGNSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.9%23.1%92.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 62.1%23.0%102.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.080.261.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.030.82-0.94 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.5%-20.3%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.0%-2.8%-87.8% -3.5%
52-week high $104.52$1,238.69$0.90 $779.14
52-week low $54.31$1,033.19$0.11 $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.

MultipleBFAMGHCGNS
P/E now vs peer median -20.9xmedian 13.1x 10.4xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.1x 1.0xmedian 1.1x —median 1.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 38.8xmedian 9.1x 11.8xmedian 9.1x —median 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 11.7x 23.2xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 0.27 0.21median 0.27 —median 0.27

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 monthsBFAMGHCGNS
Revenue $3.07B $5.12B –
Gross profit $699.13M $1.54B –
Operating income $3.13M $274.58M –
Net income -$134.21M $501.26M –
Free cash flow $253.30M $220.85M –
EPS (diluted) $-2.59 $114.65 –
Cash & equivalents $119.23M $154.33M $1.88T
Total debt $1.36B $853.43M $133.32B
Shares (diluted) 51.76M 4.31M 24.15M
Enterprise value $2.12B $229.90M $101.09B

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
MetricBFAMGHCGNS
P/E -20.9x 10.4x –
P/FCF 10.6x 23.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.5x 16.6x –
P/S 0.9x 1.0x –
P/B 4.2x 1.1x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 1.1x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 38.8x 11.8x –
EV/EBIT 1,252x 17.3x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.9x –
EV/FCF 15.5x 21.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 15.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.21 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFAMGHCGNS
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 4.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.6% 5.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 0.5% 2.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 5.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -99.0% 5.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -74.2% 131.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -166.9% -32.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -52.5% 46.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -174.2% -31.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -55.2% 49.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 10.1% -29.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 9.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -38.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.1% 14.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFAMGHCGNS
Gross margin 22.8% 30.0% –
EBITDA margin 3.3% 7.9% –
Operating margin 0.1% 5.4% –
Pretax margin -1.7% 12.3% –
Net margin -4.4% 9.7% –
FCF margin 8.3% 4.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.6% 6.0% –
Return on equity -17.0% 10.4% –
Return on assets -3.7% 6.1% –
Return on invested capital 0.1% 3.8% –
Return on capital employed 0.1% 4.0% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.7x 0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFAMGHCGNS
Debt / assets 39.2% 10.3% 0.1%
Debt / equity 2.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 12.3x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF 5.4x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 81.7% 42.0% 19.4%
Equity / assets 18.3% 58.0% 80.6%
Interest coverage 0.1x 5.4x –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.8x 0.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.4x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.53 3.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFAMGHCGNS
Dividend yield – 0.6% 181.8%
Net buyback yield 25.4% 3.9% –
Shareholder yield 25.4% 4.5% 181.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 38.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 87.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 522.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 83.6% –

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.

ConsensusBFAMGHCGNS
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 15.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.31FY2026 $76.14FY2026 $-0.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% -16.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.03BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026 $18.40MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026 +119.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.5% +2.0% +47.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFAMGHCGNS
Held by institutions 100.0% 83.3% –
Institutions holding 386 337 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +0.4% –
Institutions buying 205 149 –
Institutions selling 150 110 –
Buyers to sellers 1.37 1.35 –

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.

BFAMGHCGNS
BFAM 1.00 0.29 -0.02
GHC 0.29 1.00 0.06
GNS -0.02 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFAM, GHC and GNS?

Graham Holdings (GHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) $2.67B, Graham Holdings (GHC) $5.13B, Genius (GNS) $7.08M.

Which company is growing faster?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) +6.7%, Graham Holdings (GHC) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graham Holdings (GHC) has the highest net margin (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -4.4%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 9.7%). On return on invested capital, Graham Holdings (GHC) leads (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 0.1%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 3.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Graham Holdings (GHC) returned the most: Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -50.3%, Graham Holdings (GHC) +18.9%, Genius (GNS) -86.4%. Over five years, Graham Holdings (GHC) compounded fastest (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -18.2%/yr, Graham Holdings (GHC) +14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Genius (GNS) has the highest dividend yield: Graham Holdings (GHC) 0.62%, Genius (GNS) 181.82%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Graham Holdings (GHC) has been the steadiest (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 48.9%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 23.1%, Genius (GNS) 92.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFAM, GHC and GNS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Graham Holdings (GHC) leads on 8. 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.