BFAM vs RGS vs WW Stock Comparison

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Regis and Ww International Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RGS Regis Corp
$29.44 +3.9% 1M -2.0% 1Y
Market cap
$73.56M
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$224.49M
Div. yield
–
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

8 decided of 12

Regis leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Regis 5, Bright Horizons Family Solutions 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBFAMRGSWWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.40B $73.56M $143.85M BFAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 10.8x — RGS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.0x 10.0x — RGS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +8.5% +6.8% — BFAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.7% -2.0% -58.5% RGS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -16.1%/yr -11.4%/yr — RGS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 39.4% 94.9% RGS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 48/100 — BFAM

Percentile Scorecard

BFAMRGSWW

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

AxisBFAMRGSWW
Valuation 34 #22 of 33 91 #4 of 33 –
Growth 52 #15 of 30 45 #17 of 30 –
Profitability 48 #15 of 28 33 #19 of 28 –
Financial Health 19 #30 of 37 25 #28 of 37 39 #23 of 37
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 14 – –
Overall 51 48 –
  • BFAM ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • RGS 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

PeriodBFAMRGSWWSPY
1 month +8.5%+3.9%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months -16.4%+7.5%+10.7% +5.9%
6 months -15.7%+5.8%+42.1% +8.5%
Year to date -31.8%+6.1%-50.8% +13.3%
1 year -29.7%-2.0%-58.5% +12.4%
3 years -4.2%+157.3%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -1.4%+37.1%— +23.5%
5 years -58.4%-45.5%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -16.1%-11.4%— +11.0%
10 years +3.9%-88.4%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +0.4%-19.4%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBFAMRGSWWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%39.4%94.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.2%36.7%98.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.300.412.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.62-0.05-0.62 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-94.2%-79.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.7%-3.3%-58.8% -0.9%
52-week high $109.23$30.46$34.92 $779.14
52-week low $59.18$19.47$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.

MultipleBFAMRGSWW
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 14.9x 10.8xmedian 14.9x —median 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.2x 0.3xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 9.3x —median 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 0.4xmedian 1.8x 0.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.35 0.27median 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 monthsBFAMRGSWW
Revenue $3.03B $224.49M –
Gross profit $711.35M – –
Operating income $311.11M $24.45M –
Net income $175.04M $6.94M –
Free cash flow $235.93M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.38 $2.42 –
Cash & equivalents $163.69M $26.03M $160.28M
Total debt $1.29B – $465.47M
Shares (diluted) 51.76M 2.86M 9.99M
Enterprise value $2.85B $73.56M -$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
MetricBFAMRGSWW
P/E 20.4x 10.8x –
P/FCF 14.4x – –
P/Operating cash flow 10.2x 5.6x –
P/S 1.1x 0.3x –
P/B 3.6x 0.4x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 0.4x -0.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x – –
EV/EBIT 14.6x – –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.3x –
EV/FCF 19.2x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.6x 5.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.27 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBFAMRGSWW
Revenue growth (1Y) 8.5% 6.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -1.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 8.8% 22.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 40.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1.0% -94.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 39.1% 43.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 10.4% -94.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.4% 40.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.3% -4.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.1% 54.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBFAMRGSWW
Gross margin 23.5% – –
EBITDA margin 13.5% – –
Operating margin 10.3% – –
Pretax margin 8.6% – –
Net margin 5.8% – –
FCF margin 7.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 11.0% 5.8% –
Return on equity 16.8% – –
Return on assets 4.6% – –
Return on invested capital 9.3% – –
Return on capital employed 11.0% – –
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.4x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBFAMRGSWW
Debt / assets 34.0% – 49.2%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.8x – –
Debt / FCF 5.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 75.1% 64.6% 66.4%
Equity / assets 24.9% 35.4% 33.6%
Interest coverage 6.2x – –
Current ratio 0.5x 0.6x 1.7x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 1.3x
Altman Z-score 1.99 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBFAMRGSWW
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 18.6% – –
Shareholder yield 18.6% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusBFAMRGSWW
Forward P/E 13.0xFY2026 10.0xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.31FY2026 $2.95FY2027 $-3.38FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 +9.3%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.6% +11.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.03BFY2026 $207.86MFY2027 $656.64MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 -7.4%FY2027 -7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.5% +13.9% -9.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBFAMRGSWW
Held by institutions 100.0% 30.7% 77.9%
Institutions holding 384 30 78
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.2% +0.3% +8.1%
Institutions buying 205 13 35
Institutions selling 150 4 17
Buyers to sellers 1.37 3.25 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.

BFAMRGSWW
BFAM 1.00 -0.06 -0.02
RGS -0.06 1.00 -0.02
WW -0.02 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BFAM, RGS and WW?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) $3.40B, Regis (RGS) $73.56M, Ww International (WW) $143.85M.

Which stock is cheaper, BFAM, RGS and WW?

Regis (RGS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 20.4x, Regis (RGS) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regis (RGS) is cheapest (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 13.0x, Regis (RGS) 10.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) +8.5%, Regis (RGS) +6.8%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Regis (RGS) returned the most: Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -29.7%, Regis (RGS) -2.0%, Ww International (WW) -58.5%. Over five years, Regis (RGS) compounded fastest (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -16.1%/yr, Regis (RGS) -11.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Regis (RGS) has been the steadiest (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 47.9%, Regis (RGS) 39.4%, Ww International (WW) 94.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BFAM, RGS 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, Regis (RGS) 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.