GNS vs BFAM vs GHC Stock Comparison

Genius, Bright Horizons Family Solutions and Graham Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GNS Genius Group Ltd
$0.13 -13.3% 1M -84.1% 1Y
Market cap
$8.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
153.85%
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
1 win
GHC Graham Holdings Co
$1,170.13 +2.5% 1M +10.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.99B
P/E
9.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.07B
Div. yield
0.64%
Education Services Consumer Discretionary
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Graham Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Graham Holdings 7, Bright Horizons Family Solutions 4, Genius 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGNSBFAMGHCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.37M $3.40B $4.99B GHC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 20.4x 9.2x GHC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.0x 15.4x BFAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.5% +4.8% BFAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.8% 10.7% GHC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.3% 3.5% BFAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x -0.9x GHC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 153.85% — 0.64% GNS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -84.1% -29.7% +10.4% GHC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.1%/yr +14.8%/yr GHC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.6% 47.9% 23.2% GHC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 42/100 BFAM

Percentile Scorecard

GNSBFAMGHC

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

AxisGNSBFAMGHC
Valuation – 34 #22 of 33 66 #12 of 33
Growth – 52 #15 of 30 31 #21 of 30
Profitability – 48 #15 of 28 26 #21 of 28
Financial Health 67 #13 of 37 19 #30 of 37 64 #14 of 37
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 14 23 #11 of 14
Overall – 51 42
  • GNS ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • BFAM ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services
  • GHC ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGNSBFAMGHCSPY
1 month -13.3%+8.5%+2.5% +0.9%
3 months -13.3%-16.4%-5.3% +5.9%
6 months -51.9%-15.7%+1.8% +8.5%
Year to date -77.2%-31.8%+6.5% +13.3%
1 year -84.1%-29.7%+10.4% +12.4%
3 years -98.1%-4.2%+106.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year -73.4%-1.4%+27.4% +23.5%
5 years —-58.4%+99.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-16.1%+14.8% +11.0%
10 years —+3.9%+147.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+0.4%+9.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGNSBFAMGHCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.6%47.9%23.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 101.5%55.2%23.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.81-0.300.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.92-0.620.45 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-67.2%-20.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -85.6%-36.7%-5.5% -0.9%
52-week high $0.90$109.23$1,238.69 $779.14
52-week low $0.12$59.18$1,012.13 $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.

MultipleGNSBFAMGHC
P/E now vs peer median —median 14.9x 20.4xmedian 14.9x 9.2xmedian 14.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 9.3x 11.1xmedian 9.3x 11.8xmedian 9.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.5x 14.4xmedian 14.5x 20.1xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 1.8x 3.6xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.35 0.46median 0.35 0.23median 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 monthsGNSBFAMGHC
Revenue – $3.03B $5.07B
Gross profit – $711.35M $1.52B
Operating income – $311.11M $256.19M
Net income – $175.04M $550.25M
Free cash flow – $235.93M $247.96M
EPS (diluted) – $3.38 $125.75
Cash & equivalents $1.88T $163.69M $156.77M
Total debt $13.06T $1.29B $900.37M
Shares (diluted) 24.15M 51.76M 4.31M
Enterprise value $101.10B $2.85B $118.11M

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
MetricGNSBFAMGHC
P/E – 20.4x 9.2x
P/FCF – 14.4x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 15.3x
P/S – 1.1x 1.0x
P/B 0.0x 3.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.0x 4.5x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 11.1x 11.8x
EV/EBIT – 14.6x 18.1x
EV/Revenue – 1.5x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 19.2x 18.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.6x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.46 0.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGNSBFAMGHC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.5% 4.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.7% 1.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 12.6% 5.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 8.8% -6.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.2% 41.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -1.0% -20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.1% 36.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 10.4% -19.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 44.4% 40.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 0.3% -33.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.1% 18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -2.8% -40.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.2% 32.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGNSBFAMGHC
Gross margin – 23.5% 29.9%
EBITDA margin – 13.5% 7.8%
Operating margin – 10.3% 5.1%
Pretax margin – 8.6% 14.1%
Net margin – 5.8% 10.7%
FCF margin – 7.8% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 11.0% 6.4%
Return on equity – 16.8% 11.5%
Return on assets – 4.6% 6.7%
Return on invested capital – 9.3% 3.5%
Return on capital employed – 11.0% 3.7%
Asset turnover – 0.8x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGNSBFAMGHC
Debt / assets 0.1% 34.0% 11.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.4x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x -0.9x
Debt / FCF – 5.5x 3.6x
Liabilities / assets 19.4% 75.1% 41.1%
Equity / assets 80.6% 24.9% 58.9%
Interest coverage – 6.2x 4.9x
Current ratio 0.7x 0.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.3x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 1.99 3.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGNSBFAMGHC
Dividend yield 153.8% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 18.6% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 153.8% 18.6% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 35.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 77.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 528.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 83.8%

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.

ConsensusGNSBFAMGHC
Forward P/E – 13.0xFY2026 15.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.08FY2026 $5.31FY2026 $76.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +16.7%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.6% -16.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.40MFY2026 $3.03BFY2026 $4.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +119.0%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +47.3% +2.5% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGNSBFAMGHC
Held by institutions – 100.0% 83.3%
Institutions holding – 384 337
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.

GNSBFAMGHC
GNS 1.00 -0.05 0.07
BFAM -0.05 1.00 0.24
GHC 0.07 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GNS, BFAM and GHC?

Graham Holdings (GHC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Genius (GNS) $8.37M, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) $3.40B, Graham Holdings (GHC) $4.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, GNS, BFAM and GHC?

Graham Holdings (GHC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 20.4x, Graham Holdings (GHC) 9.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) is cheapest (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 13.0x, Graham Holdings (GHC) 15.4x). 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%, Graham Holdings (GHC) +4.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Graham Holdings (GHC) has the highest net margin (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 5.8%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 10.7%). On return on invested capital, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) leads (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 9.3%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Graham Holdings (GHC) returned the most: Genius (GNS) -84.1%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -29.7%, Graham Holdings (GHC) +10.4%. Over five years, Graham Holdings (GHC) compounded fastest (Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) -16.1%/yr, Graham Holdings (GHC) +14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Genius (GNS) has the highest dividend yield: Genius (GNS) 153.85%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 0.64%. 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 (Genius (GNS) 91.6%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 47.9%, Graham Holdings (GHC) 23.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.