Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) posted Free Cash Flow of $87.6 million for Q1 2026, down 57.3% on a QoQ basis from $205.2 million in Q4 2025, and up 3.51% year-over-year from $84.6 million in Q1 2025.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Free Cash Flow (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bright Horizons Family Solutions' Free Cash Flow history runs 15 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $87.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 3.51% year-over-year to $87.6 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $352.0 million (up 67.62% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $349.0 million, up 45.34% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $87.6 million for Q1 2026 at Bright Horizons Family Solutions, down from $205.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $205.2 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$76.9 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $65.7 million and a median of $84.6 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow sank 356.56% — and 2025, when it soared 670.66%.
  • Bright Horizons Family Solutions' Free Cash Flow stood at $103.0 million in 2022, then soared by 48.78% to $153.3 million in 2023, then sank by 82.63% to $26.6 million in 2024, then surged by 670.66% to $205.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 57.3% to $87.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows BFAM's Free Cash Flow at $87.6 million in Q1 2026, $205.2 million in Q4 2025, and -$42.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Rollins 18.70 Bn 18.59 Bn 569.95 Mn 166.08 Mn
2 Service Corp International 11.57 Bn 11.31 Bn 286.45 Mn 305.64 Mn
3 H&R Block 5.38 Bn 4.51 Bn 1.37 Bn 1.54 Bn
4 Frontdoor 5.13 Bn 4.52 Bn 248.00 Mn 113.00 Mn
5 Bright Horizons Family Solutions 4.26 Bn 4.12 Bn 163.49 Mn 87.60 Mn
6 Carriage Services 623.65 Mn 620.75 Mn 38.64 Mn 11.00 Mn
7 Andersen 597.14 Mn 385.23 Mn 74.37 Mn -7.57 Mn
8 Medifast 109.07 Mn -59.88 Mn 51.76 Mn -836,000.00
9 Regis 69.35 Mn 69.35 Mn - 4.76 Mn
10 Vanguard Green Investment 33.28 Mn 33.28 Mn - -24,342.00

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 87.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 87.60 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 205.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 205.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -42.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -42.45 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 101.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 101.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 84.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 84.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 26.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 26.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -9.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -9.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 108.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 108.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 114.77 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 114.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 153.27 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 153.27 Mn