Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) recorded Operating Expenses of $108 million in Q2 2026, up 13.9% from $94.83 million a year earlier and up 10.9% from the prior quarter.
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Operating Expenses (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Bright Horizons Family Solutions' Operating Expenses came in at $395.04 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 7.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $376.38 million, up 6.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Expenses has increased for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Expenses came in at $354.65 million in FY2024 (+8.4%), $327.07 million in FY2023 (+13.1%), $289.16 million in FY2022 (+12.6%) and $256.82 million in FY2021 (+17.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Operating Expenses in data going back to Q1 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Expenses has increased for 14 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 8.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Expenses in the last five years was growth of 26.0% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 3.4% in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $97.35 million (Q1 2026), $94.96 million (Q4 2025) and $94.73 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.53 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 41.78 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.65 Bn | -6.12 Bn | 812.22 Mn | 1.44 Bn |
| 3 | Laureate Education | 5.18 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 14.24 Mn |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 4.87 Bn | -1.39 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 1.22 Bn |
| 5 | Covista | 4.00 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 405.94 Mn |
| 6 | Valvoline | 3.64 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 103.10 Mn |
| 7 | Stride | 3.18 Bn | 77.07 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 111.43 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.14 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 108.00 Mn |
| 9 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.31 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 236.74 Mn |
| 10 | TAL Education | 2.27 Bn | -11.67 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 301.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 108.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 97.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 94.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 94.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 94.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 91.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 90.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 89.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 87.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 87.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 79.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 83.25 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 81.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 82.77 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 62.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 80.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 73.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 71.75 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 65.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 67.14 Mn |
API Access
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Operating Expenses API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=BFAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-expenses", "ticker": "BFAM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-expenses&ticker=BFAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();