Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) reported Operating Margin of 9.12% for Q1 2026, down 24.0% on a YoY basis from 12.0% in Q1 2025, and up 47.07% quarter-over-quarter from 6.2% in Q4 2025.

Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Bright Horizons Family Solutions has reported Operating Margin for 15 years, with the latest figure at 9.12% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 24.0% year-over-year to 9.12%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.65% (up 79.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.73%, up 154.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 9.12%, up from 6.2% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 15.05% in Q3 2025, with the low at 4.59% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 8.65% across 5 years, with a median of 7.55% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin soared 326 bps — and 2023, when it slumped 288 bps.
  • Bright Horizons Family Solutions' Operating Margin stood at 7.47% in 2022, then slumped by 39 bps to 4.59% in 2023, then jumped by 56 bps to 7.15% in 2024, then slipped by 13 bps to 6.2% in 2025, then soared by 47 bps to 9.12% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 9.12% (Q1 2026), 6.2% (Q4 2025), and 15.05% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Rollins 21.62 Bn 21.51 Bn 460.90 Mn 16.05%
2 Service Corp International 10.11 Bn 9.85 Bn 286.45 Mn 22.24%
3 Frontdoor 5.02 Bn 4.41 Bn 248.00 Mn 45.23%
4 H&R Block 4.36 Bn 4.34 Bn 1.37 Bn 0.20%
5 Bright Horizons Family Solutions 3.49 Bn 3.36 Bn 163.49 Mn 9.12%
6 Carriage Services 593.84 Mn 590.93 Mn 38.64 Mn 23.82%
7 Andersen 468.18 Mn 1.07 Bn 74.37 Mn 10.00%
8 Medifast 121.56 Mn -47.38 Mn 51.76 Mn -4.33%
9 Regis 69.19 Mn 69.19 Mn - 10.91%
10 E-Home Household Service Holdings 2.17 Mn -258.54 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.12%
Dec 31, 2025 6.20%
Sep 30, 2025 15.05%
Jun 30, 2025 11.76%
Mar 31, 2025 9.36%
Dec 31, 2024 7.15%
Sep 30, 2024 12.43%
Jun 30, 2024 10.31%
Mar 31, 2024 6.41%
Dec 31, 2023 4.59%
Sep 30, 2023 10.35%
Jun 30, 2023 7.55%
Mar 31, 2023 5.54%
Dec 31, 2022 7.47%
Sep 30, 2022 7.23%
Jun 30, 2022 9.75%
Mar 31, 2022 6.77%
Dec 31, 2021 7.63%
Sep 30, 2021 9.99%
Jun 30, 2021 7.70%