Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) posted Operating Margin of 10.24% for Q2 2026, down 1.52 percentage points from 11.76% a year earlier but up 1.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (BFAM) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Margin at Bright Horizons Family Solutions was 10.27%, up 0.03 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 10.73%, up 1.54 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Margin shows a five-year change of +7.21 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions' Operating Margin was 9.18% in FY2024 (+2.10 pp), 7.08% in FY2023 (-0.72 pp), 7.80% in FY2022 (+0.45 pp) and 7.35% in FY2021 (+3.83 pp).
- Quarterly Operating Margin has run from a low of 4.59% in Q4 2023 to a high of 15.05% in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Margin has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.12 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 11.74 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a drop of 2.88 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin for the three prior quarters was 9.12% (Q1 2026), 6.20% (Q4 2025) and 15.05% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.24% |
| 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% |
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. Operating Margin API
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