Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Shares Outstanding (2011 - 2026)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions' Shares Outstanding came in at 51.54 million for Q2 2026, down 10.0% from 57.26 million a year earlier and down 5.2% from the prior quarter.
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Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) Shares Outstanding (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Bright Horizons Family Solutions' Shares Outstanding was 56.95 million, down 1.7% from FY2024.
- Shares Outstanding carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Shares Outstanding was 57.93 million in FY2024 (+0.4%), 57.72 million in FY2023 (-1.1%), 58.34 million in FY2022 (-3.3%) and 60.31 million in FY2021 (+1.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding since Q4 2012.
- Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding has declined for six consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 2.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Shares Outstanding over five years came in Q4 2021 (growth of 1.3%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 10.0%).
- Business Quant data shows BFAM's Shares Outstanding at 54.34 million (Q1 2026), 56.95 million (Q4 2025) and 56.93 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 137.52 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 157.85 Mn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 571.26 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 139.21 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 4.27 Mn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 35.05 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 127.80 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 51.54 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 42.72 Mn |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 102.05 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 51.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 54.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 56.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 56.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 57.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 57.38 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 57.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 58.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 57.97 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 57.88 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 57.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 57.77 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 57.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 57.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 58.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 57.66 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 59.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 59.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 60.31 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 60.22 Mn |
API Access
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=BFAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=BFAM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();