BFAM Bright Horizons Family Solutions margins

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Gross margin

23.5%

Operating margin

10.3%

EBITDA margin

13.5%

Net margin

5.8%

The Bright Horizons Family Solutions reports a gross margin of 23.5%, an operating margin of 10.3%, an EBITDA margin of 13.5%, and a net margin of 5.8%. Operating margin expanded the most, by 0.1 percentage points, while net margin contracted the most, by 0.5 percentage points.

BFAM margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's margins averaged 23.13% gross, 9.35% operating, 13.01% EBITDA, and 5.26% net. All four current margins are above their three-year averages.

BFAM margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The strongest improvement was in operating margin, which increased by 0.1 percentage points, whereas gross margin contracted by 0.2 percentage points and net margin by 0.5 percentage points.

Gross margin expansion

-0.2pp

Operating margin expansion

0.1pp

EBITDA margin expansion

0pp

Net margin expansion

-0.5pp

BFAM Gross margin

Bright Horizons Family Solutions recorded an average gross margin of 23.13% across the last 3 years. Bright Horizons Family Solutions currently reports a gross margin of 23.5%, 0.4 percentage points above its three-year average. Gross margin was highest at 24.2% in Sep 2025 and lowest at 21.9% in Mar 2024.

BFAM Operating margin

Across the last 3 years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions recorded an average operating margin of 9.35%. Against its three-year average, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's operating margin is currently 10.3%, 1 percentage points above its three-year average. The highest operating margin for Bright Horizons Family Solutions was 11% in Sep 2025, while the lowest was 7.1% in Dec 2023.

BFAM EBITDA margin

Over the last 3 years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's EBITDA margin averaged 13.01%. Right now, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's current EBITDA margin is 13.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points above its three-year average. During this period, EBITDA margin reached a high of 14.2% in Sep 2025 and a low of 11.7% in Dec 2023.

BFAM Net margin

In the last 3 years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions had an average net margin of 5.26%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions's current net margin is 5.8% and is 0.5 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's net margin reached 7% at its highest point in Sep 2025 and 3.1% at its lowest in Dec 2023.

BFAM margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 23.5%, BFAM stands lower than the Consumer Cyclical sector, the industry and its peers average. Looking at the Consumer Cyclical sector average of 36.2%, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's gross margin is 35% lower.

BFAM margin peer comparison

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Frequently asked questions

What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions's gross margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, BFAM recorded a gross margin of 23.5%.

What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions's operating margin?

The current operating margin for BFAM is 10.3% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions's EBITDA margin?

For the period ending Jun 30, 2026, BFAM recorded an EBITDA margin of 13.5%.

What is Bright Horizons Family Solutions's net margin?

The current net margin for BFAM is 5.8% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What are the average margins of BFAM?

Across the last 3 years, BFAM averaged 23.1% gross, 9.4% operating, 13.0% EBITDA, and 5.3% net.

What are the highest historical margins of BFAM?

Over the last 5 years, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's highest margins were 24.9% gross in Jun 2022, 11% operating in Sep 2025, 14.2% EBITDA in Sep 2025, and 7% net in Sep 2025.

What are the lowest historical margins of BFAM?

Over this 5-year history, Bright Horizons Family Solutions's margins fell as low as 21.9% gross in Mar 2024, 7% operating in Jun 2023, 11.7% EBITDA in Dec 2023, and 2.9% net in Jun 2023.