Bright Horizons Family Solutions
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2026)

20252026
Price/Earnings ratio
37.1736.48
Price/Sales ratio
2.542.36
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$3.29$3.35

Historical Multiples (2014 – 2023)

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
42.8143.2643.7635.2540.7848.18381.54107.7545.6573.4555.0340.78
Price/Sales ratio
2.272.782.643.173.384.216.794.321.822.242.194.21
Price/Book Value ratio
4.105.586.027.388.268.948.026.433.404.484.108.94
Price/Cash Flow ratio
17.6923.7519.6023.4221.8626.3149.1433.4019.5321.2323.5421.86
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
28.4343.5330.1736.3031.6938.5375.3144.7628.6532.9437.6431.69
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
0.091.0711.160.5213.503.55-4.460.672.54-10.133.053.55
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
23.17%24.52%24.89%24.73%24.86%25.36%20.10%23.64%23.69%20.04%23.69%25.36%
Operating Profit Margin
10.85%12.45%12.56%11.80%12.56%12.98%3.52%7.35%7.79%6.63%7.79%12.98%
Pretax Profit Margin
8.30%9.61%9.12%9.27%10.06%10.79%1.03%5.14%5.55%4.94%5.55%10.79%
Net Profit Margin
5.32%6.44%6.03%9.01%8.30%8.74%1.78%4.01%3.99%3.06%3.99%8.74%
Effective Tax Rate
35.86%32.98%33.82%2.74%17.54%18.98%-72.45%22.01%28.11%37.95%28.11%17.54%
Return on Assets
3.36%4.36%4.00%6.35%6.25%5.41%0.72%1.93%2.12%1.90%2.12%5.41%
Return On Equity
9.59%12.90%13.77%20.95%20.26%18.57%2.10%5.97%7.46%6.10%7.38%18.57%
Return on Capital Employed
7.88%9.85%10.00%10.23%11.71%9.40%1.66%4.27%5.23%5.18%5.23%9.40%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
0.790.500.390.410.400.471.17N/AN/AN/A0.440.40
Quick Ratio
0.800.500.400.410.400.471.170.860.340.550.340.47
Cash ratio
0.310.030.030.050.030.050.720.410.040.080.040.03
Days of Sales Outstanding
22.4024.3422.6024.5525.1526.3442.5443.8639.2342.5139.2325.15
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A17.34N/AN/AN/A
Operating Cycle
22.4024.3422.6024.5525.1526.3442.5443.8656.5742.519.6726.34
Days of Payables Outstanding
4.488.938.108.834.134.229.032.315.834.685.834.13
Cash Conversion Cycle
17.9115.4114.5015.7221.0222.1233.5141.5550.7437.8333.3921.02
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
0.420.430.480.470.460.330.490.290.490.270.710.46
Debt Equity Ratio
1.221.291.651.581.491.151.430.911.730.872.511.49
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
0.540.550.600.580.570.510.570.450.620.430.620.57
Total Debt to Capitalization
0.550.560.620.610.590.530.590.470.630.460.640.59
Interest Coverage Ratio
4.234.364.584.745.035.931.41N/AN/AN/A3.995.93
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
0.180.180.180.190.250.290.110.210.100.240.090.29
Company Equity Multiplier
2.852.953.443.293.233.422.903.083.513.213.513.23
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.120.110.130.130.150.160.130.120.090.100.090.16
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.620.540.640.640.680.680.650.740.680.640.620.68
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
0.180.180.180.190.250.290.110.210.100.240.090.29
Short Term Coverage Ratio
18.255.092.431.712.283.512.132.191.882.150.973.51
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A