Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. Common Stock (BFAM)

Most consumer discretionary businesses succeed or fail based on the broader economy. Unfortunately, the industry’s recent performance suggests demand may be fading as discretionary stocks have pulled back by 7% over the past six months. This drop was worse than the S&P 500’s 2.4% decline.

Child care and education company Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 6.9% year on year to $665.5 million. The company’s outlook for the full year was close to analysts’ estimates with revenue guided to $2.89 billion at the midpoint. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.77 per share was 19.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Child care and education company Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) will be reporting earnings tomorrow after market close. Here’s what to expect.

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Although the S&P 500 is down 4.1% over the past six months, Bright Horizons’s stock price has fallen further to $126.40, losing shareholders 9.8% of their capital. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

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As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q4. Today, we are looking at education services stocks, starting with Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM).

Child care and education company Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q4 CY2024, with sales up 9.5% year on year to $674.1 million. On the other hand, the company’s full-year revenue guidance of $2.88 billion at the midpoint came in 0.5% below analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.98 per share was 8% above analysts’ consensus estimates.

Child care and education company Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) will be reporting results tomorrow after market hours. Here’s what to expect.

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Bright Horizons has been treading water for the past six months, recording a small return of 2.3% while holding steady at $112.46. This is close to the S&P 500’s 7% gain during that period.

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