Bright Horizons Family Solutions vs Matthews International
Bright Horizons Family Solutions reported revenue of $2.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.0 times Matthews International's $1.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Bright Horizons Family Solutions' revenue grew 9.2% in its latest year, and Matthews International's fell 16.6%. Bright Horizons Family Solutions had an operating margin of 10.7%, against 5.0% at Matthews International. Free cash flow was $259 million at Bright Horizons Family Solutions and −$59 million at Matthews International. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| Bright Horizons Family Solutions | Matthews International | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $2.9B | $1.5B |
| Revenue growth | 9.2% | −16.6% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 14.1% | −0.0% |
| Gross margin | 23.8% | 33.9% |
| Operating margin | 10.7% | 5.0% |
| Net margin | 6.6% | −1.6% |
| Free cash flow | $259M | −$59M |
| Free cash flow margin | 8.8% | −4.0% |
| Return on capital | 11.2% | 3.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.4x | 4.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $225M | $45M |
| Change in diluted share count | −1.8% | 0.6% |
| Last close | $73.65 | $19.04 |
| P/E at the last close | 23.2× | — |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $656,584 | bought $318,112, sold $0 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Bright Horizons Family Solutions and Matthews International pages.