BFAM vs KLC
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. and KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc., side by side — 4 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BFAM | KLC |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.9B | $2.7B |
| Net income | $193.1M | $-112.9M |
| Gross margin | 23.8% | 22.1% |
| Net margin | 6.6% | −4.1% |
| Return on equity | 14.8% | −13.9% |
| Diluted EPS | $3.36 | −$0.95 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | $258.5M | $110.3M |
| Equity | $1.3B | $755.3M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.45× | 1.05× |
| Current ratio | 0.52× | 0.74× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 14.1% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 48.2% | · |
BFAM and KLC book revenue within 15% of each other, and KLC closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
4 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BFAM | KLC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $2.9B | $2.7B |
| FY2024 | $2.7B | $2.7B |
| FY2023 | $2.4B | $2.5B |
| FY2022 | $2.0B | $2.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BFAM | KLC |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $193.1M | $-112.9M |
| FY2024 | $140.2M | $-92.8M |
| FY2023 | $74.2M | $102.6M |
| FY2022 | $80.6M | $219.2M |
Standard deviation, each side
KLC's net margin has been more volatile than BFAM's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 5.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 1.3.
4 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BFAM and KLC over these 4 fiscal years — BFAM led in 2 and KLC in 2.
4 of 15 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
KLC's return on equity has been more volatile than BFAM's over the 4 comparable fiscal years — 28.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.3.
4 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BFAM and KLC over these 4 fiscal years — BFAM led in 2 and KLC in 2.
4 of 12 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.