Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. filings document the public-company disclosures of an employer-sponsored care and education services provider. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish operating results, financial guidance, investor presentation materials, authorized share repurchases, and amendments to credit agreements involving Bright Horizons Family Solutions LLC and related subsidiaries.
Proxy materials cover board elections, executive compensation, equity incentive arrangements, and shareholder voting matters. The filing record also identifies the company’s common stock as listed on the New York Stock Exchange under BFAM and provides formal disclosures tied to governance, capital structure, compensation programs, and material events.
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. Schedule 13G reports that AQR Capital Management, LLC and AQR Capital Management Holdings, LLC beneficially own 3,326,674 shares of common stock, representing 6.04% of the class as of 03/31/2026. The filing shows shared voting power of 3,223,780 shares and shared dispositive power of 3,326,674 shares.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc ownership disclosure: Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC reports beneficial ownership of 3,844,035 shares, representing 7.0% of common stock as of 03/31/2026. The filing breaks down voting and dispositive powers, including 3,227,182 shares of sole voting power.
Goldman Sachs Asset Management filed Amendment No. 1 to a Schedule 13G reporting beneficial ownership in Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.. The amendment reports 1,712,852 shares beneficially owned, representing 3.1% of the class as of 03/31/2026.
The filing shows shared voting power of 1,639,732.50 and shared dispositive power of 1,712,852. The submission is a joint filing under Rule 13d-1(k)(1) and includes a joint filing agreement executed on 04/24/2026.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions reported Q1 2026 revenue of $712.2 million, up 7% from $665.5 million a year earlier, driven by 6% growth in full service child care and 12% growth in back-up care. Tuition increases of about 4% and stronger international results supported the improvement.
Net income declined to $34.1 million from $38.0 million as higher labor, benefits and interest costs offset revenue gains, with diluted EPS at $0.62 versus $0.66. Operating margin stayed near 9%. The company generated $107.7 million in operating cash flow, repurchased about 2.9 million shares for $224.8 million, and ended the quarter with $133.4 million in cash and $1.08 billion of total debt, mainly from its term loan B and a multi-currency revolving credit facility.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions reported first quarter 2026 revenue of $712.2 million, up 7% from a year earlier, driven by tuition increases and higher back-up care utilization. Income from operations rose 4% to $64.9 million, while a higher effective tax rate and increased interest expense reduced net income 10% to $34.1 million. Diluted earnings per share were $0.62 compared with $0.66 in the prior-year quarter.
On a non-GAAP basis, adjusted EBITDA was $95.6 million, up 4%, and adjusted net income was essentially flat at $44.6 million, with diluted adjusted EPS increasing to $0.82 from $0.77. Operating cash flow strengthened to $107.7 million, and the company repurchased 2.9 million shares for $224.8 million. Management reaffirmed full-year 2026 guidance, expecting revenue between $3.075 billion and $3.125 billion and diluted adjusted EPS between $4.90 and $5.10.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc Schedule 13G shows Vanguard Capital Management beneficially owned 2,929,997 shares of Common Stock, representing 5.31% of the class as reported. The filing lists voting and dispositive powers, including sole voting power 434,866 and sole dispositive power 2,929,997. The disclosure attributes holdings to Vanguard entities and affiliated investment funds and is signed by Vanguard's Head of Global Fund Administration.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions is asking shareholders to vote at its virtual 2026 Annual Meeting on June 3, 2026. Shareholders will elect six directors to one-year terms as part of a phased Board declassification, approve an advisory vote on 2025 executive pay, and ratify the independent auditor for 2026.
The proxy describes a largely independent nine‑member Board with a separate Chair and CEO, majority voting for uncontested elections, strong stock ownership guidelines, and active risk and cybersecurity oversight. It also outlines a pay‑for‑performance program where the CEO’s 2025 salary was $699,660 with a 145% target bonus and long‑term incentives in RSUs, performance RSUs and stock options.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc amendment reports that The Vanguard Group holds Amount beneficially owned: 0 and Percent of class: 0 % for Common Stock. The filing states Vanguard completed an internal realignment and will report certain subsidiaries separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538. The form is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration on 03/26/2026.
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. announced that its board approved a new share repurchase program authorizing buybacks of up to $600 million of its outstanding common stock. This authorization, effective March 9, 2026, replaces a prior $500 million program that had approximately $127.6 million remaining.
Shares may be repurchased at management’s discretion through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, Rule 10b5-1 plans, or accelerated share repurchase programs, subject to market conditions, legal requirements, and terms of the company’s senior secured credit facility. Repurchased shares will be retired, and the program has no expiration date but can be suspended, modified, or discontinued at any time.