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Bright Horizons Family Solutions vs Driven Brands Holdings

Bright Horizons Family Solutions is the larger business, with $2.93bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.86bn for Driven Brands Holdings (1.6 times as much). Bright Horizons Family Solutions grew faster (9.2% against 6.3%). Driven Brands Holdings kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 7.0% against 6.6%.

Latest fiscal yearBright Horizons Family SolutionsBFAM, 2025Driven Brands HoldingsDRVN, 2025
Revenue $2.93bn $1.86bn
Revenue growth 9.2% 6.3%
Net income $193m $131m
Operating margin — 12.4%
Net margin 6.6% 7.0%
Return on equity 14.8% 20.0%
Free cash flow $259m $108m
Cash $140m $103m
Total debt $947m $2.19bn
Debt to equity — 285.2%
Dividend per share — —
Dividend yield — —
Share buybacks $225m $0
Employees 32,200 7,100
Market value $2.57bn $1.89bn
Price vs our value range Below our value range —
Moat score 49 (Moderate) 27 (Weak)
Insider trades, 12 months 0 buys, 4 sales 0 buys, 1 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.