---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437578-22-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BFAM"
cik: "0001437578"
company_name: "BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC."
filed_at: "2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T17:53:11.226357+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bright Horizons Q3 revenue up 17% to $540M; adjusted EPS $0.66 vs $0.64; FY22 guidance reaffirmed

## Summary
- Revenue $540M (+17% YoY); net income $18.2M ($0.31 diluted EPS, down 30%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $80.6M (+2%); adjusted diluted EPS $0.66 (+3%).
- Acquired ~75 centers in Australia; enrollment gains and back-up care growth offset labor cost pressures.
- FY2022 guidance: revenue ~$2.0B, diluted adjusted EPS $2.60 - $2.65.
- Cash from ops $131M in nine months; invested $250.9M in acquisitions and capex.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437578-22-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BFAM
- cik: 0001437578
- company_name: BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.
- filed_at: 2022-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437578/000143757822000023/0001437578-22-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437578/000143757822000023/bfam-20221101.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. reported the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $2.0 billion, EPS $2.60 to $2.65. Guidance lowered.
  - Period: the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $2.0 billion
  - EPS: $2.60 to $2.65
  - Guidance: lowered
  - Result: reported results
  source text: we currently expect fiscal year 2022 revenue to be $2.0 billion and diluted adjusted earnings per common share to be in the range of $2.60 to $2.65.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437578/000143757822000023/0001437578-22-000023-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. reported the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $540 million, net income $18 million and diluted earnings per common share of $0.31, EPS $0.31. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $540 million
  - Net income: $18 million and diluted earnings per common share of $0.31
  - EPS: $0.31
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: announced financial results for the third quarter of 2022 and updated financial guidance for 2022. Third Quarter 2022 Highlights (compared to Third Quarter 2021): • Revenue of $540 million (increase of 17%) • Income from operations of $39 million (decrease of 15%) • Net income of $18 million and diluted earnings per common share of $0.31 (decreases of 32% and 30%,
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437578/000143757822000023/0001437578-22-000023-index.htm

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