---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001437578-26-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BFAM"
cik: "0001437578"
company_name: "BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:19:45.436176+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bright Horizons Q1 revenue $712M (+7% YoY), EPS $0.62, net income down 10%

## Summary
- Revenue $712M, up 7% YoY; operating income $65M, up 4%.
- Net income $34M, down 10%; diluted EPS $0.62 vs $0.66 a year ago.
- Reaffirmed full-year 2026 financial guidance provided on Feb 12, 2026.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001437578-26-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BFAM
- cik: 0001437578
- company_name: BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437578/000143757826000011/0001437578-26-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437578/000143757826000011/bfam-20260505.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001437578-26-000011.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 3dc9d146d597a55eedeca0f950a9bf567cb9781b
  claim: BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. reported the first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $712 million, net income $34 million, EPS $0.62. Guidance reaffirmed.
  evidence_excerpt: First Quarter 2026 Highlights (compared to First Quarter 2025): • Revenue of $712 million (increase of 7%) • Income from operations of $65 million (increase of 4%) • Net income of $34 million and diluted earnings per common share of $0.62 (decreases of 10% and 6%, respectively)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437578/000143757826000011/0001437578-26-000011-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.