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BFAM vs MA // FREE CASH FLOW YIELD
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. (NYSE) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: BFAM 4
— MA 9
▲ FREE CASH FLOW YIELD LEADER: BFAM
LAST: $66.98 (-3.33%) • MKT CAP: $3.26B
fcf-yield
7.94%
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
fcf-yield
3.08%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (BFAM VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | BFAM | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 23.80% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 12.80% | 33.50% | -20.70 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 9.8x | 29.2x | -19.40 | BFAM | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield ACTIVE | 7.94% | 3.08% | +4.86 | BFAM | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 10.70% | 57.60% | -46.90 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.60% | 45.60% | -39.00 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 9.20% | 16.40% | -7.20 | MA | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.49% | -0.49 | MA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.99 | 11.17 | -9.18 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.9 | 68.8 | -19.90 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 1.16 | 0.90 | +0.26 | BFAM | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 15.7x | 31.2x | -15.50 | BFAM | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.26B | $556.88B | -$553.62B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | BFAM REV | MA REV | BFAM GROSS % | MA GROSS % | BFAM FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $2.93B | $32.79B | 23.8% | — | $258.5M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $2.69B | $28.17B | 23.1% | — | $240.2M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $2.42B | $25.10B | — | — | $147.3M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
BFAM // BETA 1.16
MA // BETA 0.90