Personal services

4 companies · $13.6B combined revenue · $1.5B operating profit

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The typical US-listed personal services company grew revenue 3.9% and earnings 12.9% in its latest year, at a 10.7% operating margin, and 0 of 3 earn a return on capital above 15%. Figures from each company's latest annual filing with the SEC, refreshed daily.

3.9%Median revenue growth
12.9%Median earnings growth
5.5%Median revenue growth, 3 yrs
11.3%Median earnings growth, 3 yrs
10.7%Median operating margin
7.4%Median ROCE
Fastest revenue growthBright Horizons Family Solutions BFAM9.2%Fastest earnings growthBright Horizons Family Solutions BFAM37.8%Highest ROCEBright Horizons Family Solutions BFAM10.8%Biggest margin gainBright Horizons Family Solutions BFAM+1.5 pts

Growth engines: the 4 Cylinders

All four working: 0% of companies

A company's earnings per share can grow in only four ways: more sales, profits growing faster than sales (operating leverage), wider margins, and less debt. Each bar is the share of companies where that engine worked in their latest year.

  • Sales growth · Revenue up 10% or more0%
  • Operating leverage · Operating income growing faster than a growing revenue100%
  • Margin expansion · Operating margin up 1 point or more33%
  • Debt reduction · Debt down 5% or more, or net cash33%

Combined revenue · 4 companies reporting in US dollars

Revenue
$0$5B$10B$15BFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Combined operating margin

Operating margin
0%5%10%15%20%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

All 4 companies

Median–3.9%12.9%10.7%7.4%3.14x
SCIService Corp International$4.3B2.9%▼4.6%▼22.7%▲5.5%▼3.14x
HRBH&R Block$3.9B4.9%▲21.1%▲––13x▼
UNFUnifirst$2.4B0.2%▼1.9%▼7.6%▼7.4%–
BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions$2.9B9.2%▲37.8%▲10.7%10.8%▲0.56x▲

▲ better than the median, ▼ worse. n/a: the ratio doesn't apply to that kind of business (e.g. a bank's operating margin). Sort by any column. Figures from each company's latest 10-K (or 20-F/40-F).