KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.(KLC)Earnings, Financials & Key Ratios

KLC•NYSE

$3.92

$463M mkt cap·Price updated May 7, 2026

SectorConsumer Defensive IndustryEducation & Training Sub-IndustryK-12 Schools and Early Childhood

AboutKinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. provides early childhood education and care services in the United States. The company offers infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, and before- and after-school programs in various categories comprising community-based and employer-sponsored early childhood education and care, and before- and after-school educational services. As of October 2, 2021, it served children ranging from 6 weeks to 12 years of age through 1,490 early childhood education centers with a licensed capacity of 195,000 and contracts for approximately 650 before-and after-school sites in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Portland, Oregon.Show more

Revenue$2.73B+2.6%
EBITDA$104M-47.2%
Net Income-$113M-21.6%
EPS (Diluted)-0.95+1.5%
EBITDA Margin3.8%-48.6%
Operating Margin-0.73%-124.6%
Net Margin-4.13%-18.5%
ROE-13.94%-2.9%
ROIC-0.56%-129.1%
Debt/Equity2.12-23.3%
Interest Coverage-0.24-151.4%

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KLC Key Insights

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 14.9%
✓Trading at only 0.6x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗High debt to equity ratio of 2.1x
✗Shares diluted 22.9% in last year
✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

KLC Price & Volume

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart

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KLC Growth Metrics

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR

Revenue CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years14.87%

3 Years8.07%

TTM2.64%

Profit CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM-21.59%

EPS CAGR

10 Years-

5 Years-

3 Years-

TTM-16.98%

Return on Capital

10 Years4.21%

5 Years5.93%

3 Years3.44%

Last Year-0.62%

KLC Recent Earnings

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters

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●Beat EPS 5/12 qtrs (83%)●Beat Revenue 3/12 qtrs (50%)

Q2 2026Latest

Mar 12, 2026

EPS

$0.12

Est $0.08

+50.0%

Revenue

$688M

Est $685M

+0.4%

Q4 2025

Nov 12, 2025

EPS

$0.13

Est $0.12

+8.3%

Revenue

$677M

Est $685M

-1.2%

Q3 2025

Aug 12, 2025

EPS

$0.22

Est $0.24

-8.3%

Revenue

$700M

Est $694M

+0.9%

Q2 2025

May 13, 2025

EPS

$0.23

Est $0.17

+35.3%

Revenue

$668M

Est $706M

-5.3%

Quarter	Date	EPS (Act vs Est)	Revenue (Act vs Est)
Q2 2026Latest	Mar 12, 2026	$0.12vs $0.08+50.0%	$688Mvs $685M+0.4%
Q4 2025	Nov 12, 2025	$0.13vs $0.12+8.3%	$677Mvs $685M-1.2%
Q3 2025	Aug 12, 2025	$0.22vs $0.24-8.3%	$700Mvs $694M+0.9%
Q2 2025	May 13, 2025	$0.23vs $0.17+35.3%	$668Mvs $706M-5.3%

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BFAMBright Horizons Family Solutions Inc.Direct Competitor	3.74B	68.30	20.33	9.22%	7.61%	17.08%	1.31
LAURLaureate Education, Inc.Product Competitor	4.59B	32.17	17.02	8.64%	16.08%	25.36%	0.71
CHGGChegg, Inc.Product Competitor	143.31M	1.28	-1.33	-38.97%	-26.89%	-62.94%	0.70
PRDOPerdoceo Education CorporationProduct Competitor	2.16B	34.44	14.23	24.2%	19.91%	17.21%	0.11
GHCGraham Holdings CompanyProduct Competitor	4.9B	1127.53	16.96	2.52%	7.94%	6.39%	0.36
ATGEAdtalem Global Education Inc.Product Competitor	3.7B	106.64	17.57	12.85%	13.41%	18.37%	0.54

Compare KLC vs Peers

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) vs competitors — business, growth, and fundamentals comparison against the closest industry rivals.

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KLC Income Statement

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history

10Y historyFree accessUpdated daily

Line item	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Jan'26
Sales/Revenue	1.88B	1.37B	1.81B	2.17B	2.51B	2.66B	2.73B
Revenue Growth %	-	-27.14%	32.29%	19.8%	15.9%	6.09%	2.64%
Cost of Goods Sold	1.47B	1.2B	1.44B	1.72B	1.82B	2.03B	0
COGS % of Revenue	78.4%	87.89%	79.63%	79.49%	72.68%	76.32%	-
Gross Profit	405.23M▲ 0%	165.49M▼ 59.2%	368.3M▲ 122.5%	444.2M▲ 20.6%	685.86M▲ 54.4%	630.52M▼ 8.1%	0▼ 100.0%
Gross Margin %	21.6%	12.11%	20.37%	20.51%	27.32%	23.68%	-
Gross Profit Growth %	-	-59.16%	122.55%	20.61%	54.4%	-8.07%	-100%
Operating Expenses	340.86M	235.97M	155.9M	54.73M	410.57M	551.2M	297.23M
OpEx % of Revenue	18.17%	17.27%	8.62%	2.53%	16.36%	20.7%	10.87%
Selling, General & Admin	218.7M	170.31M	227.08M	267.29M	287.97M	423.06M	297.23M
SG&A % of Revenue	11.66%	12.46%	12.56%	12.34%	11.47%	15.89%	10.87%
Research & Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
R&D % of Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Operating Expenses	122.16M	65.66M	-71.19M	-212.56M	122.61M	128.14M	0
Operating Income	64.37M▲ 0%	-70.48M▼ 209.5%	212.4M▲ 401.4%	389.47M▲ 83.4%	275.29M▼ 29.3%	79.32M▼ 71.2%	-20.06M▼ 125.3%
Operating Margin %	3.43%	-5.16%	11.75%	17.98%	10.97%	2.98%	-0.73%
Operating Income Growth %	-	-209.49%	401.36%	83.37%	-29.32%	-71.19%	-125.29%
EBITDA	161.93M	15.7M	294.71M	477.98M	384.33M	196.92M	103.91M
EBITDA Margin %	8.63%	1.15%	16.3%	22.07%	15.31%	7.39%	3.8%
EBITDA Growth %	-	-90.3%	1776.67%	62.18%	-19.59%	-48.76%	-47.23%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	97.56M	86.18M	82.31M	88.51M	109.05M	117.61M	123.97M
EBIT	87.28M	-92.73M	58.9M	88.41M	282.82M	92.31M	0
Net Interest Income	-102.63M	-99.35M	-96.56M	-98.5M	-146.75M	-163.17M	0
Interest Income	0	0	14K	2.97M	6.14M	7.37M	-4.83M
Interest Expense	102.63M	99.35M	96.58M	101.47M	152.89M	170.54M	83.97M
Other Income/Expense	-85.42M	-98.31M	-95.93M	-101.72M	-145.36M	-157.55M	-73.28M
Pretax Income	-21.05M▲ 0%	-168.79M▼ 701.8%	116.47M▲ 169.0%	287.75M▲ 147.1%	129.93M▼ 54.8%	-78.23M▼ 160.2%	-93.34M▼ 19.3%
Pretax Margin %	-1.12%	-12.35%	6.44%	13.29%	5.18%	-2.94%	-3.42%
Income Tax	8.09M	-39.3M	28.06M	68.58M	27.37M	14.61M	19.54M
Effective Tax Rate %	-38.42%	23.28%	24.09%	23.83%	21.06%	-18.67%	-20.93%
Net Income	-29.14M▲ 0%	-129.5M▼ 344.4%	88.41M▲ 168.3%	219.17M▲ 147.9%	102.56M▼ 53.2%	-92.84M▼ 190.5%	-112.88M▼ 21.6%
Net Margin %	-1.55%	-9.48%	4.89%	10.12%	4.09%	-3.49%	-4.13%
Net Income Growth %	-	-344.38%	168.27%	147.9%	-53.21%	-190.52%	-21.59%
Net Income (Continuing)	-29.14M	-129.5M	88.41M	219.17M	102.56M	-92.84M	-112.88M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)	-0.25▲ 0%	-1.13▼ 344.4%	0.77▲ 168.3%	1.92▲ 147.9%	0.90▼ 53.2%	-0.96▼ 207.5%	-0.95▲ 1.5%
EPS Growth %	-	-344.39%	168.27%	147.92%	-53.2%	-207.49%	1.45%
EPS (Basic)	-0.25	-1.13	0.77	1.92	0.90	-0.96	-0.95
Diluted Shares Outstanding	114.37M	114.37M	114.37M	114.37M	114.37M	96.31M	118.33M
Basic Shares Outstanding	114.37M	114.37M	114.37M	114.37M	114.37M	96.31M	118.33M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

KLC Balance Sheet

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity

Line item	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Jan'26
Total Current Assets	121.48M	136.7M	304.24M	233.55M	283.43M	214.77M	358.02M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	40.34M	53.23M	177.25M	105.21M	156.15M	62.34M	133.21M
Cash Only	40.34M	53.23M	177.25M	105.21M	156.15M	62.34M	133.21M
Short-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	66.84M	61.14M	95.45M	94.29M	95.17M	117.36M	118.52M
Days Sales Outstanding	13.01	16.33	19.27	15.89	13.84	16.09	15.83
Inventory	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Current Assets	1.05M	1.94M	1.54M	3.89M	5.02M	10.19M	106.29M
Total Non-Current Assets	3.18B	3.13B	3.17B	3.43B	3.37B	3.43B	3.39B
Property, Plant & Equipment	1.72B	1.67B	1.7B	1.82B	1.75B	1.8B	1.92B
Fixed Asset Turnover	1.09x	0.82x	1.06x	1.19x	1.43x	1.48x	1.42x
Goodwill	980.36M	980.73M	992.3M	1.1B	1.11B	1.12B	964.83M
Intangible Assets	458.75M	442.68M	433.93M	448.33M	439M	429.77M	420.92M
Long-Term Investments	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	24.61M	32.5M	37.28M	57.76M	66.64M	85.08M	85.55M
Total Assets	3.3B▲ 0%	3.27B▼ 1.0%	3.47B▲ 6.2%	3.66B▲ 5.6%	3.65B▼ 0.3%	3.65B▼ 0.2%	3.75B▲ 2.8%
Asset Turnover	0.57x	0.42x	0.52x	0.59x	0.69x	0.73x	0.73x
Asset Growth %	-	-1.02%	6.22%	5.63%	-0.32%	-0.21%	2.81%
Total Current Liabilities	341.72M	330.43M	380.23M	410.22M	426.55M	412.76M	484.87M
Accounts Payable	30.72M	39.71M	47.86M	56.67M	50.59M	45.29M	0
Days Payables Outstanding	7.63	12.07	12.14	12.01	10.12	8.13	-
Short-Term Debt	14.71M	15.07M	22.8M	12.68M	13.6M	7.58M	156.21M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	24.13M	39.59M	46.69M	52.57M	43.9M	33.78M	49.58M
Other Current Liabilities	103.39M	90.14M	108.12M	109.52M	150.62M	137.91M	279.07M
Current Ratio	0.36x	0.41x	0.80x	0.57x	0.66x	0.52x	0.74x
Quick Ratio	0.36x	0.41x	0.80x	0.57x	0.66x	0.52x	0.74x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities	2.72B	2.8B	2.83B	2.85B	2.72B	2.37B	2.51B
Long-Term Debt	1.34B	1.38B	1.38B	1.35B	1.24B	919.08M	1.45B
Capital Lease Obligations	1.26B	1.33B	1.36B	1.36B	1.31B	1.32B	0
Deferred Tax Liabilities	18.65M	14.3M	46.62M	77.3M	60.73M	30.91M	35.45M
Other Non-Current Liabilities	30.89M	49.11M	52.13M	65.02M	114.56M	98.83M	1.02B
Total Liabilities	3.06B	3.13B	3.21B	3.26B	3.15B	2.78B	2.99B
Total Debt	2.75B	2.85B	2.89B	2.86B	2.69B	2.39B	1.6B
Net Debt	2.71B	2.8B	2.71B	2.75B	2.54B	2.33B	1.47B
Debt / Equity	11.53x	20.91x	11.29x	7.01x	5.31x	2.77x	2.12x
Debt / EBITDA	16.98x	181.47x	9.79x	5.98x	7.01x	12.15x	15.43x
Net Debt / EBITDA	16.73x	178.08x	9.19x	5.76x	6.60x	11.83x	14.15x
Interest Coverage	0.63x	-0.71x	2.20x	3.84x	1.80x	0.47x	-0.24x
Total Equity	238.51M▲ 0%	136.28M▼ 42.9%	255.61M▲ 87.6%	407.69M▲ 59.5%	506.88M▲ 24.3%	864.51M▲ 70.6%	755.26M▼ 12.6%
Equity Growth %	-	-42.86%	87.55%	59.5%	24.33%	70.56%	-12.64%
Book Value per Share	2.09	1.19	2.23	3.56	4.43	8.98	6.38
Total Shareholders' Equity	238.51M	136.28M	255.61M	407.69M	506.88M	864.51M	755.26M
Common Stock	403.58M	430.06M	454.23M	76K	904K	1.18M	1.18M
Retained Earnings	-157.54M	-287.04M	-198.63M	20.54M	123.1M	30.26M	-82.62M
Treasury Stock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accumulated OCI	-7.53M	-6.74M	0	-2.01M	-313K	2.7M	-4.6M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

KLC Cash Flow Statement

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history

Line item	Dec'19	Dec'20	Dec'21	Dec'22	Dec'23	Dec'24	Jan'26
Cash from Operations	117.33M	13.59M	183.29M	341.61M	303.54M	115.89M	238.53M
Operating CF Margin %	6.26%	0.99%	10.14%	15.77%	12.09%	4.35%	8.73%
Operating CF Growth %	-	-88.42%	1248.55%	86.37%	-11.14%	-61.82%	105.83%
Net Income	-29.14M	-129.5M	88.41M	219.17M	102.56M	-92.84M	-112.88M
Depreciation & Amortization	99.25M	87.92M	82.31M	88.51M	109.05M	117.61M	123.97M
Stock-Based Compensation	-74K	1.49M	909K	9.87M	12.56M	144.08M	11.85M
Deferred Taxes	-8.64M	-40.01M	20.47M	26.34M	-17.41M	-29.83M	7.27M
Other Non-Cash Items	24.65M	45.02M	15.22M	24.85M	25.61M	37.94M	208.33M
Working Capital Changes	31.29M	48.67M	-24.02M	-27.13M	71.18M	-61.07M	0
Change in Receivables	1.57M	5.73M	-12.61M	4.45M	-18.05M	-16.35M	0
Change in Inventory	28.52M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Change in Payables	-2.83M	-25.48M	34.26M	-2.35M	-1.32M	-8.79M	0
Cash from Investing	-94.49M	-48.48M	-80.15M	-299.73M	-117.66M	-147.24M	-154.42M
Capital Expenditures	-94.36M	-48.2M	-66.9M	-139.43M	-129.04M	-132.32M	-128.27M
CapEx % of Revenue	5.03%	3.53%	3.7%	6.44%	5.14%	4.97%	4.69%
Acquisitions	-3.69M	-1.73M	-14.16M	-157.62M	-10.24M	-10.92M	-23.1M
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	3.56M	1.45M	905K	299K	26.82M	2.87M	-3.04M
Cash from Financing	-8.67M	47.77M	20.87M	-117.66M	-134.94M	-62.63M	-13.25M
Debt Issued (Net)	-8.23M	23.07M	-2.39M	-44.19M	-117.4M	-357.6M	0
Equity Issued (Net)	0	1000K	1000K	-1000K	0	1000K	0
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	0	-320M	0
Share Repurchases	0	0	0	-72.67M	0	0	0
Other Financing	-440K	-296K	0	-807K	-17.54M	-10.99M	-13.25M
Net Change in Cash	14.18M▲ 0%	12.88M▼ 9.1%	124.01M▲ 862.9%	-75.78M▼ 161.1%	50.94M▲ 167.2%	-93.98M▼ 284.5%	70.87M▲ 175.4%
Free Cash Flow	22.97M▲ 0%	-34.6M▼ 250.7%	116.4M▲ 436.4%	202.18M▲ 73.7%	174.5M▼ 13.7%	-16.43M▼ 109.4%	110.26M▲ 770.9%
FCF Margin %	1.22%	-2.53%	6.44%	9.34%	6.95%	-0.62%	4.03%
FCF Growth %	-	-250.66%	436.38%	73.7%	-13.69%	-109.42%	770.91%
FCF per Share	0.20	-0.30	1.02	1.77	1.53	-0.17	0.93
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	-4.03x	-0.10x	2.07x	1.56x	2.96x	-1.25x	-2.11x
Interest Paid	100.21M	117.35M	87.63M	96.08M	138.92M	126.26M	0
Taxes Paid	1.45M	0	3.06M	70.48M	29.45M	47.67M	0

KLC Key Ratios

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios

Metric	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	-12.22%	-69.1%	45.12%	66.09%	22.43%	-13.54%	-13.94%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	1.64%	-1.8%	5.4%	9.54%	6.66%	1.91%	-0.56%
Gross Margin	21.6%	12.11%	20.37%	20.51%	27.32%	23.68%	-
Net Margin	-1.55%	-9.48%	4.89%	10.12%	4.09%	-3.49%	-4.13%
Debt / Equity	11.53x	20.91x	11.29x	7.01x	5.31x	2.77x	2.12x
Interest Coverage	0.63x	-0.71x	2.20x	3.84x	1.80x	0.47x	-0.24x
FCF Conversion	-4.03x	-0.10x	2.07x	1.56x	2.96x	-1.25x	-2.11x
Revenue Growth	-	-27.14%	32.29%	19.8%	15.9%	6.09%	2.64%

KLC SEC Filings & Documents

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) SEC filings — annual & quarterly reports (10-K, 10-Q)

8-K Announcements

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Mar 12, 2026·SEC

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Mar 2, 2026·SEC

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Dec 3, 2025·SEC

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Mar 13, 2026·SEC

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Mar 21, 2025·SEC

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Aug 12, 2025·SEC

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May 13, 2025·SEC

KLC Frequently Asked Questions

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained

Growth & Financials

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) reported $2.73B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 46% increase from $1.88B in 2019.

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) grew revenue by 2.6% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) reported a net loss of $112.9M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) has a return on equity (ROE) of -13.9%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) generated $110.3M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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