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KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

$2.32 -$1.84 (-44.23%)
NYSE · 15 Sep 2026 19:13 UTC
Previous Close
$2.38
Day Range
$2.29$2.41
Year Range
$1.75$7.5
Market Cap
274.75M
AVG Volume
896.18K
Trailing/Forward PE
-0.58/10.13
PEG ratio
-0.01
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-11
Primary Exchange
New York Stock ExchangeUS
Revenue (USD)
01B2B3B20202021202320242025
KLC Revenue (USD) by year
PeriodRevenue (USD)
20252.73B
20242.66B
20232.51B
20211.81B
20201.37B
Net Income (USD)
-200M-100M0100M200M20202021202320242025
KLC Net Income (USD) by year
PeriodNet Income (USD)
2025-112.88M
2024-92.84M
2023102.56M
202188.41M
2020-129.5M
Operating Income (USD)
-100M0100M200M300M20202021202320242025
KLC Operating Income (USD) by year
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
2025183.99M
202479.32M
2023275.29M
2021212.4M
2020-70.48M
EBITDA (USD)
-100M0100M200M300M400M20202021202320242025
KLC EBITDA (USD) by year
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
2025114.6M
2024209.91M
2023268.69M
2021320.62M
2020-6.55M
Cash Flows (USD)
-100M0100M200M20202021202320242025
KLC Cash Flows (USD) by year
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
2025110.26M
2024-16.43M
2023174.5M
2021116.4M
2020-76.01M
EPS (USD)
-2-10120202021202320242025
KLC EPS (USD) by year
PeriodEPS (USD)
2025-0.95
2024-0.82
20230.9
20210.77
2020-1.13
Expenses (USD)
0200M400M600MSG&ACapex20202021202320242025
KLC Expenses (USD) by year
PeriodExpenses (USD)
2025425.5M
2024555.38M
2023264.89M
2021179.54M
2020114.58M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0500M1B1.5BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt20202021202320242025
KLC Cash & Debt (USD) by year
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
2025133.21M
202462.34M
2023156.15M
2021177.25M
202053.23M
Debt ratios
012320242025
KLC Debt ratios by year
PeriodDebt ratios
20252.62
20242.94
Margins
0%10%20%30%20202021202320242025
KLC Margins by year
PeriodMargins
202517.61%
202423.68%
202322.4%
202129.18%
202012.11%
Return on Capital
-100%-50%0%50%20202021202320242025
KLC Return on Capital by year
PeriodReturn on Capital
2025-14.95%
2024-10.74%
202320.23%
202134.59%
2020-95.02%
Shares Outstanding
050M100M150M20202021202320242025
KLC Shares Outstanding by year
PeriodShares Outstanding
2025118.41M
2024114.14M
2023114.37M
2021114.37M
2020114.37M
Book Value Per Share (USD)
0246820202021202320242025
KLC Book Value Per Share (USD) by year
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
20256.38
20247.57
20234.43
20212.23
20201.19
Total Assets (USD)
01B2B3B4B20202021202320242025
KLC Total Assets (USD) by year
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
20253.75B
20243.65B
20233.65B
20213.47B
20203.27B
Employee Count
020K40K60K20242026
KLC Employee Count by year
PeriodEmployee Count
202635.7K
202443.69K
PE Ratio
30405060med 43.62Oct 24Nov 24Dec 24Jan 25Feb 25Mar 25
KLC PE Ratio by year
PeriodPE Ratio
Mar 2534.75
Mar 2538.04
Feb 2541.31
Feb 2541.82
Feb 2543.62
Feb 2543.88
Jan 2544.03
Jan 2543.62
Jan 2542.67
Jan 2538.19
Jan 2539.17
Dec 2437.81
Dec 2437.34
Dec 2439.63
Dec 2447.11
Nov 2450.5
Nov 2444.3
Nov 2446.34
Nov 2455.25
Nov 2456.18
Oct 2456.26
Oct 2456.24
Oct 2456.38
Free Cash Flow Yield
-20%0%20%40%60%med 5.45%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
KLC Free Cash Flow Yield by year
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 2628.64%
Sep 2628.76%
Sep 2625.53%
Aug 2626.22%
Aug 2624.79%
Aug 2626.22%
Aug 265.92%
Jul 265.72%
Jul 266.21%
Jul 265.86%
Jul 266.07%
Jul 266.31%
Jun 267.25%
Jun 267.35%
Jun 267.41%
Jun 267.75%
May 267.97%
May 268.55%
May 267.61%
May 2623.76%
May 2622.38%
Apr 2627.63%
Apr 2630.14%
Apr 2632.22%
Apr 2638.32%
Mar 2645.42%
Mar 2643.31%
Mar 2647.75%
Mar 2614.07%
Feb 2614.44%
Feb 2612.09%
Feb 2611.67%
Feb 2610.46%
Jan 2610.82%
Jan 2611.72%
Jan 2611.54%
Jan 2611.08%
Jan 2612.15%
Dec 2511.81%
Dec 2511.15%
Dec 2510.98%
Dec 2511.7%
Nov 2512.7%
Nov 2512.09%
Nov 2512.79%
Nov 256.49%
Oct 256.05%
Oct 255.84%
Oct 256.11%
Oct 256.27%
Oct 255.19%
Sep 255.14%
Sep 255.14%
Sep 254.78%
Sep 254.78%
Aug 254.96%
Aug 254.88%
Aug 254.76%
Aug 251.62%
Aug 251.66%
Jul 251.57%
Jul 251.63%
Jul 251.65%
Jul 251.58%
Jun 251.52%
Jun 251.66%
Jun 251.56%
Jun 251.4%
May 251.28%
May 251.34%
May 251.28%
May 25-1.09%
May 25-1.09%
Apr 25-1.19%
Apr 25-1.28%
Apr 25-1.31%
Apr 25-1.31%
Mar 25-1.2%
Mar 25-1.05%
Mar 250.96%
Mar 250.88%
Feb 250.81%
Feb 250.8%
Feb 250.77%
Feb 250.76%
Jan 250.76%
Jan 250.77%
Jan 250.79%
Jan 250.88%
Jan 250.86%
Dec 240.89%
Dec 240.9%
Dec 240.85%
Dec 240.71%
Nov 240.66%
Nov 240.76%
Nov 240.45%
Nov 240.38%
Nov 240.37%
Oct 240.37%
Price to Sales
00.511.5med 0.29Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
KLC Price to Sales by year
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 260.1
Sep 260.1
Sep 260.12
Aug 260.11
Aug 260.12
Aug 260.11
Aug 260.22
Jul 260.23
Jul 260.21
Jul 260.23
Jul 260.22
Jul 260.21
Jun 260.18
Jun 260.18
Jun 260.18
Jun 260.17
May 260.17
May 260.15
May 260.17
May 260.17
May 260.18
Apr 260.15
Apr 260.13
Apr 260.13
Apr 260.11
Mar 260.09
Mar 260.09
Mar 260.08
Mar 260.16
Feb 260.15
Feb 260.18
Feb 260.19
Feb 260.21
Jan 260.21
Jan 260.19
Jan 260.19
Jan 260.2
Jan 260.18
Dec 250.19
Dec 250.2
Dec 250.2
Dec 250.19
Nov 250.17
Nov 250.18
Nov 250.17
Nov 250.24
Oct 250.26
Oct 250.27
Oct 250.26
Oct 250.25
Oct 250.3
Sep 250.31
Sep 250.31
Sep 250.33
Sep 250.33
Aug 250.32
Aug 250.32
Aug 250.33
Aug 250.43
Aug 250.42
Jul 250.44
Jul 250.43
Jul 250.42
Jul 250.44
Jun 250.46
Jun 250.42
Jun 250.45
Jun 250.5
May 250.54
May 250.52
May 250.54
May 250.56
May 250.56
Apr 250.52
Apr 250.48
Apr 250.47
Apr 250.47
Mar 250.51
Mar 250.59
Mar 250.73
Mar 250.8
Feb 250.87
Feb 250.88
Feb 250.92
Feb 250.93
Jan 250.93
Jan 250.92
Jan 250.9
Jan 250.81
Jan 250.83
Dec 240.8
Dec 240.79
Dec 240.84
Dec 240.99
Nov 241.07
Nov 240.93
Nov 241.03
Nov 241.23
Nov 241.25
Oct 241.25
EV/EBITDA
1015202530med 15.33Dec 24Mar 25Jun 25Aug 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26
KLC EV/EBITDA by year
PeriodEV/EBITDA
May 2624.92
May 2625.17
Apr 2624.36
Apr 2624.07
Apr 2623.86
Apr 2623.39
Mar 2622.99
Mar 2623.1
Mar 2622.89
Mar 2614.74
Feb 2614.68
Feb 2615.11
Feb 2615.21
Feb 2615.52
Jan 2615.42
Jan 2615.19
Jan 2615.24
Jan 2615.35
Jan 2615.1
Dec 2515.18
Dec 2515.33
Dec 2515.38
Dec 2515.2
Nov 2514.99
Nov 2515.11
Nov 2514.97
Nov 2514.05
Oct 2514.27
Oct 2514.39
Oct 2514.24
Oct 2514.16
Oct 2514.82
Sep 2514.85
Sep 2514.85
Sep 2515.14
Sep 2515.14
Aug 2514.99
Aug 2515.05
Aug 2515.16
Aug 2515.42
Aug 2515.3
Jul 2515.6
Jul 2515.4
Jul 2515.35
Jul 2515.55
Jun 2515.76
Jun 2515.3
Jun 2515.62
Jun 2516.26
May 2516.79
May 2516.5
May 2516.8
May 2518.27
May 2518.26
Apr 2517.66
Apr 2517.22
Apr 2517.09
Apr 2517.09
Mar 2517.6
Mar 2518.58
Mar 2513.79
Mar 2514.32
Feb 2514.84
Feb 2514.93
Feb 2515.22
Feb 2515.26
Jan 2515.28
Jan 2515.22
Jan 2515.06
Jan 2514.34
Jan 2514.5
Dec 2414.28
Dec 2414.21
Dec 2414.57
Dec 2415.78
Nov 2416.32
Nov 2415.33
Nov 2416.12
Nov 2417.61
Nov 2417.77
Oct 2417.78
Oct 2417.78
Oct 2417.8
Price/Operating Cashflow
0102030med 4.29Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
KLC Price/Operating Cashflow by year
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 261.35
Sep 261.34
Sep 261.51
Aug 261.47
Aug 261.56
Aug 261.47
Aug 263.58
Jul 263.7
Jul 263.41
Jul 263.61
Jul 263.49
Jul 263.36
Jun 262.92
Jun 262.88
Jun 262.86
Jun 262.73
May 262.66
May 262.48
May 262.78
May 261.95
May 262.07
Apr 261.67
Apr 261.53
Apr 261.43
Apr 261.21
Mar 261.02
Mar 261.07
Mar 260.97
Mar 262.2
Feb 262.14
Feb 262.56
Feb 262.65
Feb 262.96
Jan 262.86
Jan 262.64
Jan 262.68
Jan 262.79
Jan 262.55
Dec 252.62
Dec 252.77
Dec 252.81
Dec 252.64
Nov 252.44
Nov 252.56
Nov 252.42
Nov 253.63
Oct 253.89
Oct 254.03
Oct 253.85
Oct 253.75
Oct 254.54
Sep 254.58
Sep 254.59
Sep 254.93
Sep 254.93
Aug 254.74
Aug 254.82
Aug 254.95
Aug 257.64
Aug 257.46
Jul 257.9
Jul 257.61
Jul 257.54
Jul 257.83
Jun 258.15
Jun 257.46
Jun 257.93
Jun 258.89
May 259.66
May 259.23
May 259.67
May 2512.98
May 2512.96
Apr 2511.89
Apr 2511.09
Apr 2510.85
Apr 2510.84
Mar 2511.77
Mar 2513.55
Mar 2512.66
Mar 2513.86
Feb 2515.05
Feb 2515.24
Feb 2515.9
Feb 2515.99
Jan 2516.04
Jan 2515.9
Jan 2515.55
Jan 2513.92
Jan 2514.27
Dec 2413.78
Dec 2413.61
Dec 2414.44
Dec 2417.16
Nov 2418.4
Nov 2416.14
Nov 2419.58
Nov 2423.34
Nov 2423.74
Oct 2423.77
Price to Book
051015med 1.04Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
KLC Price to Book by year
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 260.61
Sep 260.6
Sep 260.68
Aug 260.66
Aug 260.7
Aug 260.66
Aug 261.3
Jul 261.35
Jul 261.24
Jul 261.31
Jul 261.27
Jul 261.22
Jun 261.06
Jun 261.05
Jun 261.04
Jun 260.99
May 260.97
May 260.9
May 261.01
May 260.61
May 260.65
Apr 260.53
Apr 260.48
Apr 260.45
Apr 260.38
Mar 260.32
Mar 260.34
Mar 260.31
Mar 260.46
Feb 260.44
Feb 260.53
Feb 260.55
Feb 260.61
Jan 260.59
Jan 260.55
Jan 260.56
Jan 260.58
Jan 260.53
Dec 250.54
Dec 250.58
Dec 250.58
Dec 250.55
Nov 250.51
Nov 250.53
Nov 250.5
Nov 250.7
Oct 250.76
Oct 250.78
Oct 250.75
Oct 250.73
Oct 250.88
Sep 250.89
Sep 250.89
Sep 250.96
Sep 250.96
Aug 250.92
Aug 250.94
Aug 250.96
Aug 251.3
Aug 251.27
Jul 251.34
Jul 251.29
Jul 251.28
Jul 251.33
Jun 251.38
Jun 251.27
Jun 251.35
Jun 251.51
May 251.64
May 251.57
May 251.64
May 251.74
May 251.74
Apr 251.59
Apr 251.49
Apr 251.45
Apr 251.45
Mar 251.58
Mar 251.82
Mar 258.2
Mar 258.97
Feb 259.74
Feb 259.86
Feb 2510.29
Feb 2510.35
Jan 2510.39
Jan 2510.29
Jan 2510.07
Jan 259.01
Jan 259.24
Dec 248.92
Dec 248.81
Dec 249.35
Dec 2411.11
Nov 2411.91
Nov 2410.45
Nov 2411.26
Nov 2413.42
Nov 2413.65
Oct 2413.66
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Reviewing KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) and New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU)

defenseworld.net · 15 Sep 2026

Reviewing KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) and New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE:EDU)

New Oriental Education and Technology Group (NYSE: EDU - Get Free Report) and KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE: KLC - Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation. Analyst Recommendations

KLC INVESTOR ALERT: Investigation of KinderCare Learning Companies Announced by Holzer & Holzer, LLC

globenewswire.com · 14 Aug 2026

KLC INVESTOR ALERT: Investigation of KinderCare Learning Companies Announced by Holzer & Holzer, LLC

ATLANTA, Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Holzer & Holzer, LLC is investigating whether KinderCare Learning Companies (“KinderCare” or the “Company”) (NYSE: KLC) complied with federal securities laws. On August 13, 2026 KinderCare reported second quarter 2026 financial results and hosted its earnings conference call. The CFO noted during the call that KinderCare had “a net loss of $8.8 million and reported a loss of $0.07 per share for the second quarter. Adjusted EBITDA was $63 million for the quarter, down from $82 million a year ago, reflecting the impact of lower occupancy on operating leverage.” The Company also lowered its full-year outlook “to reflect the expected impact of our footprint optimization work.” On this news, the price of the Company's stock dropped.

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

seekingalpha.com · 14 Aug 2026

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

KinderCare Learning Companies: I'm Backing The Truck Up On This Stock

seekingalpha.com · 14 Aug 2026

KinderCare Learning Companies: I'm Backing The Truck Up On This Stock

Shares of KinderCare Learning Companies plunged after Q2 2026 results missed expectations and management sharply lowered full-year guidance. KLC faces enrollment declines and underperforming state subsidies and is closing underperforming centers, but management is executing operational fixes and cost reductions. Despite near-term headwinds and negative free cash flow expected in H2, KLC trades at distressed-like multiples with manageable leverage and long-dated debt maturities.

KinderCare Learning Companies Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

marketbeat.com · 14 Aug 2026

KinderCare Learning Companies Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

KinderCare Learning Companies NYSE: KLC reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $698 million, down slightly from $700 million a year earlier, as enrollment pressure and center closures outweighed growth in its Champions school-age care business and employer-sponsored offerings.

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) Misses Q2 Earnings Estimates

zacks.com · 13 Aug 2026

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) Misses Q2 Earnings Estimates

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.08 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.1 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.22 per share a year ago.

KinderCare Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

businesswire.com · 13 Aug 2026

KinderCare Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KinderCare Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results.

KinderCare Awards $100,000 in Scholarships to Former Students Pursuing Two- or Four-year College, University or Vocational Program

businesswire.com · 6 Aug 2026

KinderCare Awards $100,000 in Scholarships to Former Students Pursuing Two- or Four-year College, University or Vocational Program

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) (“KinderCare”), a leading provider of high-quality early childhood education and care, today announced the recipients of its 2026–27 KinderCare Learning Companies' Kids Scholarship. KinderCare is awarding 20 former students with $5,000 scholarships to support their education at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational program. The KinderCare Kids Scholarship honors alumni of KinderCare's.

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