KLC — KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. stock price, charts and financials

NYSE·Consumer Defensive·Education & Training Services·USA

Latest market price

5.48

+0.07+1.29%

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KLCQT58KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.·NYSE

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5.48+1.29%

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GOTU-2.08%$1.88 TAL-0.74%$11.99 APEI+0.51%$53.42 PXED+3.12%$29.42 COUR+3.39%$6.10 AFYA-1.83%$13.94 LINC+0.00%$43.15 STRA+0.01%$83.71

Snapshot

Index	-	P/E	-	EPS (ttm)	-3.58	Insider Own	4.64%	Shs Outstand	118.43M	Perf Week	6.29%

Market Cap	640.70M	Forward P/E	18.41	EPS next Y	0.29	Insider Trans	9.46%	Shs Float	34.19M	Perf Month	11.55%

Enterprise Value	2.89B	PEG	-	EPS next Q	-	Inst Own	-	Short Float	3.64%	Perf Quarter	30.05%

Income	-423.00M	P/S	0.23	EPS this Y	105.27%	Inst Trans	-	Short Ratio	4.66	Perf Half Y	15.85%

Sales	2.74B	P/B	1.36	EPS next Y	55.81%	ROA	-12.32%	Short Interest	4.30M	Perf YTD	25.23%

Book/sh	3.98	P/C	4.82	EPS next 5Y	64.84%	ROE	-55.02%	52W High	10.05 -45.46%	Perf Year	-43.70%

Cash/sh	1.12	P/FCF	17.48	EPS past 3/5Y	-	ROIC	4.88%	52W Low	1.77 209.14%	Perf 3Y	-

Dividend Est.	-	EV/EBITDA	-	Sales past 3/5Y	8.06% 14.86%	Gross Margin	16.43%	Volatility	5.76% 5.05%	Perf 5Y	-

Dividend TTM	-	EV/Sales	1.05	EPS Y/Y TTM	-272.92%	Oper. Margin	5.59%	ATR (14)	0.28	Perf 10Y	-

Dividend Ex-Date	-	Quick Ratio	0.73	Sales Y/Y TTM	2.82%	Profit Margin	-15.48%	RSI (14)	66.07	Recom	3.14

Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	-	Current Ratio	0.73	EPS Q/Q	-82.61%	SMA20	5.12%	Beta	1.69	Target Price	4.60

Payout	0.00%	Debt/Eq	3.15	Sales Q/Q	0.75%	SMA50	20.23%	Rel Volume	0.46	Prev Close	5.41

Employees	43,700	LT Debt/Eq	3.14	Earnings	Aug 13	SMA200	29.51%	Avg Volume	842.98K	Price	5.48

IPO Date	Oct 09, 2024	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	608.13% 0.51%	Net Debt/EBITDA	-11.68	Volume	390,345	Change	1.29%

Analyst Ratings

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating	Target
May-18-26	Reiterated	Barclays	Underweight	$3.00
May-18-26	Reiterated	BMO Capital	Outperform	$4.00 → $6.00
May-15-26	Reiterated	Deutsche Bank		$4.00 → $5.00
May-15-26	Reiterated	Robert W. Baird		$1.50 → $4.00
May-15-26	Reiterated	UBS	Neutral	$3.00 → $5.00
Mar-16-26	Downgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Underweight
Mar-13-26	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Equal Weight → Underweight
Mar-13-26	Downgrade	Baird	Outperform → Neutral
Mar-13-26	Reiterated	UBS	Neutral	$10 → $3.00
Nov-13-25	Downgrade	Morgan Stanley	Overweight → Equal Weight

Latest News

Jul-27-26

Jul-27-2608:45AM

KinderCare Commends Recent State Investments in Child Carebusinesswire.com

Jul-23-26

Jul-23-2604:15PM

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results on August 13, 2026businesswire.com

Jul-06-26

Jul-06-2609:00AM

KinderCare Expands to Arkansas with Opening of New Bentonville Early Learning Centergurufocus.com

Company

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. provides early childhood education and care services in the United States. The company offers community-based early childhood education services for infants, toddlers, preschool, and kindergarten students; and customized family care benefits for organizations, including care for young children on or near the site where their parents work, tuition benefits, and backup care under the KinderCare Learning Centers (KCLC) and Crème School brands. It also provides before-and after-school programs, including summer camp programs for preschool and school-age children under the Champions brand. The company was formerly known as KC Holdco, LLC and changed its name to KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. in January 2022. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Ownership

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Financial Statements

DataTimeframe

Line Item (USD, M)	TTM —	FY 2025 1/3/2026	FY 2024 12/28/2024	FY 2023 12/31/2023	FY 2022 12/31/2022	FY 2021 12/31/2021	FY 2020 12/31/2020	FY 2019 12/31/2019	FY 2018 12/31/2018
Total Revenue	2,738	2,733	2,663	2,510	2,166	1,808	1,367	1,876	1,675
Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A	2,288	2,252	2,033	1,824	1,722	1,440	1,201	1,470	1,329
Gross Profit	451	481	631	686	444	368	165	405	346
Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other	297	297	423	288	267	227	170	219	0
Research and Development	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Operating Expense	0	0	128	123	-212	-71	66	122	283
Operating Income	153	184	79	275	389	212	-70	64	46
Interest Expense	83	84	171	153	101	97	99	103	94
Unusual Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Non-Operating Income (Expense)	-483	-193	13	8	0	1	1	17	0
Net Income Before Taxes	-413	-93	-78	130	288	116	-169	-21	-48
Income Taxes	11	20	15	27	69	28	-39	8	-12
Consolidated Net Income	-423	-113	-93	103	219	88	-129	-29	-36
Net Income From Continuing Operations	-423	-113	-93	103	219	88	-129	-29	-36
Net Income	-423	-113	-93	103	219	88	-129	-29	-36
EPS (Recurring)	-3.58	-0.95	-0.96	0.90	1.92	0.77	-1.13	-0.25	-0.32
EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries)	-3.58	-0.95	-0.96	0.90	1.92	0.77	-1.13	-0.25	-0.32
EPS (Diluted)	-3.58	-0.95	-0.96	0.90	1.92	0.77	-1.13	-0.25	-0.32
EBITDA	-206	115	210	392	177	141	-7	185	142
Other After Tax Adjustments	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Stock Option Compensation Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Price To Earnings Ratio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Price To Sales Ratio	0.24	0.18	0.64	—	—	—	—	—	—
Gross Margin	16.47	17.60	23.70	27.33	20.50	20.35	12.07	21.59	20.66
Operating Margin	5.59	6.73	2.97	10.96	17.96	11.73	-5.12	3.41	2.75
Net Margin	-15.45	-4.13	-3.49	4.10	10.11	4.87	-9.44	-1.55	-2.15
Shares Outstanding	118	118	96	114	114	114	114	114	114
Market Capitalization	647	491	1,710	—	—	—	—	—	—
Operating Lease Expense	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Insider Trading Volume

Insider Trading

Insider	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Nuzzo Michael	Director	Mar 19 '26	Buy	2.22	25,000	55,500	46,905	Mar 23
Wyatt John T.	Chief Executive Officer	Mar 18 '26	Buy	2.07	275,000	569,250	1,037,834	Mar 18
Wyatt John T.	Chief Executive Officer	Mar 17 '26	Buy	1.96	219,118	429,471	762,834	Mar 18

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