KLC — KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. stock price, charts and financials
QT36KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) is a Consumer Defensive company in the Education & Training Services industry. QuoTrend tracks its price, financials, earnings, analyst ratings and insider trades.
| Index | - | P/E | - | EPS (ttm) | -3.98 | Insider Own | 4.66% | Shs Outstand | 118.43M | Perf Week | -5.49% |
| Market Cap | 265.28M | Forward P/E | 9.78 | EPS next Y | 0.23 | Insider Trans | 0.00% | Shs Float | 34.19M | Perf Month | -23.02% |
| Enterprise Value | 2.60B | PEG | 0.00 | EPS next Q | -0.01 | Inst Own | - | Short Float | 4.00% | Perf Quarter | -46.15% |
| Income | -469.76M | P/S | 0.10 | EPS this Y | 102.77% | Inst Trans | - | Short Ratio | 5.83 | Perf Half Y | -5.08% |
| Sales | 2.74B | P/B | 0.57 | EPS next Y | 107.54% | ROA | -13.85% | Short Interest | 4.74M | Perf YTD | -48.15% |
| Book/sh | - | P/C | 1.27 | EPS next 5Y | 96.10% | ROE | -71.84% | 52W High | 7.35 -69.52% | Perf Year | -68.76% |
| Cash/sh | - | P/FCF | 3.28 | EPS past 3/5Y | - | ROIC | 2.68% | 52W Low | 1.75 28.00% | Perf 3Y | - |
| Dividend Est. | - | EV/EBITDA | - | Sales past 3/5Y | 8.06% 14.86% | Gross Margin | 15.73% | Volatility | 4.67% 4.92% | Perf 5Y | - |
| Dividend TTM | - | EV/Sales | 0.95 | EPS Y/Y TTM | -314.58% | Oper. Margin | 3.09% | ATR (14) | 0.18 | Perf 10Y | - |
| Dividend Ex-Date | - | Quick Ratio | 0.74 | Sales Y/Y TTM | 2.74% | Profit Margin | -17.23% | RSI (14) | 26.12 | Recom | 3.14 |
| Dividend Gr. 3/5Y | - | Current Ratio | 0.74 | EPS Q/Q | -63.64% | SMA20 | -10.49% | Beta | 1.77 | Target Price | 4.70 |
| Payout | 0.00% | Debt/Eq | 5.39 | Sales Q/Q | -0.29% | SMA50 | -41.61% | Rel Volume | 1.15 | Prev Close | 2.36 |
| Employees | 39,700 | LT Debt/Eq | 3.14 | Earnings | Nov 11 | SMA200 | -42.03% | Avg Volume | 796.83K | Price | 2.24 |
| IPO Date | Oct 09, 2024 | Option/Short | No / Yes | EPS/Sales Surpr. | -19.52% -0.06% | Net Debt/EBITDA | -7.76 | Volume | 912,848 | Change | -5.08% |
| Date | Action | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug-14-26 | Reiterated | Deutsche Bank | $5.00 → $6.00 | |
| Aug-14-26 | Reiterated | UBS | Neutral | $5.00 → $4.50 |
| May-18-26 | Reiterated | BMO Capital | Outperform | $4.00 → $6.00 |
| May-18-26 | Reiterated | Barclays | Underweight | $3.00 |
| 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 | Reiterated | UBS | Neutral | $3.00 |
| Mar-13-26 | Downgrade | Baird | Outperform → Neutral |
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.
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| 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 | 2,736 | 2,733 | 2,663 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A | 2,304 | 2,252 | 2,033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Profit | 431 | 481 | 631 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other | 291 | 297 | 423 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Research and Development | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Operating Expense | 55 | 0 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Income | 84 | 184 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest Expense | 81 | 84 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Unusual Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Non-Operating Income (Expense) | -480 | -193 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income Before Taxes | -477 | -93 | -78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Income Taxes | -5 | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Consolidated Net Income | -471 | -113 | -93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | -471 | -113 | -93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Income | -471 | -113 | -93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Recurring) | -3.98 | -0.95 | -0.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries) | -3.98 | -0.95 | -0.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EPS (Diluted) | -3.98 | -0.95 | -0.96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| EBITDA | -302 | 115 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other After Tax Adjustments | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stock Option Compensation Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gross Margin | 15.75 | 17.60 | 23.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Margin | 3.07 | 6.73 | 2.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net Margin | -17.21 | -4.13 | -3.49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Shares Outstanding | 119 | 118 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Market Capitalization | 267 | 491 | 1,710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating Lease Expense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |