KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC)

NYSE: KLC · USD

$1.95

+0.05 (+2.4%)· Recorded snapshot

Market cap	230.5M
Revenue (ttm)	2.7B
Net income (ttm)	-471.2M
EPS (ttm)	-$3.98
Shares out	118.5M
P/E (forward)	16.7x
Volume	698,301
Beta	3.88

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 2.7B
Net income (ttm): -471.2M
EPS (ttm): -$3.98
P/E (forward): 16.7x
Market cap: 230.5M

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Calendar

Next earnings

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Refreshed 2026-10-28 19:55 UTC

Forward P/E16.7

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Trailing P/En/a

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ROE-67.8

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ROIC3.8

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Amount currency	USD
CIK code	0001873529
Company name	KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
Country	United States
Country code	US
CUSIP number	49456W105
Earnings date	2026-11-12
Earnings time	amc
Employees	43,700
Employees change	10
Employees growth	0.02%
Enterprise value	$2.6B
Exchange	NYSE
Financial currency	USD
Financial report date	2026-07-04
First seen	2026-05-09
Fiscal year end	January
Founded	1969
In index	RUSSELL2000
Industry	Education & Training Services
IPO date	2024-10-09
Is primary listing	Yes
Is SPAC	No
ISIN number	US49456W1053
Last 10-K release date	2026-03-13
Last earnings date	2026-08-13
Last refreshed	2026-10-28
Last stock split type	Never
Market cap	$230.5M
Market cap category	Micro-Cap
Next earnings date	2026-11-12
Options	Yes
Price	$1.95
Price currency	USD
Sector	Consumer Staples
SIC code	8351
Stock price date	2026-10-28
Symbol	KLC
U.S. state	Oregon
Website	https://www.investors.kindercare.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Adjusted P/E ratio	5.26x
Earnings yield	-204.42%
EV/EBIT	23.93x
EV/EBITDA	11.02x
EV/FCF	31.72x
EV/Sales	0.94x
FCF / EV yield	3.15%
FCF yield	35.22%
Forward EV/Sales	0.96x
Forward P/E	16.72x
Forward P/S	0.09x
Industry forward P/E	11.32x
Industry P/E	49.68x
P/(FCF - SBC) ratio	3.18x
P/(OCF - SBC) ratio	1.14x
P/B ratio	0.48x
P/FCF ratio	2.84x
P/OCF ratio	1.1x
P/S ratio	0.08x
Price/EBITDA ratio	0.99x
Sector forward P/E	21.33x
Sector P/E	28.29x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT margin	3.93%
EBITDA margin	8.52%
FCF margin	2.96%
Gross margin	19.97%
Operating margin	3.93%
Pretax margin	-17.42%
Profit margin	-17.23%
Profit per employee	$-10,783
Revenue per employee	$62,586
ROA	1.87%
ROA (5Y)	1.87%
ROCE	3.65%
ROE	-67.78%
ROE (5Y)	21.23%
ROIC	3.78%
ROIC (5Y)	3.12%
SBC / revenue	0.32%
Tax / revenue	-0.19%

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
EPS growth years	1
FCF growth	91.81%
FCF growth (Q)	6,666.77%
FCF growth (QoQ)	4,135.54%
FCF growth 3Y	-18.58%
Gross profit growth	-5.87%
Gross profit growth (Q)	-14.69%
Gross profit growth 3Y	11.76%
Gross profit growth 5Y	26.97%
Net income growth years	0
OCF growth	16.84%
OCF growth (Q)	109.51%
OCF growth (QoQ)	136.41%
OCF growth 3Y	-11.36%
OCF growth 5Y	72.82%
Operating income growth	-22.87%
Operating income growth (Q)	-43.56%
Operating income growth 3Y	180.89%
Revenue growth	1.8%
Revenue growth (Q)	-0.37%
Revenue growth (QoQ)	3.72%
Revenue growth 3Y	5.91%
Revenue growth 5Y	14.89%
Revenue growth years	5

Financial statements

Income-statement and cash-flow amounts, totals and per share.

Metric	Value
Capital expenditures	$-128.5M
Depreciation and amortization	$125.7M
EBIT	$107.4M
EBITDA	$233.1M
EPS	$-3.98
FCF per share	$0.68
Financing cash flow	$-14.3M
Free cash flow	$81M
Free cash flow minus SBC	$72.3M
Gross profit	$546.1M
Income taxes	$-5.1M
Investing cash flow	$-140.7M
Net borrowing	$-13.4M
Net cash flow	$54.6M
Net income	$-471.2M
Operating cash flow minus SBC	$200.8M
Operating income	$107.4M
Revenue	$2.7B
Stock-based compensation	$8.7M

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Altman Z-Score	0.84
Book value per share	$3.93
Debt / EBITDA	3.94
Debt / equity	5.39
Debt / FCF	31.04
Goodwill	$692.4M
Interest coverage	1.34
Long-term assets	$3.1B
Long-term liabilities	$2.5B
Net cash (debt)	$-2.3B
Net cash / market cap	-1,017.33%
Net debt / EBITDA	10.04
Net debt / equity	5.02
Net debt / FCF	28.88
Piotroski F-Score	6
Property, plant and equipment	$1.9B
Shareholders' equity	$466.2M
Tangible book value	$-643M
Tangible book value per share	$-5.43
Total assets	$3.4B
Total cash	$174.5M
Total debt	$2.5B
Total liabilities	$2.9B
WACC	4.45%

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Asset turnover	0.76
Current assets	$342.1M
Current liabilities	$459.1M
Current ratio	0.75
Net working capital	$-117.7M
Quick ratio	0.64
Working capital	$-117.1M
Working capital turnover	-20.96

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback yield / dilution	-7.49%
Dividend yield	0%
Shareholder yield	-7.49%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
150-day SMA	$3.42
1D price change	2.37%
1M price change	-8.25%
1M total return	-8.25%
1W price change	17.17%
1W total return	17.17%
1Y price change	-67.64%
1Y return CAGR	-67.66%
1Y total return	-67.64%
20-day SMA	$1.83
200-day SMA	$3.51
3M price change	-61.79%
3M total return	-61.79%
50-day SMA	$2.19
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
52-week high	$6.04
52-week high date	2025-11-04
52-week low	$1.63
52-week low date	2026-10-19
6M price change	-46.27%
6M total return	-46.27%
All-time high	$29.89
All-time high date	2024-10-31
All-time low	$1.63
All-time low date	2026-10-19
Average true range (ATR)	$0.12
Average volume	696.8K
Beta (1Y)	1.95
Beta (2Y)	1.41
Beta (5Y)	3.88
Change from 52-week high	-67.8%
Change from 52-week low	19.69%
Change from all-time high	-93.49%
Change from all-time low	19.69%
Change from open	2.37%
Day's gap	0%
Dollar volume	$1.4M
High price	$1.95
Low price	$1.88
Monthly RSI	20.56
Open price	$1.90
Position in 52-week range	100%
Premarket change	-1.58%
Premarket close	$1.90
Premarket price	$1.87
Previous close	$1.90
Price vs 150-day SMA	-43.06%
Price vs 20-day SMA	6.28%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-44.63%
Price vs 50-day SMA	-11.02%
Relative volume	1.01
Return from IPO open	-92.81%
Return from IPO price	-91.92%
RSI	47.97
Sharpe ratio	-0.69
Sortino ratio	-0.78
Volume	698.3K
Weekly RSI	34.6
YTD price change	-54.98%
YTD total return	-54.98%

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	30.7M
Float percentage	25.94%
Shares change (QoQ)	0.25%
Shares change (YoY)	7.49%
Shares held by insiders	5.36%
Shares held by institutions	23.38%
Shares outstanding	118.5M
Short % of float	10.95%
Short % of shares	2.84%
Short ratio	5.3 days

Deeper analysis on KLC

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Forecast

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Valuation

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Sensitivity

Cost-of-equity and terminal-growth stress table.

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Risks

Kill scenarios, soft-pass flags, and downside catalysts.

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Earnings

Next earnings setup and beat / inline / miss thresholds.

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Position sizing

Entry, exit, conviction, and quarterly monitoring rules.

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Financials

Revenue, margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet context.

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Peers

Relative valuation and profitability against the cohort.

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Moat

Economic-profit evidence and competitive advantage risk.

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Industry cycle

Sector phase, capital cycle, and secular tailwinds.

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