KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. KLC

Healthcare SIC 8351 - Services-Child Day Care Services NAICS Health Care and Social Assistance › Social Assistance › Child Care Services derived NYSE

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (the "Company," "KinderCare," "we," "us" and "our") is a leading private provider of high-quality early education and child care services ("ECE") in the United States. We are a mission-driven organization, rooted in a commitment to providing all children with the very best start in life. We serve children ranging from six weeks to 12 years of age across our footprint.

We operate a national network of community-based centers, employer-sponsored programs and before- and after-school sites. Our proprietary curriculum is supported by third-party assessment tools that measure school readiness outcomes. We voluntarily pursue national accreditation at our centers and onsite programs.

Last close 1.77 2026-10-23
Market cap $209.8M 2026-07-04 share count
52-week range 1.62 - 6.04

Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close

P/S0.1x
P/E—
P/FCF1.9x
EV/EBITDA9.7x
Dividend yield—
Diluted EPS-0.95

Annual financial statements

Income statement

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue $2.73B$2.66B$2.51B$2.17B—
SG&A $297.2M$423.1M$288.0M$247.8M—
Total operating expenses $2.75B$2.58B$2.23B$1.78B—
Operating income -$20.1M$79.3M$275.3M$389.5M—
Interest expense $84.0M$170.5M$152.9M$101.5M—
Pre-tax income -$93.3M-$78.2M$129.9M$287.8M—
Income tax $19.5M$14.6M$27.4M$68.6M—
Net income -$112.9M-$92.8M$102.6M$219.2M—
EPS, basic -0.95-0.961.132.35—
EPS, diluted -0.95-0.961.132.35—
Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) 118.3M96.3M90.4M93.5M—

Balance sheet

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents $133.2M$62.3M$156.1M$105.5M$181.2M
Receivables $118.5M$104.3M$88.1M——
Total current assets $358.0M$214.8M$283.4M——
Property, plant and equipment $417.8M$418.5M$395.7M——
Goodwill $964.8M$1.12B$1.11B$1.10B—
Other intangibles $420.9M$429.8M$439.0M——
Total assets $3.75B$3.65B$3.65B——
Accounts payable $48.9M$45.3M$50.6M——
Short-term debt $9.6M$7.3M$13.2M——
Total current liabilities $484.9M$412.8M$426.5M——
Long-term debt $917.9M$918.7M$1.24B——
Total liabilities $2.99B$2.78B$3.15B——
Retained earnings -$82.6M$30.3M$123.1M——
Total equity $755.3M$864.5M$506.9M$407.7M$255.6M

Cash flow

Fiscal year FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow $238.5M$115.9M$303.5M$341.6M—
Depreciation and amortisation $124.0M$117.6M$109.0M$88.5M—
Stock-based compensation $11.8M$144.1M$12.6M$9.9M—
Capital expenditure $128.3M$132.3M$129.0M$139.4M—
Investing cash flow -$154.4M-$147.2M-$117.7M-$299.7M—
Financing cash flow -$13.2M-$62.6M-$134.9M-$117.7M—
Buybacks ———$72.7M—

Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001193125-26-164197.

Plot the figures US dollars

Income statement Revenue Cost of revenue Gross profit R&D SG&A Total operating expenses Operating income Interest expense Pre-tax income Income tax Net income EPS, basic EPS, diluted Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.)
Balance sheet Cash and equivalents Short-term investments Receivables Inventory Total current assets Property, plant and equipment Goodwill Other intangibles Total assets Accounts payable Short-term debt Total current liabilities Long-term debt Total liabilities Retained earnings Total equity
Cash flow Operating cash flow Depreciation and amortisation Stock-based compensation Capital expenditure Investing cash flow Financing cash flow Dividends paid Buybacks
  • Revenue
  • Gross profit
  • Net income
Revenue, Gross profit, Net income by fiscal year, in US dollars The same figures are in the table below this chart. -1B 0 1B 2B 3B Revenue, FY2022: 2.2B Net income, FY2022: 219.2M Revenue, FY2023: 2.5B Net income, FY2023: 102.6M Revenue, FY2024: 2.7B Net income, FY2024: -92.8M Revenue, FY2025: 2.7B Net income, FY2025: -112.9M FY2021 FY2022 FY2023 FY2024 FY2025
Fiscal year FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue — $2.17B $2.51B $2.66B $2.73B
Gross profit — — — — —
Net income — $219.2M $102.6M -$92.8M -$112.9M

Recent filings and events

  • Material agreement signed The company entered an agreement outside the ordinary course of business - a large contract, a credit facility, a merger agreement. Item 1.01
  • Results announced The quarterly or annual earnings release. Arrives four times a year from almost every company here. Item 2.02
  • Officer or director change Someone at the top arrived or left. The item covers everything from a board retirement to a chief executive being removed, and only the filing itself says which. Item 5.02
  • Regulation FD disclosure Something the company told the market and had to tell everyone at once - usually a slide deck or a press release. Item 7.01
  • Shareholder vote The results of the annual meeting or a special vote. Item 5.07
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Annual report filed A new 10-K. The figures and the business description on this site come from it. Form 10-K
  • Results announced Item 2.02
  • Officer or director change Item 5.02
  • Officer or director change Item 5.02
  • Regulation FD disclosure Item 7.01
  • Results announced Item 2.02

Item numbers are Form 8-K's own, and a filing date is up to four business days after the thing it reports. The same feed across the whole market.

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