kindercare learning cos inc - KLC

KLC

Close Chg Chg %
4.36 -0.03 -0.69%

Closed Market

4.33

-0.03 (0.69%)

Volume: 533.26K

Last Updated:

Dec 31, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: kindercare learning cos inc - KLC

KLC Key Data

Open

$4.38

Day Range

4.26 - 4.38

52 Week Range

3.61 - 21.49

Market Cap

$515.87M

Shares Outstanding

118.32M

Public Float

31.59M

Beta

1.98

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$0.63

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

778.94K

 

KLC Performance

1 Week
 
0.93%
 
1 Month
 
8.54%
 
3 Months
 
-37.21%
 
1 Year
 
-75.73%
 
5 Years
 
N/A
 

KLC Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 8
Full Ratings ➔

About kindercare learning cos inc - KLC

KinderCare Learning Cos., Inc. engages in the provision of community-based early childhood education centers. It offers infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, and before- and after-school programs. It operates under the KinderCare brand. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, OR.

KLC At a Glance

KinderCare Learning Cos., Inc.
5005 Meadows Road
Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035
Phone 1-503-872-1300 Revenue 2.66B
Industry Other Consumer Services Net Income -92,840,000.00
Sector Consumer Services 2024 Sales Growth 6.089%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees N/A
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KLC Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.644
Price to Book Ratio 2.431
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 14.80
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 19.827
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.545
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.598

KLC Efficiency

Revenue/Employee N/A
Income Per Employee N/A
Receivables Turnover 22.691
Total Asset Turnover 0.648

KLC Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.52
Quick Ratio 0.52
Cash Ratio 0.151

KLC Profitability

Gross Margin 19.261
Operating Margin 3.375
Pretax Margin -2.938
Net Margin -3.486
Return on Assets -2.259
Return on Equity -13.54
Return on Total Capital -2.792
Return on Invested Capital -2.982

KLC Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 284.641
Total Debt to Total Capital 74.002
Total Debt to Total Assets 59.70
Long-Term Debt to Equity 263.195
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 68.426
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Annual Financials for Kindercare Learning Cos Inc - KLC

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
1.81B 2.17B 2.51B 2.66B
Sales Growth
+32.29% +19.80% +15.90% +6.09%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
1.38B 1.51B 1.93B 2.15B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
82.31M 88.51M 109.05M 117.61M
Depreciation
73.56M 80.11M 99.72M 108.37M
Amortization of Intangibles
8.75M 8.40M 9.33M 9.23M
COGS Growth
+11.61% +9.34% +27.77% +11.21%
Gross Income
423.88M 652.69M 576.81M 512.92M
Gross Income Growth
+234.89% +53.98% -11.63% -11.08%
Gross Profit Margin
+23.45% +30.14% +22.98% +19.26%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
203.68M 244.49M 286.79M 423.05M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
203.68M 244.49M 286.79M 423.05M
SGA Growth
+28.77% +20.04% +17.30% +47.51%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
7.80M 18.73M 14.74M 10.55M
EBIT after Unusual Expense
212.40M 389.47M 275.29M 79.32M
Non Operating Income/Expense
631.00K (249.00K) 7.53M 12.99M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- 2.97M 6.14M 7.37M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
96.56M 101.47M 152.89M 170.54M
Interest Expense Growth
-2.81% +5.08% +50.68% +11.54%
Gross Interest Expense
96.56M 101.47M 152.89M 170.54M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
116.47M 287.75M 129.93M (78.23M)
Pretax Income Growth
+169.00% +147.07% -54.85% -160.21%
Pretax Margin
+6.44% +13.29% +5.18% -2.94%
Income Tax
28.06M 68.58M 27.37M 14.61M
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
7.45M 42.20M 44.56M 44.44M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
20.61M 26.38M (17.20M) (29.83M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
88.41M 219.17M 102.56M (92.84M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
88.41M 219.17M 102.56M (92.84M)
Net Income Growth
+168.27% +147.90% -53.21% -190.52%
Net Margin Growth
+4.89% +10.12% +4.09% -3.49%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
88.41M 219.17M 102.56M (92.84M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
88.41M 219.17M 102.56M (92.84M)
EPS (Basic)
0.773 1.9164 0.8968 -0.964
EPS (Basic) Growth
+168.27% +147.92% -53.20% -207.49%
Basic Shares Outstanding
114.37M 114.37M 114.37M 96.31M
EPS (Diluted)
0.773 1.9164 0.8968 -0.964
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+168.27% +147.92% -53.20% -207.49%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
114.37M 114.37M 114.37M 96.31M
EBITDA
302.52M 496.71M 399.07M 207.47M
EBITDA Growth
+437.14% +64.19% -19.66% -48.01%
EBITDA Margin
+16.73% +22.93% +15.90% +7.79%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation HOLD Average Target Price 10.125
Number of Ratings 8 Current Quarters Estimate 0.191
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate 0.631
Last Quarter’s Earnings 0.08 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 0.668 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 0.69
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 7 7 8 7
Mean Estimate 0.19 0.21 0.63 0.69
High Estimates 0.24 0.24 0.77 0.89
Low Estimate 0.10 0.15 0.39 0.48
Coefficient of Variance 23.91 16.97 18.59 18.03

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 1 1 4
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 1
HOLD 6 6 3
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Hold Hold Overweight

Insider Actions for Kindercare Learning Cos Inc - KLC

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Mar 21, 2025 Paul Thompson Chief Executive Officer 932,726 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Jessica Harrah Chief People Officer 28,365 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Jessica Harrah Chief People Officer 97,807 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Jessica Harrah Chief People Officer 83,625 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $19.7 per share 1,647,412.50
Mar 21, 2025 Jessica Harrah Chief People Officer 83,887 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $22.46 per share 1,884,102.02
Mar 21, 2025 Anthony Amandi Chief Financial Officer 59,308 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Anthony Amandi Chief Financial Officer 350,320 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Anthony Amandi Chief Financial Officer 320,666 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $19.7 per share 6,317,120.20
Mar 21, 2025 Anthony Amandi Chief Financial Officer 321,277 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $22.46 per share 7,215,881.42
Mar 21, 2025 Paul Thompson Chief Executive Officer 141,825 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Christine F. Deputy Director 7,991 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Paul Thompson Chief Executive Officer 861,814 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $19.7 per share 16,977,735.80
Mar 21, 2025 Paul Thompson Chief Executive Officer 863,122 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $22.46 per share 19,385,720.12
Mar 21, 2025 Jean S. Desravines Director 12,389 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Alyssa Waxenberg Director 5,793 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 Michael M. Nuzzo Director 7,991 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 John Thomson Wyatt Director 3,522,003 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 21, 2025 John Thomson Wyatt Director 3,519,757 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $19.7 per share 69,339,212.90
Mar 21, 2025 John Thomson Wyatt Director 3,521,749 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $22.46 per share 79,098,482.54

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