KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) Stock Analysis & Fundamentals

KLCKinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

NYSE · US · Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services · investors.kindercare.com

2.750USD-1.08%Mkt Cap: 329.48M $P/E: —Today

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 k…

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Key Statistics

Company

Market Cap329.48M $

Enterprise Value2.67B $

Revenue (TTM)2.74B $

Gross Profit605.19M $

Net Income (TTM)-112.88M $

Revenue/Share23.08 USD

Last Price2.750 USD

Fiscal Year EndJan 2026

MR QuarterJul 2026

Employees35.7K

CountryUS

SectorConsumer Defensive

IndustryEducation & Training Services

ISIN—

Valuation

P/E (Trailing)—

P/E (Forward)12.10

PEG—

EV/EBITDA11.45

EV/Revenue0.98

P/S0.12

P/B0.71

EPS (TTM)-3.80

EPS (Forward)0.23

52W Range

1.75017% of range7.770

52W High7.770 USD

52W Low1.750 USD

Profitability

Gross Margin22.14%

Oper. Margin3.63%

EBITDA Margin8.52%

Profit Margin-4.13%

ROE-14.95%

ROA-3.01%

Growth

Revenue Growth-0.40%

Earnings Growth—

Cash Flow & Leverage

Operating CF238.53M $

CapEx (TTM)128.27M $

FCF Margin1.51%

FCF Yield12.52%

Net Debt2.34B $

Net Debt/EBITDA10.04

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity3.34

Current Ratio0.74

Quick Ratio0.64

Book Value/Sh3.934 USD

Cash/Share1.472 USD

Dividends

Fwd Div Rate—

Trail. Div Rate0.0000 USD

Div. Yield—

5Y Avg Yield—

Payout Ratio0.00%

Ex-Div Date—

Pay Date—

Analyst Consensus

Rating3.3 (Hold)

Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStr. Sell

Target (Mean)4.129 USD

Upside (mean)+50.1%

Target Range2.500 USD – 6.000 USD

$2.500+50.1% to mean$6.000

# Analysts7

Ownership

Shares Out.118.52M

Float34.27M

Insiders5.93%

Institutions92.44%

Short Interest

Short Ratio7.9d

Short % Float13.03%

Short % Out.3.54%

Shares Short4.19M

Short (prev mo.)4.42M

Technical

SMA 504.579 (-39.9%)

SMA 2004.065 (-32.4%)

Beta—

S&P 52W Chg18.16%

Avg Vol (30d)753.48K

Avg Vol (10d)1.74M

Technical Indicators

RSI (14)25.9

MACD-0.4815

MACD Signal-0.1635

MACD Hist.-0.3180

BB Upper6.686 USD

BB Middle4.644 USD

BB Lower2.603 USD

BB Width87.91%

ATR (14)0.3817 USD

Vol Ratio (20d)0.92x