CompanyGraphKinderCare Learning Companies Inc.
KLC · NYSE Arca · United States
investors.kindercare.comFinancials as of FY2025
At a glance
- Depends onUpstream position: supplies 5 industries, depends on 2
- ScaleRevenue is $2.74B, above the global median of $520.53M
- PositionGross margin is 18.1%, lower than 95% of its Education & Training Services peers (median 50.8%)
- Interpretations2 currently firing — 2
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Market Capitalization
618.20MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Revenue (TTM)
2.74BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Profit Margin
-15.48%vs Education & Training Services peers
52-Week Change
-46.02%vs all stocks
Market Capitalization
618.20MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Enterprise Value
3.02BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Forward P/E
15.85xvs Education & Training Services peers
Price to Sales (TTM)
0.2258xvs Education & Training Services peers
Price to Book (MRQ)
1.31xvs Education & Training Services peers
Enterprise to Revenue
1.10xvs Education & Training Services peers
Enterprise to EBITDA
11.98xvs Education & Training Services peers
Gross Margin
18.08%vs Education & Training Services peers
Profit Margin
-15.48%vs Education & Training Services peers
Operating Margin
2.88%vs Education & Training Services peers
Return on Assets (TTM)
2.21%vs Education & Training Services peers
Return on Equity (TTM)
-62.52%vs Education & Training Services peers
Revenue (TTM)
2.74BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Revenue per Share (TTM)
23.12USDUpdated Jul 19, 2026Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.60%vs Education & Training Services peers
Gross Profit (TTM)
568.50MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
EBITDA (TTM)
288.47MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Net Income (TTM)
-423.87MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY)
0.64%vs Education & Training Services peers
Operating Cash Flow (TTM)
171.15MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM)
-27.48MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate
0.00USDUpdated Jul 19, 2026Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
0.00%vs all stocks
Payout Ratio
0.00%vs Education & Training Services peers
Revenue
2.73BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cost of Goods Sold
2.13BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Gross Profit
605.19MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Operating Income
183.99MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Pre-tax Income
-93.34MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Income Tax Expense
19.54MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Income
-112.88MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EBIT
-9.37MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025EBITDA (Income Statement)
318.65MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Selling, General & Administrative
297.23MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Non-operating Interest Income
4.83MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Non-operating Interest Expense
83.97MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Income from Continuing Operations
-112.88MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Operating Cash Flow
92.65MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Free Cash Flow
-35.33MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cash & Cash Equivalents (End of Period)
133.30MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Income Tax Paid
15.15MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Interest Paid
83.10MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Starting Profit (CF Statement)
-112.88MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Depreciation & Amortization
123.97MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Deferred Taxes (CF)
7.27MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Stock-based Compensation
11.85MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Non-cash Items
6.10MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Change in Accounts Receivable (CF)
-14.19MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Change in Accounts Payable (CF)
4.33MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Change in Other Assets/Liabilities
66.20MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Capital Expenditures
-127.98MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Acquisitions
-23.10MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Purchase of Investments
-7.50MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Sale of Investments
4.16MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Investing Cash Flow
-154.42MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt Issuance
0.00USDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt Payments
-11.20MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Common Dividends Paid
0.00USDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Financing Charges
-2.05MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Net Financing Cash Flow
-13.25MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Shares Outstanding
118.43MSharesUpdated Jul 19, 2026Float Shares
34.19MSharesUpdated Jul 19, 2026Shares Short
4.42MSharesUpdated Jul 19, 2026Short Ratio
5.63daysvs all stocks
Short % of Shares Outstanding
13.74%vs all stocks
% Held by Insiders
5.92%vs all stocks
% Held by Institutions
91.43%vs all stocks
Total Cash (MRQ)
132.87MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Cash per Share (MRQ)
1.12USDUpdated Jul 19, 2026Total Debt (MRQ)
2.53BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Debt to Equity (MRQ)
5.38xvs Education & Training Services peers
Current Ratio (MRQ)
0.7350xvs Education & Training Services peers
Book Value per Share (MRQ)
3.98USDUpdated Jul 19, 2026Total Assets
3.75BUSDvs all stocks (USD)
Total Current Assets
358.02MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Liabilities
2.99BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Non-current Assets
3.39BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Non-current Liabilities
2.51BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Current Liabilities
484.87MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Cash & Cash Equivalents
133.21MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Accounts Receivable
118.52MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Accounts Payable
48.85MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Short-term Debt
157.24MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Deferred Revenue
61.36MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Current Liabilities
87.65MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Long-term Debt
2.37BUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Other Non-current Liabilities
42.18MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Common Stock (Book)
1.18MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Retained Earnings
-82.62MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 2025Total Shareholders' Equity
755.26MUSDvs all stocks (USD)
52-Week Low
1.75USDUpdated Jul 19, 202652-Week High
10.76USDUpdated Jul 19, 202652-Week Change
-46.02%vs all stocks
50-Day MA
4.23USDUpdated Jul 19, 2026200-Day MA
4.24USDUpdated Jul 19, 2026Avg 10-Day Volume
520.50KSharesUpdated Jul 19, 2026Avg 30-Day Volume
708.12KSharesUpdated Jul 19, 2026Diluted EPS (TTM)
-3.58USDUpdated Jul 19, 2026Other Income / Expense
-198.19MUSDFY2025 · Dec 31, 20252 interpretations currently present — each is a set of fired observations whose alignment reads as one structural pattern. Click an observation to see the numbers behind it.
Screen for these patternsWhere is this company structurally exposed?
Within or Near the Altman Distress Zone
Debt is a large share of its assets, and large against its cash flow.
Reads
Elevated Leverage on Three Denominators
Debt sits high against its equity, its assets, and its cash flow.
Reads
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Relationships view
Structural observations derived from financial data, industry benchmarks, and supply chain position.
Peer Positioning
Gross margin is 18.1%, lower than 95% of its Education & Training Services peers (median 50.8%)Significant
Gross margin: 0.18Industry median: 0.51Industry P5: 0.26Peers compared: 45.00
Profit margin is -15.5%, lower than 95% of its Education & Training Services peers (median 10.5%)Significant
Profit margin: -0.15Industry median: 0.10Industry P5: -0.10Peers compared: 45.00
Return on equity is -62.5%, lower than 95% of its Education & Training Services peers (median 12.6%)Significant
Return on equity: -0.63Industry median: 0.13Industry P5: -0.10Peers compared: 45.00
Debt-to-equity is 5.38×, higher than 95% of its Education & Training Services peers (median 0.45×)Significant
Debt-to-equity: 5.38Industry median: 0.45Industry P95: 1.60Peers compared: 45.00
Financial Health
Altman Z-Score 0.77: distress zoneCritical
Altman Z-Score: 0.77
High earnings qualityNotable
Earnings Quality Score: 1.17
Supply Chain
Upstream position: supplies 5 industries, depends on 2Notable
Outgoing: 5.00Incoming: 2.00
Scale
Revenue is $2.74B, above the global median of $520.53MNotable
Revenue (USD): 2,737,601,024Global Median: 520,528,949.311
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