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    KinderCare Learning Companies Inc.

    KLC | NYSE
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    $2.29
    +$0.05 (+2.23%)
    At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
    $2.29
    $0 (0.00%)
    After-hours: Sep 21, 2026, 4:45 PM ET
    Overview Rating Statistics Financials Earnings Analysts Ownership Profile

    Market Data

    Market Cap
    $271.2M
    Enterprise Value
    $1.69B
    Beta
    3.80
    Average Volume
    907.05K
    Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
    118.8M
    Shares Change YoY
    0.36%
    Institutional Ownership
    90.68%
    Exchange
    NYSE
    ISIN
    US49456W1053

    Price Performance

    Price Change 1M
    -16.1%
    Price Change 3M
    -45.5%
    Price Change 6M
    6.0%
    Price Change YTD
    -45.0%
    Price Change 1Y
    -67.1%
    Price Change 3Y
    -91.9%
    Price Change 5Y
    -91.9%
    1M CAGR (ann.)
    -55.7%
    1Y CAGR (ann.)
    -68.4%
    5Y CAGR (ann.)
    N/A
    All-Time CAGR
    -71.3%

    Valuation

    PE Ratio
    -0.58
    Forward PE
    22.46
    PEG Ratio
    0.00
    Forward PEG
    -0.01
    PS Ratio
    0.10
    Forward PS
    0.10
    PB Ratio
    0.58
    P/FCF Ratio
    3.35
    P/Adj. FCF Ratio
    3.75
    P/OCF Ratio
    1.30
    EV/Sales
    0.62
    EV/EBIT
    -4.27
    EV/EBITDA
    -5.61
    EV/FCF
    20.88
    Earnings Yield
    -173.8%
    FCF Yield
    29.9%
    Adj. FCF Yield
    26.6%

    Financial Health

    Net Debt
    $1.42B
    Total Debt
    $1.59B
    Cash & Short-Term Investments
    $173.71M
    Total Assets
    $3.4B
    Current Ratio
    0.75
    Quick Ratio
    0.75
    Debt / Equity Ratio
    5.39
    Debt / EBITDA
    -5.28
    Debt / FCF
    19.68
    OCF / Debt
    0.13
    Interest Coverage
    1.05
    Altman Z-Score
    0.28
    Piotroski F-Score
    4

    Margins & Profitability

    Gross Profit Margin
    15.7%
    Operating Profit Margin
    3.1%
    EBITDA Margin
    -11.0%
    Net Profit Margin
    -17.2%
    FCF Margin
    3.0%
    Adj. FCF Margin
    2.6%
    SBC / Revenue
    0.3%
    SBC Impact (per share)
    -10.8%

    Returns

    Return on Assets
    -13.8%
    Return on Equity
    -71.8%
    Return on Invested Capital
    2.7%
    Return on Capital Employed
    2.9%
    Return on Tangible Assets
    -20.5%

    Historical Growth (CAGR)

    Revenue CAGR 3Y
    14.1%
    Revenue CAGR 5Y
    14.9%
    Revenue CAGR 10Y
    N/A
    EPS CAGR 3Y
    -167.2%
    EPS CAGR 5Y
    -237.7%
    EPS CAGR 10Y
    N/A
    FCF CAGR 3Y
    -16.4%
    FCF CAGR 5Y
    -21.4%
    FCF CAGR 10Y
    N/A

    Analyst Forecasts

    Analyst Rating
    Hold
    Analyst Count
    7
    EPS Growth Next 3Y
    36.9%
    Revenue Growth Next 3Y
    1.0%
    Earnings Date
    Nov 10, 2026
    EPS Estimate (next Q)
    -$0.01
    EPS Growth Est (next Q)
    -107.7%
    Revenue Est (next Q)
    $668.77M
    Revenue Growth Est (next Q)
    -1.2%

    Fair Value Estimates

    Graham Number
    N/A
    Graham Upside
    N/A
    Lynch Fair Value
    N/A
    Lynch Upside
    N/A
    Price Target
    $4.70
    Price Target Upside
    105.2%

    Cash Flow

    Operating Cash Flow
    $209.53M
    Free Cash Flow
    $80.99M
    Adj. Free Cash Flow
    $72.28M
    FCF Per Share
    $0.68
    OCF Per Share
    $1.76
    OCF/S Ratio
    7.7%

    Income Statement

    Revenue
    $2.74B
    Gross Profit
    $430.2M
    Operating Income
    $84.52M
    EBITDA
    $-301.67M
    Net Income
    $-471.23M
    EPS (Diluted)
    -$3.98
    Revenue / Employee
    $68.89K
    Profit / Employee
    $-11.87K
    Employees
    39,700

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