What is KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's earnings per share (EPS)?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) reported diluted earnings per share of $-0.95 for fiscal year 2026. This represents a 1.0% change compared to the previous fiscal year. EPS represents the portion of a company's net income allocated to each outstanding share of common stock and is widely used to evaluate profitability on a per-share basis.

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES Financials

KLC

Source SEC Filings (10-K/10-Q) Updated Jan 3, 2026 Currency USD FYE January

This page shows KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement, and key financial ratios. View 4 years of annual fundamentals and quarterly data, with year-over-year growth rates and compound annual growth rates (CAGR). All figures are derived from SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q reports).

Financial Health Signals

Earnings Quality Mixed

-2.11x

For every $1 of reported earnings, KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES generates $-2.11 in operating cash flow ($238.5M OCF vs -$112.9M net income). This mixed ratio suggests some earnings may rely on non-cash accounting items.

Interest Coverage At Risk

-0.2x

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES earns $-0.2 in operating income for every $1 of interest expense (-$20.1M vs $84.0M). This narrow margin raises concern about the company's ability to service its debt if operating income declines.

Key Financial Metrics

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Earnings & Revenue

Revenue

$2.7B

YoY+2.6%

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES generated $2.7B in revenue in fiscal year 2026. This represents an increase of 2.6% from the prior year.

EBITDA

$103.9M

YoY-47.2%

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's EBITDA was $103.9M in fiscal year 2026, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. This represents a decrease of 47.2% from the prior year.

Net Income

-$112.9M

YoY-21.6%

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES reported -$112.9M in net income in fiscal year 2026. This represents a decrease of 21.6% from the prior year.

EPS (Diluted)

$-0.95

YoY+1.0%

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES earned $-0.95 per diluted share (EPS) in fiscal year 2026. This represents an increase of 1.0% from the prior year.

Cash & Balance Sheet

Free Cash Flow

$110.3M

YoY+770.9%

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES generated $110.3M in free cash flow in fiscal year 2026, representing cash available after capex. This represents an increase of 770.9% from the prior year.

Cash & Debt

N/A

Dividends Per Share

N/A

Shares Outstanding

118M

YoY+0.3%

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES had 118M shares outstanding in fiscal year 2026. This represents an increase of 0.3% from the prior year.

Margins & Returns

Gross Margin

22.1%

YoY-1.5pp

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's gross margin was 22.1% in fiscal year 2026, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs. This is down 1.5 percentage points from the prior year.

Operating Margin

-0.7%

YoY-3.7pp

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's operating margin was -0.7% in fiscal year 2026, reflecting core business profitability. This is down 3.7 percentage points from the prior year.

Net Margin

-4.1%

YoY-0.6pp

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's net profit margin was -4.1% in fiscal year 2026, showing the share of revenue converted to profit. This is down 0.6 percentage points from the prior year.

Return on Equity

N/A

Capital Allocation

R&D Spending

N/A

Share Buybacks

N/A

Capital Expenditures

$128.3M

YoY-3.1%

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES invested $128.3M in capex in fiscal year 2026, funding long-term assets and infrastructure. This represents a decrease of 3.1% from the prior year.

KLC Income Statement

Metric	FY26	FY24	FY23	FY22
Revenue	$2.7B+2.6%	$2.7B+6.1%	$2.5B+15.9%	$2.2B
Cost of Revenue	$2.1B+4.7%	$2.0B+11.4%	$1.8B+28.1%	$1.4B
Gross Profit	$605.2M-4.0%	$630.5M-8.1%	$685.9M-7.5%	$741.2M
R&D Expenses	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SG&A Expenses	$297.2M-29.7%	$423.1M+46.9%	$288.0M+16.2%	$247.8M
Operating Income	-$20.1M-125.3%	$79.3M-71.2%	$275.3M-29.3%	$389.5M
Interest Expense	$84.0M-50.8%	$170.5M+11.5%	$152.9M+50.7%	$101.5M
Income Tax	$19.5M+33.7%	$14.6M-46.6%	$27.4M-60.1%	$68.6M
Net Income	-$112.9M-21.6%	-$92.8M-190.5%	$102.6M-53.2%	$219.2M
EPS (Diluted)	$-0.95+1.0%	$-0.96-185.0%	$1.13-51.9%	$2.35

Metric	Q4'26	Q3'26	Q2'26	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25
Revenue	$688.1M+1.7%	$676.8M-3.3%	$700.1M+4.8%	$668.2M+3.3%	$647.0M-3.7%	$671.5M-2.7%	$689.9M+5.4%	$654.7M
Cost of Revenue	$549.3M+1.1%	$543.1M+4.6%	$519.5M+0.6%	$516.2M	N/A	$521.1M+4.2%	$500.0M+0.5%	$497.7M
Gross Profit	$138.8M+3.8%	$133.7M-26.0%	$180.6M+18.8%	$152.1M	N/A	$150.4M-20.8%	$189.9M+21.0%	$157.0M
R&D Expenses	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SG&A Expenses	$73.8M+1.1%	$73.0M-7.1%	$78.6M+9.6%	$71.7M	N/A	$65.1M-17.1%	$78.6M-13.1%	$90.5M
Operating Income	-$163.9M-722.7%	$26.3M-61.7%	$68.7M+40.6%	$48.8M+154.7%	-$89.3M-264.2%	$54.4M-32.5%	$80.6M+139.7%	$33.6M
Interest Expense	$19.7M-18.2%	$24.1M+20.0%	$20.1M-0.2%	$20.1M	N/A	$39.5M-10.2%	$43.9M+20.6%	$36.4M
Income Tax	-$4.4M-368.5%	$1.7M-88.6%	$14.5M+84.8%	$7.8M	N/A	$4.2M-60.0%	$10.4M+139.0%	$4.3M
Net Income	-$177.2M-3994.0%	$4.5M-88.2%	$38.6M+82.4%	$21.2M+115.8%	-$133.6M-1057.0%	$14.0M-51.1%	$28.5M+1729.6%	-$1.8M
EPS (Diluted)	N/A	$0.04-87.9%	$0.33+83.3%	$0.18+115.4%	$-1.17-880.0%	$0.15-53.1%	$0.32+1700.0%	$-0.02

KLC Balance Sheet

Metric	FY26	FY24	FY23	FY22
Total Assets	N/A	$3.6B-0.2%	$3.7B	N/A
Current Assets	N/A	$214.8M-24.2%	$283.4M	N/A
Cash & Equivalents	N/A	$62.3M-60.1%	$156.1M+48.4%	$105.2M
Inventory	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Accounts Receivable	N/A	$104.3M+18.4%	$88.1M	N/A
Goodwill	N/A	$1.1B+0.8%	$1.1B+0.7%	$1.1B
Total Liabilities	N/A	$2.8B-11.6%	$3.1B	N/A
Current Liabilities	N/A	$412.8M-3.2%	$426.5M	N/A
Long-Term Debt	N/A	$918.7M-25.7%	$1.2B	N/A
Total Equity	N/A	$864.5M+70.6%	$506.9M+24.3%	$407.7M
Retained Earnings	N/A	$30.3M-75.4%	$123.1M	N/A

Metric	Q4'26	Q3'26	Q2'26	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25
Total Assets	$3.7B-3.5%	$3.9B+2.5%	$3.8B+1.9%	$3.7B+2.0%	$3.6B-2.1%	$3.7B	N/A	N/A
Current Assets	$358.0M+7.2%	$334.1M+20.9%	$276.4M-2.9%	$284.7M+32.5%	$214.8M-29.1%	$302.8M	N/A	N/A
Cash & Equivalents	$133.2M-23.8%	$174.7M+46.8%	$119.0M-9.3%	$131.3M+110.6%	$62.3M-54.6%	$137.2M+43.4%	$95.7M-25.7%	$128.7M
Inventory	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Accounts Receivable	$118.5M+14.7%	$103.3M-8.4%	$112.7M+17.6%	$95.9M-8.1%	$104.3M+3.4%	$100.9M	N/A	N/A
Goodwill	$964.8M-15.2%	$1.1B+0.3%	$1.1B+0.6%	$1.1B+0.6%	$1.1B0.0%	$1.1B	N/A	N/A
Total Liabilities	$3.0B+1.4%	$3.0B+3.0%	$2.9B+1.2%	$2.8B+1.9%	$2.8B-20.2%	$3.5B	N/A	N/A
Current Liabilities	$484.9M+3.3%	$469.5M+11.7%	$420.2M-10.7%	$470.4M+14.0%	$412.8M-18.2%	$504.5M	N/A	N/A
Long-Term Debt	$917.9M-0.4%	$921.3M+0.5%	$916.8M-0.1%	$917.7M-0.1%	$918.7M-38.6%	$1.5B	N/A	N/A
Total Equity	$755.3M-18.9%	$931.2M+0.7%	$924.3M+4.5%	$884.9M+2.4%	$864.5M+267.0%	$235.6M-0.7%	$237.4M+16.3%	$204.0M
Retained Earnings	-$82.6M-187.4%	$94.6M+5.1%	$90.0M+75.0%	$51.4M+69.9%	$30.3M-81.5%	$163.8M	N/A	N/A

KLC Cash Flow Statement

Metric	FY26	FY24	FY23	FY22
Operating Cash Flow	$238.5M+105.8%	$115.9M-61.8%	$303.5M-11.1%	$341.6M
Capital Expenditures	$128.3M-3.1%	$132.3M+2.5%	$129.0M-7.4%	$139.4M
Free Cash Flow	$110.3M+770.9%	-$16.4M-109.4%	$174.5M-13.7%	$202.2M
Investing Cash Flow	-$154.4M-4.9%	-$147.2M-25.1%	-$117.7M+60.7%	-$299.7M
Financing Cash Flow	-$13.3M+78.8%	-$62.6M+53.6%	-$134.9M-14.7%	-$117.7M
Dividends Paid	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Share Buybacks	N/A	N/A	N/A	$72.7M

Metric	Q4'26	Q3'26	Q2'26	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25
Operating Cash Flow	$4.3M-95.8%	$100.8M+187.6%	$35.0M-64.4%	$98.4M+341.0%	-$40.8M-147.1%	$86.7M+1360.8%	$5.9M-90.7%	$64.1M
Capital Expenditures	$32.3M-15.3%	$38.2M+11.1%	$34.4M+47.2%	$23.4M-38.1%	$37.7M-9.5%	$41.7M+44.4%	$28.8M+19.7%	$24.1M
Free Cash Flow	-$28.1M-144.9%	$62.6M+9229.7%	$671K-99.1%	$75.1M+195.6%	-$78.6M-274.5%	$45.0M+296.5%	-$22.9M-157.3%	$40.0M
Investing Cash Flow	-$40.0M+5.3%	-$42.2M+3.6%	-$43.8M-54.3%	-$28.4M+26.3%	-$38.5M+10.2%	-$42.9M-24.7%	-$34.4M-9.6%	-$31.4M
Financing Cash Flow	-$5.8M-102.4%	-$2.9M+18.4%	-$3.5M-219.4%	-$1.1M-124.5%	$4.5M+299.2%	-$2.3M+50.5%	-$4.5M+92.5%	-$60.3M
Dividends Paid	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Share Buybacks	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

KLC Financial Ratios

Metric	FY26	FY24	FY23	FY22
Gross Margin	22.1%-1.5pp	23.7%-3.6pp	27.3%-6.9pp	34.2%
Operating Margin	-0.7%-3.7pp	3.0%-8.0pp	11.0%-7.0pp	18.0%
Net Margin	-4.1%-0.6pp	-3.5%-7.6pp	4.1%-6.0pp	10.1%
Return on Equity	N/A	-10.7%-31.0pp	20.2%-33.5pp	53.8%
Return on Assets	N/A	-2.5%-5.4pp	2.8%	N/A
Current Ratio	N/A	0.52-0.1	0.66	N/A
Debt-to-Equity	N/A	1.06-1.4	2.44	N/A
FCF Margin	4.0%+4.7pp	-0.6%-7.6pp	7.0%-2.4pp	9.3%

Metric	Q4'26	Q3'26	Q2'26	Q1'26	Q4'25	Q3'25	Q2'25	Q1'25
Gross Margin	20.2%+0.4pp	19.8%-6.0pp	25.8%+3.0pp	22.8%	N/A	22.4%-5.1pp	27.5%+3.5pp	24.0%
Operating Margin	-23.8%-27.7pp	3.9%-5.9pp	9.8%+2.5pp	7.3%+21.1pp	-13.8%-21.9pp	8.1%-3.6pp	11.7%+6.5pp	5.1%
Net Margin	-25.8%-26.4pp	0.7%-4.8pp	5.5%+2.3pp	3.2%+23.8pp	-20.6%-22.7pp	2.1%-2.1pp	4.1%+4.4pp	-0.3%
Return on Equity	-23.5%-23.9pp	0.5%-3.7pp	4.2%+1.8pp	2.4%+17.8pp	-15.4%-21.4pp	5.9%-6.1pp	12.0%+12.9pp	-0.9%
Return on Assets	-4.7%-4.9pp	0.1%-0.9pp	1.0%+0.5pp	0.6%+4.2pp	-3.7%-4.0pp	0.4%	N/A	N/A
Current Ratio	0.74+0.0	0.71+0.1	0.66+0.1	0.61+0.1	0.52-0.1	0.60	N/A	N/A
Debt-to-Equity	1.22+0.2	0.990.0	0.99-0.0	1.04-0.0	1.06-5.3	6.35	N/A	N/A
FCF Margin	-4.1%-13.3pp	9.3%+9.2pp	0.1%-11.1pp	11.2%+23.4pp	-12.1%-18.9pp	6.7%+10.0pp	-3.3%-9.4pp	6.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's annual revenue?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) reported $2.7B in total revenue for fiscal year 2026. This represents a 2.6% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Revenue measures the total income earned from the company's primary business operations before any expenses are deducted.

How fast is KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's revenue growing?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) revenue grew by 2.6% year-over-year, from $2.7B to $2.7B in fiscal year 2026.

Is KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES profitable?

No, KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) reported a net income of -$112.9M in fiscal year 2026, with a net profit margin of -4.1%.

What is KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's EBITDA?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) had EBITDA of $103.9M in fiscal year 2026, measuring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

What is KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's gross margin?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) had a gross margin of 22.1% in fiscal year 2026, indicating the percentage of revenue retained after direct costs of goods sold.

What is KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's operating margin?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) had an operating margin of -0.7% in fiscal year 2026, reflecting the profitability of core business operations before interest and taxes.

What is KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's net profit margin?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) had a net profit margin of -4.1% in fiscal year 2026, representing the share of revenue converted into profit after all expenses.

What is KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's free cash flow?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) generated $110.3M in free cash flow during fiscal year 2026. This represents a 770.9% change compared to the previous fiscal year. Free cash flow represents the cash a company generates after accounting for capital expenditures, and is widely used to assess financial flexibility and shareholder value.

What is KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's operating cash flow?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) generated $238.5M in operating cash flow during fiscal year 2026, representing cash generated from core business activities.

What are KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's capital expenditures?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) invested $128.3M in capital expenditures during fiscal year 2026, funding long-term assets and infrastructure.

How many shares does KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES have outstanding?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) had 118M shares outstanding as of fiscal year 2026.

Are KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES's earnings high quality?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) has an earnings quality ratio of -2.11x, considered mixed quality. This ratio compares operating cash flow to net income. A ratio above 1.0x means the company generates more cash than its reported earnings, indicating sustainable, cash-backed profits. Ratios below 1.0x suggest earnings rely on accounting accruals rather than actual cash generation. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.

Can KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES cover its interest payments?

KINDERCARE LEARNING COMPANIES (KLC) has an interest coverage ratio of -0.2x, meaning it can struggle to cover its interest obligations. This ratio divides operating income by interest expense. Ratios above 5x indicate strong debt-servicing ability, while ratios below 2x suggest the company may face difficulty meeting interest payments if earnings decline. Learn more in our complete guide to financial health indicators.