KLC · Kindercare Learning Companies, Inc. - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $672.52M | $676.83M | $700.11M | $668.24M | - | $624.47M | - | - |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross Profit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R&D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A | $71.13M | $73.04M | $78.58M | $71.73M | - | $68.48M | - | - |
| Total Operating Expenses | $944.60M | $650.51M | $631.43M | $621.05M | - | $565.74M | - | - |
| D&A | $31.08M | - | - | $28.54M | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | ($272.08M) | $26.32M | $80.59M | $48.84M | - | $58.72M | - | - |
| Interest Expense | $18.22M | $24.09M | $20.07M | $36.42M | - | $38.45M | - | - |
| Income Tax | ($535.0K) | $1.66M | $10.38M | $7.84M | - | $5.10M | - | - |
| Net Income | ($289.83M) | $4.55M | $38.59M | $21.16M | - | $16.04M | - | - |
| EPS - Basic | ($2.45) | $0.04 | $0.33 | $0.18 | - | $0.18 | - | - |
| EPS - Diluted | ($2.45) | $0.04 | $0.33 | $0.18 | - | $0.18 | - | - |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $132.87M | $174.73M | $95.71M | $131.29M | $62.34M | $137.24M | $105.21M | $181.25M |
| Accounts Receivable | $106.78M | $103.30M | $112.73M | $95.88M | $104.33M | $100.92M | - | - |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accounts Payable | $48.85M | $58.46M | - | - | $45.29M | $66.34M | - | - |
| Current Assets | $343.99M | $334.06M | $276.38M | $284.68M | $214.77M | $283.43M | - | - |
| Total Assets | $3.44B | $3.88B | $3.79B | $3.72B | $3.65B | $3.72B | - | - |
| Current Liabilities | $468.02M | $469.51M | $420.23M | $470.43M | $412.76M | $504.53M | - | - |
| Long-term Debt | $916.99M | $921.27M | $916.80M | $917.69M | $918.72M | $1.50B | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | $2.97B | $2.95B | $2.87B | $2.83B | $2.78B | $3.15B | - | - |
| Stockholders' Equity | $471.09M | $931.21M | $924.28M | $204.03M | $864.51M | $407.69M | - | $255.61M |
| Retained Earnings | ($372.45M) | $94.56M | $90.01M | $51.42M | $30.26M | $163.84M | - | - |
Cash Flow
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $31.06M | - | - | $98.44M | - | - | - | - |
| Investing Cash Flow | ($28.65M) | - | - | ($31.39M) | - | - | - | - |
| Financing Cash Flow | ($2.83M) | - | - | ($60.31M) | - | - | - | - |
| CapEx | $29.99M | - | - | $24.11M | - | - | - | - |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.07M | - | - | $74.34M | - | - | - | - |
Ratios
| Metric | Q1 '26 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||||
| Gross margin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating margin | -40.5% | 3.9% | 11.5% | 7.3% | - | 9.4% | - | - |
| EBITDA margin | -35.8% | - | - | 11.6% | - | - | - | - |
| Net margin | -43.1% | 0.7% | 5.5% | 3.2% | - | 2.6% | - | - |
| Free cash flow margin | 0.2% | - | - | 11.1% | - | - | - | - |
| FCF / Net income | -0.00 | - | - | 3.51 | - | - | - | - |
| R&D / Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | 10.6% | 10.8% | 11.2% | 10.7% | - | 11.0% | - | - |
| Effective tax rate | - | 26.7% | 21.2% | 27.0% | - | 24.1% | - | - |
| Return on assets | -8.4% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.6% | - | 0.4% | - | - |
| Return on equity | -61.5% | 0.5% | 4.2% | 10.4% | - | 3.9% | - | - |
| Return on invested capital | -15.5% | 1.0% | 3.4% | 3.2% | - | 2.3% | - | - |
| Liquidity | ||||||||
| Current ratio | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.56 | - | - |
| Quick ratio | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.66 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.56 | - | - |
| Cash ratio | 0.28 | 0.37 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.27 | - | - |
| Leverage | ||||||||
| Debt / Equity | 1.95 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 4.50 | 1.06 | 3.67 | - | - |
| Debt / Assets | 0.27 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.40 | - | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | - | - | - | 11.86 | - | - | - | - |
| Interest coverage | -14.9x | 1.1x | 4.0x | 1.3x | - | 1.5x | - | - |
| Equity multiplier | 7.31 | 4.17 | 4.10 | 18.22 | 4.22 | 9.13 | - | - |
| Liabilities / Assets | 0.86 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.85 | - | - |
| Efficiency | ||||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | - | 0.17 | - | - |
| Inventory turnover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days sales outstanding | 58d | 56d | 59d | 52d | - | 59d | - | - |
| Days inventory outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days payable outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valuation | ||||||||
| P / E | - | 173.5x | 31.4x | 66.4x | - | - | - | - |
| P / B | 0.6x | 0.9x | 1.0x | 5.3x | - | - | - | - |
| P / S | 0.4x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.6x | - | - | - | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | - | - | 24.1x | - | - | - | - |
| Growth | ||||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 0.6% | 8.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | - | -55.2% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Net income growth (YoY) | - | -71.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EPS growth (YoY) | - | -77.8% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF growth (YoY) | -98.6% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Book value growth (YoY) | 130.9% | 128.4% | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2024-12-28.
Product / service
$3.61B totalEarly Childhood Education Centers$2.47B · 68.4%
Subsidy Revenue$942.10M · 26.1%
Before And After School Sites$196.79M · 5.5%
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Services-Child Day Care Services
| Company | Revenue (last FY) | Net margin | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| BFAM | $2.93B | 6.6% | 14.4% |
Comparing KinderCare Learning Companies against the 1 most active filer in the same SIC group.