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KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
KLC Consumer Defensive Education & Training Services
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $2.7 billion, up 2.64% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- −0.37%
- EPS
- −121.2%
- Free cash flow
- +6,646.7%
- Total debt
- −0.08%
Quarter to June 2026, against a year earlier
2.06
0.06
+3.00%
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| Ten-year view | Analyst estimates Powerpack | |||||||||||||||||
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| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | TTM Jun ’26 | Trend | 10 yrs | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e | Next 3/yr |
| Income, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,166 | 2,510 | 2,663 | 2,733 | 2,735 | +8.1% | 2,677 | 2,721 | 2,815 | +1.0% | |
| Gross margin, % | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34.22 | 27.32 | 23.68 | 22.14 | 19.17 | (12.1) pt | ||||||
| EBT | — | — | — | — | — | — | 288 | 130 | (78) | (93) | (476) | n/m | ||||||
| EBT margin, % | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13.29 | 5.18 | (2.94) | (3.41) | (17.42) | (16.7) pt | ||||||
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | 219 | 103 | (93) | (113) | (471) | n/m | ||||||
| Per share, $ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23.19 | 27.78 | 27.65 | 23.10 | 23.02 | (0.1%) | |||||
| Earnings | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.35 | 1.13 | (0.96) | (0.95) | (3.98) | n/m | ||||||
| Cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.66 | 3.36 | 1.20 | 2.02 | 1.76 | (18.0%) | ||||||
| Capex | — | — | — | — | — | — | (1.49) | (1.42) | (1.34) | (1.08) | (1.08) | (10.1%) | ||||||
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.17 | 1.94 | (0.14) | 0.93 | 0.68 | (24.5%) | ||||||
| Book value | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 5.61 | 8.98 | 6.38 | 3.92 | n/m | ||||||
| Shares, m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 90 | 96 | 118 | 118 | +8.2% | ||||||
| Valuation, × | ||||||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.88 | 41.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.9 | |||||
| P/S | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.64 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.7 | ||||||
| P/B | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10.02 | 10.02 | 1.98 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 5.7 | ||||||
| EV/Sales | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.42 | 1.42 | 0.97 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 1.1 | ||||||
| EV/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184.64 | 184.64 | (190.07) | 11.81 | 12.20 | 47.8 | ||||||
| Cash, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | 342 | 304 | 116 | 239 | 210 | (11.3%) | |||||
| Capex | — | — | — | — | — | — | (139) | (128) | (129) | (128) | (128) | (2.7%) | ||||||
| Free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | 202 | 175 | (14) | 111 | 81 | (18.3%) | ||||||
| Balance, $m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (143) | (198) | (127) | (117) | (5.9%) | |||||
| Net debt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,094 | 864 | 794 | 752 | (14.8%) | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 507 | 865 | 755 | 466 | +22.1% | ||||||
| Returns, % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 5.61 | (2.54) | (3.05) | (13.10) | (3.0) pt | |||||
| ROIC | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 10.75 | 2.87 | (0.81) | (20.89) | (0.8) pt | ||||||
| ROE | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | (13.54) | (13.94) | (67.78) | (13.9) pt | ||||||
| People | ||||||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43,560 | 42,000 | 43,700 | — | +0.2% | |||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | — | n/m | ||||||
Negative figures in brackets.
estimates
Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. vs peers in Education & Training Services (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PXED Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. | $788.9M | 9.2× | 9.4× | +1.28% (above 0%: growing) | −29.07% (below 0%: shrinking) | +151.03% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 11.98% | Compare |
| APEI American Public Education, Inc. | $699.5M | 15.1× | 15.6× | +5.51% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −77.96% (below 0%: shrinking) | 55.37% | 7.88% | Compare |
| DAO Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR | $657.2M | 102× | 83.9× | +9.25% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +147.18% (above 0%: growing) | 48.87% | 7.60% | Compare |
| LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation | $556.7M | 24.0× | 26.6× | +22.40% (above 0%: growing) | +20.00% (above 0%: growing) | +129.40% (above 0%: growing) | 58.17% | 2.32% | Compare |
| GOTU Gaotu Techedu Inc. | $284.0M | — (loss-making) | 931× | +26.91% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +129.63% (above 0%: growing) | 66.51% | (8.97%) | Compare |
| KLC KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. | $237.0M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −0.37% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +6,646.66% (above 0%: growing) | 18.65% | 0.34% | |
| FC Franklin Covey Company | $182.5M | 89.2× | 45.0× | +1.02% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −137.05% (below 0%: shrinking) | 73.88% | 6.19% | Compare |
| LGCY Legacy Education Inc. | $112.9M | 12.1× | 12.6× | +11.99% (above 0%: growing) | +50.00% (above 0%: growing) | −71.05% (below 0%: shrinking) | 43.97% | 13.00% | Compare |
| CHGG Chegg, Inc. | $66.5M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −40.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +683.67% (above 0%: growing) | 52.16% | (10.98%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $420.3M | 19.6× | 26.6× | +7.38% | +20.00% | +129.52% | 56.77% | 6.90% |
Pay and ownership Proxy statement filed 20 April 2026
Ownership
Directors and executive officers, together
5.80%
Entities affiliated with PG
68.80%
Ownership is the proxy’s own table: the directors and officers as a group, and every holder of 5% or more.
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