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. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue was flat, EPS fell 121.2%, free cash flow grew 6,646.7% and total debt was flat, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Revenue growth for three consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) Piotroski F-score
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score for fiscal 2025 is 5 out of 9: 5 of nine tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency passed.
Piotroski F-score, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Piotroski F-score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 5 | — |
How fiscal 2025’s score is made up
| Test | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive return on assets | (3.05%) | (2.54%) | Fail | 0 |
| Positive operating cash flow | 238.54m | 115.89m | Pass | 1 |
| Rising return on assets | (3.05%) | (2.54%) | Fail | 0 |
| Cash flow above net income | 351.42m | 208.73m | Pass | 1 |
| Falling long-term leverage | 0.25 | 0.25 | Pass | 1 |
| Rising current ratio | 0.74 | 0.52 | Pass | 1 |
| No new shares issued | 118,329,000 | 96,309,000 | Fail | 0 |
| Rising gross margin | 22.14% | 23.68% | Fail | 0 |
| Rising asset turnover | 0.74 | 0.73 | Pass | 1 |
| Piotroski F-score | Mixed | 5 | ||
How the Piotroski F-score works
One point for each of nine tests, this fiscal year against the one before: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, a rising current ratio, no new shares issued, a rising gross margin and rising asset turnover. The ratios are the ones on this site, so each can be checked.
Joseph Piotroski (2000) called 8–9 high and 0–1 low; reading it in three bands is the common convention:
| 7–9 | Strong — most fundamentals improved |
|---|---|
| 4–6 | Mixed |
| 0–3 | Weak — most fundamentals deteriorated |
Where this differs from the paper: return on assets is on average rather than beginning-of-year assets, and weighted basic shares stand in for shares issued. The score is shown only when all nine tests can be worked out, which takes three fiscal years; banks and insurers, which report no current assets or gross profit, have none.
Piotroski F-score against peers
| Company | Piotroski F-score |
|---|---|
| LINC Lincoln Educational Services Corporation compare | 6 |
| CHGG Chegg, Inc. compare | 6 |
| FC Franklin Covey Company compare | 5 |
| GOTU Gaotu Techedu Inc. compare | 5 |
| KLC KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. | 5 |
| PXED Phoenix Education Partners, Inc. compare | 5 |
| DAO Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR compare | 5 |
| LGCY Legacy Education Inc. compare | 4 |
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What Piotroski F-score is
The Piotroski F-Score tells an investor how many signs of improving profitability, funding and efficiency a company shows against a year earlier.
One point for each of nine tests against a year earlier: positive return on assets, positive operating cash flow, rising return on assets, cash flow above net income, falling long-term leverage, rising current ratio, no new shares issued, rising gross margin, and rising asset turnover