KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) vs Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC)

• KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. KLC 1.77 ▼ −3.28%
• Lincoln Educational Services Corporation LINC 22.22 ▼ −1.51%

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. and Lincoln Educational Services Corporation are both Education & Training Services companies. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $715.6M against $216.9M — 3.3× the size. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Lincoln Educational Services Corporation trades at 30.4×. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 22.0% against 1.79%. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has the higher net margin (3.99% vs −17.2%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.83% vs −20.9%). Across the 18 metrics below, Lincoln Educational Services Corporation leads on 13 and KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. on 5.