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KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisKLC
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KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

🇺🇸KLC•NYSE

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

🇺🇸KLC•NYSE
Market cap
$280.68M
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Mkt Cap
$280.68M
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KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

Industry
Education & Training Services
Sector
Consumer Defensive
CEO
John Thomson Wyatt
Headquarters
US
Industry
Education & Training Services
Sector
Consumer Defensive
CEO
John Thomson Wyatt
Headquarters
US
Description

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. provides early childhood education and care services in the United States.

The company offers infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, and before- and after-school programs in various categories comprising community-based and employer-sponsored early childhood education and care, and before- and after-school educational services.

As of October 2, 2021, it served children ranging from 6 weeks to 12 years of age through 1,490 early childhood education centers with a licensed capacity of 195,000 and contracts for approximately 650 before-and after-school sites in 40 states and the District of Columbia. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

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Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc., and the rating behind it. KLC last traded at $2.37; the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.. Starting points for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.: EPS -$3.97, beta 3.80 — an Education & Training Services name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. does not currently pay a regular dividend, so this section tracks capacity rather than history. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. stands at -$3.97. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. valued side by side against its closest peers. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. is measured against Education & Training Services peers within the Consumer Defensive sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

Premium

Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc., and how their positions are changing. At a $280.7M market value, institutional positions materially move KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.'s register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

Premium

Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. executives and directors. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.. KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. is a $280.7M Consumer Defensive company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.. Coverage tracks KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. within Education & Training Services (Consumer Defensive). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • APEI — American Public Education, Inc.
  • DNUT — Krispy Kreme, Inc.
  • GOTU — Gaotu Techedu Inc.
  • JBSS — John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
  • LINC — Lincoln Educational Services Corporation
  • SENEA — Seneca Foods Corporation

More Education & Training Services companies

  • VRED — Virtual Ed Link, Inc.
  • VSA — TCTM Kids IT Education Inc ADR
  • WAFU — Wah Fu Education Group Limited
  • YOUL — Youlife Group Inc. American Depositary Shares
  • YQ — 17 Education & Technology Group Inc.
  • YUMM — Yummies, Inc.
  • YYYH — China Yanyuan Yuhui Natl Ed Group Inc.
  • ZVOI — Zovio Inc
  • 3PL.AX — 3P Learning Limited
  • 8IH.AX — 8I Holdings Limited
  • AACG — ATA Creativity Global
  • AFYA — Afya Limited

ETFs holding KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

  • VVL.TO — Vanguard Global Value Factor ETF (0.04%)
  • VVLU.AX — Vanguard Global Value Equity Active ETF (0.04%)
  • VTWV — Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF (0.01%)
  • FESM — FIDELITY ENHANCED SMALL CAP ETF (0.01%)
  • PRFZ — Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF (0.01%)
  • VCR — Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (0.01%)

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