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KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

KLC

$2.21 ▲ +0.01 (+0.45%) at close

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Analytical Summary

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. faces fundamental challenges with weakness in Profit Margin (%) and Debt to Equity. The fundamentals warrant careful consideration of downside risks.

Market Cap $261.5M

Dividend Yield —

Revenue Growth 2.6% ↘

Op. Margin -0.7% ↘

ROIC -1.4% ↘

FCF / Share $0.93 ↗

Trailing P/E —

Price / Book 0.4x

FCF Yield 42.2%

Debt / Equity 1.23

info Valuation on last close. End-of-day price, Sep 24, 2026.

5-Year Financial Trajectory

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Metric Value Trend Year over Year Percentile

Revenue Total top-line sales

$2.73B

↑ +2.6% —

Net Income Profit after all expenses

$-112.88M

↓ -21.6% —

Operating Margin Operating profit as % of sales

-0.7%

↓ -124.6% 26th

FCF / Share Free cash flow per share

$0.93

↑ +646.1% —

Long-Term Debt Long-term obligations

$927.54M

— +0.2% —

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Debt to EquityDebt to Equity is concerning (bottom quartile)
Profit Margin (%)Profit Margin (%) is in the bottom quartile

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📈 Is growth accelerating? 5 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Jan 3, 2026 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 28, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 30, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Jan 1, 2022 10-K ↗
Revenue Growth YoY (%)	2.6% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Below avg (-47%)	6.1% Fair Fair Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+22%)	15.9% Good Good Year-over-year change in total revenue Optimal: > 10% vs Sector: Above avg (+218%)	—	—
EPS Growth YoY (%)	1.0% Caution Caution Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	N/M	-51.9% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in earnings per share Optimal: > 10%	—	—
Net Income Growth YoY (%)	-21.6% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in net income	N/M	-53.2% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in net income	—	—
FCF Growth YoY (%)	N/M	N/M	-10.8% Weak Weak Year-over-year change in free cash flow	—	—
Revenue CAGR 3Y (%)	8.1% Fair Fair Compound annual revenue growth over 3 years	—	—	—	—

💰 Are margins durable? 5 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Jan 3, 2026 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 28, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 30, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Jan 1, 2022 10-K ↗
Operating Margin (%) (%)	-0.7% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-106%)	3.0% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-75%)	11.0% Caution Caution Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-9%)	18.0% Fair Fair Operating income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+50%)	—
Effective Tax Rate (%) (%)	-20.9% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	-18.7% Excellent ↓ Excellent Declining Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	21.1% Fair Fair Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	23.8% Fair Fair Actual taxes paid relative to pre-tax income Optimal: 15-25%	—
Profit Margin (%) (%)	-4.1% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-152%)	-3.5% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-144%)	4.1% Weak Weak Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-49%)	10.1% Fair Fair Net income as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+26%)	—
FCF Margin (%) (%)	4.0% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	-0.6% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	7.0% Caution Caution Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	9.3% Caution Caution Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue Optimal: > 10%	—
FCF / Net Income (x)	-0.98x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	0.18x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	1.70x Excellent Excellent Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	0.92x Caution Caution Free cash flow relative to reported net income Optimal: > 1x	—

🎯 Is capital allocation efficient? 3 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Jan 3, 2026 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 28, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 30, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Jan 1, 2022 10-K ↗
Return on Invested Capital (%)	-1.4% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	5.3% Caution ↓ Caution Declining Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	12.4% Good Good Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	72.8% Excellent Excellent Return earned on debt + equity capital invested Optimal: > 10%	—
Return on Capital (%) (%)	-0.5% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	2.2% Weak Weak Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	7.5% Fair Fair Operating profit relative to total assets Optimal: > 10%	—	—
Return on Common Equity (%) (%)	-14.9% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-200%)	-10.7% Weak ↓ Weak Declining Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Below avg (-172%)	20.2% Excellent Excellent Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+35%)	53.8% Excellent Excellent Profit generated per dollar of shareholder equity Optimal: > 15% vs Sector: Above avg (+258%)	—

⚖️ Is the balance sheet risky? 4 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Jan 3, 2026 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 28, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 30, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Jan 1, 2022 10-K ↗
Debt to Equity (x)	1.23x Caution ↓ Caution Declining Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+75%)	1.07x Caution Caution Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+53%)	2.47x Weak Weak Total debt relative to shareholder equity Optimal: < 0.6x vs Sector: Above avg (+252%)	—	—
Interest Coverage (x)	-0.24x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	0.63x Weak ↓ Weak Declining Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	1.98x Caution Caution Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	4.05x Fair Fair Operating income divided by interest expense Optimal: > 5x	—
Net Debt (USD)	$794.34M	$863.63M	$1.09B	$-105.21M	—
Debt / EBITDA (x)	8.93x Weak ↑ Weak Improving Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	4.70x Weak Weak Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	3.25x Caution Caution Debt relative to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation Optimal: < 2x	—	—

📊 What does each share earn? 6 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Jan 3, 2026 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 28, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 30, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Jan 1, 2022 10-K ↗
Revenue per Share (USD)	$23.10	$27.65	$27.78	$23.19	—
Basic EPS, GAAP (USD)	$-0.95	$-0.96	$1.13	$2.35	—
Free Cash Flow per Share (USD)	$0.93	$-0.17	$1.93	$2.16	—
Book Value per Share (USD)	$6.38	$7.33	$5.61	$4.37	—
Tangible Book Value per Share (USD)	$-5.33	$-5.81	$-11.54	$-7.44	—
Basic Weighted Avg Shares (shares)	118.33M	96.31M	90.37M	93.39M	—

🏦 How resilient is the balance sheet? 3 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Jan 3, 2026 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 28, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 30, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Jan 1, 2022 10-K ↗
Working Capital (USD)	$-126.85M	$-197.99M	$-143.12M	—	—
LT Debt (USD)	$927.54M	$925.97M	$1.25B	—	—
Total Equity (USD)	$755.26M	$864.51M	$506.88M	$407.69M	$255.61M

📋 What is driving earnings? 4 metrics

Metric	FY 2025 Jan 3, 2026 10-K ↗	FY 2024 Dec 28, 2024 10-K ↗	FY 2023 Dec 30, 2023 10-K ↗	FY 2022 Dec 31, 2022 10-K ↗	FY 2021 Jan 1, 2022 10-K ↗
Sales/Revenue/Turnover (USD)	$2.73B	$2.66B	$2.51B	$2.17B	—
Depreciation Expense (USD)	$123.97M	$117.61M	$109.05M	$88.51M	—
Net Income, GAAP (USD)	$-112.88M	$-92.84M	$102.56M	$219.17M	—
Operating Cash Flow (USD)	$238.53M	$115.89M	$303.54M	$341.61M	—

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