KLCNYSEServices-Child Day Care ServicesFiscal year ends January 2
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 4, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 13, 2026
$1.71−0.06 (-3.39%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $203.14M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2021 to 2025
Gross margin
22.1%
Operating margin
-0.7%
Net margin
-4.1%
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +2.6% | +8.1% | – | – | |
| Gross profit | -4.0% | -6.5% | – | – | |
| Free cash flow | – | -18.3% | – | – |
Returns and balance sheet
5 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2021 | FY2021 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | – | – | -13.9% | |
| Return on assets | – | – | -3.1% | |
| Current ratio | – | – | 0.74 | |
| Debt to equity | – | – | 1.23 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | – | – | 7.64× | |
| Interest coverage | – | – | -0.2× | |
| Capex to revenue | – | – | 4.7% | |
| Diluted shares | – | – | 118M |
Cash use needs five years of cash flow figures
KinderCare Learning Companies does not report operating cash flow and capital expenditure for each of the last five fiscal years.
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin-4.1%
×Asset turnover0.74×
×Equity multiplier4.56×
=Return on equity, FY2025-13.9%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -4.1% | 0.74× | 4.56× | -13.9% |
| FY2024 | -3.5% | 0.73× | 5.32× | -13.5% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
5of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero-$112.88M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$238.54M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-2.5% → -3.1%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$238.54M vs -$112.88M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell25.2% → 24.5%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose0.52 → 0.74
- No dilutionShare count did not rise96M → 118M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year23.68% → 22.14%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.73 → 0.75