profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
KinderCare Learning Companies
$1.37-35.07% today
-66.1% in 1 year
1-year low $1.371-year high $5.48
Trading close to its lowest price of the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
It has no yearly profit to compare the price with.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What KinderCare Learning Companies sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.17 billion in 2022 to $2.73 billion in 2025, with -$113 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
KinderCare Learning Companies vs. similar companies
How it compares with the largest companies in its industry.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| KinderCare Learning Companies | No profit yet | ||
 New Oriental Education & Technology Group | 22.2× · Fair price | ||
 TAL Education Group | 67.4× · Very expensive | ||
 Graham | 17.7× · Fair price | ||
 Laureate Education | 16.9× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads KinderCare Learning Companies's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,166 | 2,510 | 2,663 | 2,733 | |
| 741 | 686 | 631 | 605 | |
| 405 | 289 | 90 | 184 | |
| 478 | 392 | 210 | 115 | |
| 219 | 103 | -93 | -113 | |
| 2.43 | 1.13 | -0.96 | -0.95 | |
| 34.2% | 27.3% | 23.7% | 22.1% | |
| 18.7% | 11.5% | 3.4% | 6.7% | |
| 10.1% | 4.1% | -3.5% | -4.1% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 3,665 | 3,653 | 3,645 | 3,748 |
| Cash | 105 | 156 | 62 | 133 |
| Total debt | 2,858 | 2,693 | 2,392 | 2,525 |
| Total liabilities | 3,257 | 3,146 | 2,781 | 2,993 |
| 408 | 507 | 865 | 755 | |
| 90 | 90 | 96 | 118 | |
| 9.4% | 7.0% | 2.2% | -0.2% | |
| 53.8% | 20.2% | -10.7% | -14.9% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 342 | 304 | 116 | 239 | |
| 139 | 129 | 132 | 128 | |
| 202 | 174 | -16 | 110 | |
| Dividends paid | 0 | 0 | 320 | 0 |
| 73 | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 10 | 13 | 144 | 12 |
Valuation
- –
- 9.3×
- –
- 0.9×
- 0.1×
- 1.5×
- 22.3×
- 67.9%
- -69.5%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 22.1%
- 6.7%
- -4.1%
- 10.2%
- 4.9%
- 1.3%
- -55.0%
- -12.3%
- 5.1%
- –
Growth
- +8.1%
- –
- +770.9%
- –
- +0.9%
Financial health
- 5.3×
- 3.42
- 46.8%
- 1.9×
- 0.73
- 0.73
- 0.80
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 17%of 669
Bottom 32%of 672
Top 34%of 671
Top 1%of 666
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $3.50
- Range
- $3.00 – $4.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2026 | 0.04 | -0.01 | +500.0% |
| Mar 12, 2026 | 0.12 | 0.08 | +50.0% |
| Nov 12, 2025 | 0.13 | 0.12 | +8.3% |
| Aug 12, 2025 | 0.22 | 0.24 | −8.3% |
| May 13, 2025 | 0.23 | 0.17 | +35.3% |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 0.09 | 0.04 | +125.0% |
| Nov 20, 2024 | 0.05 | -0.03 | +266.7% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.04 | – | – |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
23No pass
Benjamin Graham
30No pass
Philip Fisher
21No pass
Peter Lynch
15No pass
Joel Greenblatt
0No pass
Charlie Munger
15No pass
Terry Smith
12No pass
Questions about KinderCare Learning Companies
Is KinderCare Learning Companies a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers that is not profitable yet. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the KinderCare Learning Companies AI analysis
What does KinderCare Learning Companies do?
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. provides early childhood education and care services in the United States. It is in Education & Training Services.
Does KinderCare Learning Companies pay a dividend?
No. KinderCare Learning Companies does not pay a dividend at the moment.
Is KinderCare Learning Companies stock halal?
No. KinderCare Learning Companies does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 1,555% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has KinderCare Learning Companies stock done over the past year?
Down 66.1% over the past twelve months, to $1.37. It traded between $1.37 and $5.48 and is 75.0% below its high.
Who are KinderCare Learning Companies's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are New Oriental Education & Technology Group, TAL Education Group, Graham and Laureate Education. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with KinderCare Learning Companies's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.