KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC)

NYSE: KLC · Real-Time Price · USD
3.660
+0.040 (1.10%)
At close: May 20, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
3.580
-0.080 (-2.19%)
After-hours: May 20, 2026, 7:19 PM EDT
Market Cap433.45M -71.5%
Revenue (ttm)2.74B +2.3%
Net Income-423.87M
EPS-3.58
Shares Out 118.43M
PE Ration/a
Forward PE16.63
Dividendn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Volume1,146,249
Open3.740
Previous Close3.620
Day's Range3.500 - 3.850
52-Week Range1.750 - 12.780
Betan/a
AnalystsHold
Price Target4.24 (+15.85%)
Earnings DateMay 14, 2026

About KLC

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. provides early childhood education and care services in the United States. The company offers community-based early childhood education services for infants, toddlers, preschool, and kindergarten students; and customized family care benefits for organizations, including care for young children on or near the site where their parents work, tuition benefits, and backup care under the KinderCare Learning Centers (KCLC) and Crème School brands. It also provides before-and after-school programs, including summer c... [Read more]

IPO Date Oct 9, 2024
Employees 43,700
Stock Exchange NYSE
Ticker Symbol KLC
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

In fiscal year 2025, KLC's revenue was $2.73 billion, an increase of 2.64% compared to the previous year's $2.66 billion. Losses were -$112.88 million, 21.6% more than in 2024.

Financial Statements

Analyst Summary

According to 8 analysts, the average rating for KLC stock is "Hold." The 12-month stock price target is $4.24, which is an increase of 15.85% from the latest price.

Price Target
$4.24
(15.85% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
Stock Forecasts

News

KinderCare Learning price target raised to $6 from $4 at BMO Capital

BMO Capital raised the firm’s price target on KinderCare Learning (KLC) to $6 from $4 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The company’s Q1 results beat expectations and…

2 days ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning price target raised to $3 from $2 at Barclays

Barclays analyst Manav Patnaik raised the firm’s price target on KinderCare Learning (KLC) to $3 from $2 and keeps an Underweight rating on the shares. The company reported a “clean”…

2 days ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning price target raised to $5 from $4 at Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank raised the firm’s price target on KinderCare Learning (KLC) to $5 from $4 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares.

5 days ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning price target raised to $5 from $3 at UBS

UBS raised the firm’s price target on KinderCare Learning (KLC) to $5 from $3 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.

5 days ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning price target raised to $4 from $1.50 at Baird

Baird analyst Jeffrey Meuler raised the firm’s price target on KinderCare Learning (KLC) to $4 from $1.50 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The frim updated its model…

5 days ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning Companies Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

KinderCare Learning Companies NYSE: KLC reported modest first-quarter revenue growth while management said lower enrollment in its early childhood education centers continued to pressure profitability...

5 days ago - MarketBeat

KinderCare Learning Companies Earnings Call Transcript: Q1 2026

Q1 results modestly exceeded expectations with revenue growth in Champions and B2B, though ECE enrollment declined 3% year-over-year. Adjusted EBITDA and EPS fell versus last year, but guidance was raised on early signs of marketing and operational improvements.

6 days ago - Transcripts

KinderCare Learning Companies Earnings release: Q1 2026

KinderCare Learning Companies released its Q1 2026 earnings on May 14, 2026, summarizing the period's financial results.

6 days ago - Filings

KinderCare Learning Companies Slides: Q1 2026

KinderCare Learning Companies has posted slides in relation to its Q1 2026 quarterly earnings report, which was published on May 14, 2026.

6 days ago - Filings

KinderCare Learning Companies Quarterly report: Q1 2026

KinderCare Learning Companies has published its Q1 2026 quarterly earnings report on May 14, 2026.

6 days ago - Filings

KinderCare Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KinderCare's First Quarter 2026 Earnings Press Release.

6 days ago - Business Wire

KinderCare Celebrates Teachers with Child Care Tuition Support

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) (“KinderCare”), the nation's leading provider of high-quality early childhood education and care, is celebrating Tea...

16 days ago - Business Wire

Child Care Access Key to Improving Parent Mental Health, According to New Research

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Raising children has always come with stress, though pressures on today's parents are particularly high, to the point where parents report spending more than one-th...

19 days ago - Business Wire

KinderCare Learning ‘applauds’ Indiana for expanding child care access

KinderCare Learning (KLC) Companies applauds Indiana Governor Mike Braun and state legislators on the decision to reinvest in the state’s child care development fund subsidy program, ensuring that mor...

23 days ago - TheFly

KinderCare Congratulates Indiana for Expanding Access to Child Care

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) (“KinderCare”), the nation's leading provider of high-quality early childhood education and care, applauds Indiana G...

23 days ago - Business Wire

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. to Announce First Quarter 2026 Results on May 14, 2026

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) (“KinderCare”), a leading provider of high-quality early childhood education, today announced it will release its fi...

27 days ago - Business Wire

KinderCare Learning Companies Proxy statement: Proxy filing

KinderCare Learning Companies filed a proxy statement on April 20, 2026, providing details for shareholder voting and corporate governance matters.

4 weeks ago - Filings

KinderCare Learning Companies Proxy statement: Proxy filing

KinderCare Learning Companies filed a proxy statement on April 20, 2026, providing details for shareholder voting and corporate governance matters.

4 weeks ago - Filings

KinderCare Offers Free Day of Child Care for Military Families

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) (“KinderCare”) the nation's leading provider of high-quality early childhood education and care, is offering militar...

6 weeks ago - Business Wire

KinderCare Learning price target lowered to $2.50 from $2.90 at Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs lowered the firm’s price target on KinderCare Learning (KLC) to $2.50 from $2.90 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.

2 months ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning price target lowered to $2.50 from $2.90 at Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs analyst George Tong lowered the firm’s price target on KinderCare Learning (KLC) to $2.50 from $2.90 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares.

2 months ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning price target lowered to $4 from $6 at BMO Capital

BMO Capital analyst Jeffrey Silber lowered the firm’s price target on KinderCare Learning (KLC) to $4 from $6 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares after its Q4 results.

2 months ago - TheFly

Barclays downgrades KinderCare to Underweight after outlook miss

Barclays downgraded KinderCare Learning (KLC) to Underweight from Equal Weight with a price target of $2, down from $6. The firm says the company’s Q4 earnigns call was a “mea…

2 months ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Barclays

Barclays analyst Manav Patnaik downgraded KinderCare Learning (KLC) to Underweight from Equal Weight with a $2 price target

2 months ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning price target lowered to $3 from $4.50 at UBS

UBS lowered the firm’s price target on KinderCare Learning (KLC) to $3 from $4.50 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. Enrollment softness and de-leverage are driving another earnings…

2 months ago - TheFly