KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC)

NYSE: KLC · Real-Time Price · USD
3.920
0.00 (0.00%)
May 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
Market Cap464.24M -67.1%
Revenue (ttm)2.73B +2.6%
Net Income-112.88M
EPS-0.95
Shares Out 118.43M
PE Ration/a
Forward PE26.56
Dividendn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Volume862,119
Open3.890
Previous Close3.920
Day's Range3.650 - 3.975
52-Week Range1.750 - 13.877
Betan/a
AnalystsHold
Price Target3.70 (-5.61%)
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 7 analysts, the average rating for KLC stock is "Hold." The 12-month stock price target is $3.7, which is a decrease of -5.61% from the latest price.

Price Target
$3.7
(-5.61% downside)
Analyst Consensus: Hold
Stock Forecasts

News

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...

6 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...

10 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...

13 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...

13 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...

17 days ago - Business Wire

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...

5 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.

7 weeks 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.

7 weeks 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

KinderCare Learning price target lowered to $4 from $6 at Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank lowered the firm’s price target on KinderCare Learning (KLC) to $4 from $6 and keeps a Hold rating on the shares.

2 months ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning downgraded to Neutral from Outperform at Baird

Baird downgraded KinderCare Learning (KLC) to Neutral from Outperform with a price target of $1.50, down from $8. The firm says the company’s forward estimates continue to materially fall following…

2 months ago - TheFly

KinderCare downgraded to Underweight from Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley downgraded KinderCare Learning (KLC) to Underweight from Equal Weight with a price target of $2.50, down from $6. The childcare industry is not positioned well for a recovery…

2 months ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning down 22% at $2.64 after Q4 results and guidance

17:37 EDT KinderCare Learning (KLC) down 22% at $2.64 after Q4 results and guidance

2 months ago - TheFly

KinderCare Learning Companies Earnings Call Transcript: Q4 2025

Q4 and FY25 revenue grew, aided by an extra week, but occupancy and enrollment declined, leading to a net loss driven by a non-cash impairment. 2026 guidance anticipates lower margins and earnings due to continued enrollment softness, reduced grants, and higher marketing spend.

2 months ago - Transcripts

KinderCare Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) (“KinderCare,” the “Company,” and “we”), a leading provider of high-quality early childhood education, today announc...

2 months ago - Business Wire

KinderCare Learning Companies Earns Unprecedented Tenth Consecutive Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Employees at KinderCare Learning Companies, a leading provider of high-quality early childhood and school-age education and care, are celebrating their tenth consec...

2 months ago - Business Wire

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results on March 12, 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 fo...

2 months ago - Business Wire

Child Care Overtakes Retirement as a Top Workplace Benefit – But Employers Are Falling Behind, According to New KinderCare Research

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Child care has overtaken retirement benefits as one of the most important workplace benefits for working parents, according to new data from KinderCare Learning Com...

2 months ago - Business Wire

KinderCare Offers Public Pre-K Programs for 2026-2027 Academic Year

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KinderCare today announced that registration for public pre-kindergarten programs is open for participating KinderCare Learning Centers nationwide. KinderCare suppo...

4 months ago - Business Wire

Summer Starts Now: Champions Reveals 2026 Summer Camp Schedule

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For students summer seems far away. For their parents, however, it's never too soon to start planning and preparing for all of those weeks of out-of-school time. Du...

4 months ago - Business Wire

KinderCare Kids Scholarship Applications Open for the 2026-2027 Academic Year

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KinderCare Learning Companies™ (NYSE: KLC) opened the application process for the 2026-2027 KinderCare Learning Companies Kids Scholarship Fund, available to alumni...

5 months ago - Business Wire

KinderCare Learning CEO Paul Thompson steps down, Tom Wyatt succeeds

KinderCare Learning (KLC) announced that Tom Wyatt is returning as CEO, effective December 2. Wyatt spent over a decade as CEO of KinderCare and will remain as chairman of the…

5 months ago - TheFly