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KLC (KLC) Stock

$5.09 +3.25% NYSE: KLC Consumer Defensive

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$5.09
Market Cap$602.80M
P/E Ratio12.12
P/B Ratio1.00
P/S Ratio0.17
EPS (TTM)$0.30
52-Week High$10.76
52-Week Low$1.75
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE-62.52%
ROA2.21%
ROCE24.37%
Gross Margin16.43%
Operating Margin5.59%
Net Margin-15.48%
Debt/Equity3.42
Current Ratio0.74

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$1.8B$2.2B$2.5B$2.7B$2.7B
Operating Profit$212.0M$389.0M$275.0M$79.0M$184.0M
Net Profit$88.0M$219.0M$103.0M$-93.0M$-113.0M
EPS$0.77$1.92$0.90$-0.96$-0.95
Op Margin11.8%18.0%11.0%3.0%6.7%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$3.5B$3.7B$3.7B$3.6B$3.7B
Total Liabilities$3.2B$3.3B$3.1B$2.8B$3.0B
Cash$177.0M$105.0M$156.0M$62.0M$133.0M
Borrowings$2.9B$2.9B$2.7B$2.4B$2.5B

Latest News

KinderCare Expands to Arkansas with Opening of New Bentonville Early Learning Center Business Wire · Jul 6, 2026 KinderCare Earns Fourth Consecutive WELL Health-Safety Rating Business Wire · Jun 11, 2026 The Crème School Brings Premium Preschool Experience to California with Opening of Flagship Irvine Campus Business Wire · Jun 8, 2026 KinderCare Applauds New York’s Historic Investments in Child Care Business Wire · Jun 5, 2026 BMO Capital Raises its Price Target on KinderCare Learning (KLC) Insider Monkey · May 31, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$183.0M$342.0M$304.0M$116.0M$239.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-147.0M$-439.0M$-247.0M$-280.0M$-283.0M
Financing Cash Flow$0$-73.0M$-18.0M$-11.0M$-13.0M
Net Cash Flow$124.0M$-76.0M$51.0M$-94.0M$71.0M
Free Cash Flow$116.0M$202.0M$174.0M$-16.0M$110.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio—
EV / EBITDA11.47
FCF Yield7.67%
Quick Ratio0.73
Interest Coverage2.19
Return 1Y-54.09%
Return 3Y—
Return 5Y—

Ownership

Insiders Held5.92%
Institutions Held91.41%
Institutions Float Held97.15%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Partners Group Holding AG81,418,7362026-03-31
American Century Companies Inc5,137,6712026-03-31
Silver Point Capital L.p.2,780,0002026-03-31
Blackrock Inc.2,120,2242026-03-31
Millennium Management Llc1,498,5852026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
APEI $53.42 +0.51% 27.09 $979.91M 0.00%
DNUT $3.34 +3.41% 74.33 $575.82M 0.00%
GOTUGaotu Techedu Inc. $1.85 +0.54% -11.22 $671.08M 0.00%
JBSS $84.62 +1.17% 15.02 $989.17M 5.29%
LINC $42.06 +3.60% 61.44 $1.33B 0.00%

About KLC

KLC is led by CEO John Thomson Wyatt, employs 43,690 people, headquartered in US, publicly traded since 2021.

KLC stock trades at $5.09 with a market capitalization of $602.80M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.12, price-to-book of 1.00, price-to-sales of 0.17. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $1.75 and $10.76, and currently trades 52.7% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, KLC generates a return on equity (ROE) of -62.52%, return on capital employed of 24.37%, an operating margin of 5.59%, a net profit margin of -15.48%.

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