NYSE · KLC

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

$4.93 +$0.10 (+2.07%) 1D After hours

Key Metrics

$572.01M
Market cap
P/E · TTM
$2.74B
Revenue · TTM
−$423.87M
Net income
EPS · TTM $-3.58
Dividend yield
Free cash flow $36.25M
Beta · 1Y 1.63
EBITDA · TTM −$287.64M
Gross margin

The Story So Far

LAST 6 MONTHS PRIMARY SOURCES ONLY
  • Jul 16
    Money rotated out of high-beta cohorts market-wide.

    High-beta names lagged the blue-chips by 18.6 points over ten sessions around this date. Stocks in that cohort weren't falling alone — they fell together.

    RECEIPT: ROTATION GAUGE, LIVE
  • Mar 19
    The stock moved +17.4% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Mar 19
  • Mar 16
    From its Feb 10 high, the share price fell 63%.

    Peak close $5.00 on Feb 10; trough close $1.84 on Mar 16. The drawdown is the fact — the chapters around it are the context.

    RECEIPT: PRICE SERIES, PEAK-TO-TROUGH -63%
  • Mar 13
    The stock moved -42.6% in a single session.

    Sessions this size usually pair with a chapter above or below — a filing, a headline, or the whole cohort moving together.

    RECEIPT: DAILY BAR, Mar 13

The story updates itself as events post · The wolf reports; you decide

Snapshot

Market cap$572.01M
Enterprise value$1.37B
Shares outstanding118.4M
52-wk range$1.75 – $10.34
Avg volume · 20D868.8K
Net cash −$793.74M
Book value / share$3.98
IndustryServices-Child Day Care Services
ExchangeNYSE
About KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
IPO dateOct 9, 2024
Employees43700

KinderCare Learning Companies Inc is a private provider of early childhood education and child care services, serving children from six weeks to twelve years through a nationwide network of centers and programs.

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Valuation

P/E
P/S0.21
P/FCF15.78
EV/EBITDA
EV/Sales0.50
Graham №

Profitability

Gross
Operating -15.1%
Net -15.5%
FCF 1.3%
ROE / ROIC -63.5% · -33.5%

Financial Health

Current ratio0.73
Quick ratio
Debt / equity1.97
Debt / EBITDA -3.22
Net cash −$793.74M
Working capital−$124.03M

Cash Flow · TTM

Operating CF $171.15M
Capex −$134.90M
Free cash flow $36.25M
Buybacks
Dividends paid
Shareholder yield

Piotroski F-Score

4 / 9
Middling fundamentals · 4 of 9 signals passing

Altman Z-Score

0.3
Distress zone (< 1.81) · elevated risk

Graham Number vs Price

Requires positive earnings and book value
Fundamentals through 2026-04-04 · computed by TickerWolf from SEC filings