KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
KLCNYSEOther · Services-Child Day Care Services · DE · SEC filings ↗ · Compare ⊕
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY26 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.73B | $2.66B | $2.51B | $2.17B |
| Operating income | −$20.1M | $79.3M | $275.3M | $389.5M |
| Net income | −$112.9M | −$92.8M | $102.6M | $219.2M |
| Total assets | $3.75B | $3.65B | $3.65B | — |
| Total liabilities | $2.99B | $2.78B | $3.15B | — |
| Equity | $755.3M | $864.5M | $506.9M | $407.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | $-0.95 | $-0.96 | $1.13 | $2.35 |
| Shares out. | 118.4M | 118.0M | 90.4M | 93.5M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2026- Operating margin
- −0.7%
- Net margin
- −4.1%
- Return on equity
- −14.9%
- Return on assets
- −3.0%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- −0.6%
- Liabilities / assets
- 79.8%
- Debt / equity
- 3.96×
- Book value / share
- $6.38
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- 2.6%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- —
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2026- Altman Z″ (distress)
- -0.06distress
- Accruals / assets
- −9.4%clean
- Piotroski F-Score
- 3/9weak
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast. What these scores mean →
Signs
● 1 severe● 3 warning● 3 good- Altman Z″ in the distress zone
- Operating losses (negative operating margin)
- Reported a net loss
- High leverage (liabilities > 70% of assets)
- Revenue is growing year-over-year
- Positive operating cash flow
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
5%+ owners
SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs- Partners Group Holding AgPassive (13G)Feb 14, 2025
Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 4.8M | 3.3 | +25.9% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 3.8M | 4.8 | -3.4% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 3.9M | 3.4 | -1.6% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.0M | 1.9 | -1.1% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 4.0M | 2.3 | -3.4% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Results of operationsMay 14, 2026
- Results of operationsMar 12, 2026
- Director / officer changeMar 2, 2026
- Director / officer change · Regulation FD disclosureDec 3, 2025
- Results of operationsNov 12, 2025
- Director / officer change · Regulation FD disclosureNov 10, 2025
- Results of operationsAug 12, 2025
- Entered a material agreement · New financial obligationJul 3, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.
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