NYSE : KLC

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

$5.22 USD

-$0.01 (-0.19%)

Volume
330.98K
Average Volume
921.25K
Market Capitalization
$618.2M
P/E Ratio
-1.46
Dividend Yield
0.00%
Price Target
$5.00
Year High
$10.76
Year Low
$1.75
Day High
Day Low
Payout Ratio
$0.00
Current Ratio
$0.73
Source Headline
KinderCare Expands to Arkansas with Opening of New Bentonville Early Learning Center

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gurufocus.com - 2026-07-06 09:00:00

KinderCare Expands to Arkansas with Opening of New Bentonville Early Learning Center

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, today announced the opening of Bentonville KinderCare, its first child care center in Arkansas. The opening makes Arkansas the 42nd state in which KinderCare operates. The center, formerly known as The Children's Hour, has been reimagined as Bentonville KinderCare and will provide child care for children ages six we.

businesswire.com - 2026-07-06 08:27:00

KinderCare Earns Fourth Consecutive WELL Health-Safety Rating

[url="]KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.[/url] (NYSE: KLC) (“KinderCare”), the nation's leading provider of high-quality early childhood education and ca

gurufocus.com - 2026-06-11 09:00:00

KinderCare Earns Fourth Consecutive WELL Health-Safety Rating

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, has earned its fourth consecutive WELL Health-Safety Rating in recognition of the company's continued commitment to providing a safe and healthy learning environment for children in its KinderCare Learning Centers. KinderCare is the only national child care provider to earn the WELL Health-Safety Rating. KinderCare.

businesswire.com - 2026-06-11 08:28:00

The Crème School Brings Premium Preschool Experience to California with Opening of Flagship Irvine Campus

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Crème School, a leading provider of premium early childhood education, today announced the opening of The Crème School of Great Park in Irvine, Calif., marking its first expansion into California and 16th state nationwide. Located in Irvine's growing Great Park neighborhood, the new flagship school will serve nearly 200 children. It introduces Crème's newest school design, the first of its kind, featuring modern learning environments, elevated family amen.

businesswire.com - 2026-06-08 08:25:00

KinderCare Applauds New York's Historic Investments in Child Care

[url="]KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.[/url](NYSE: KLC) (“KinderCare”), the nation's leading provider of high-quality early childhood education and car

gurufocus.com - 2026-06-05 09:00:00

KinderCare Applauds New York's Historic Investments in 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, congratulates New York Governor Kathy Hochul and state legislators on their decision to invest $1.7 billion in the state's early childhood education programs, ensuring that hundreds of thousands of children across New York have access to affordable, high-quality child care. The $1.7 billion will support affordable,.

businesswire.com - 2026-06-05 08:25:00

KinderCare Learning Companies Deserves To At Least Double From Here

KinderCare Learning Companies remains a "Strong Buy" as operational improvements and revised guidance signal substantial upside potential despite the recent share price doubling. KLC's profitability suffered from occupancy declines and self-inflicted operational distractions, but management's corrective actions and cost-cutting are expected to drive stabilization. Recent guidance revision raised 2026 EBITDA to $215–$235 million, supporting a bullish valuation case even at conservative EV/EBITDA multiples.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-05-26 14:57:40

KinderCare: Uncertainty On Recovery Timeline And Near-Term Numbers

Maintain Hold on KinderCare as core fundamentals remain weak despite some targeted enrollment gains. KLC's Q1 2026 revenue was stable, but the ECE segment saw declining enrollment, occupancy, and margins, with EBITDA down 38% y/y. Opportunity Region initiatives show localized improvement, yet broad-based recovery and occupancy above 70% remain elusive.

seekingalpha.com - 2026-05-18 07:22:49

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

seekingalpha.com - 2026-05-16 11:50:10

Why KinderCare Learning Stock Flopped on Friday

Unfortunately, this is by far the larger of its two core businesses. That said, the company did beat on both revenue and profitability in the first quarter.

fool.com - 2026-05-15 18:57:37

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.

marketbeat.com - 2026-05-15 03:10:24

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.04 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.01 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.23 per share a year ago.

zacks.com - 2026-05-14 19:20:20

KinderCare Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results

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

businesswire.com - 2026-05-14 16:15:00

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 Teacher Appreciation Week with a special thank you to K-12 teachers and district staff. KinderCare will offer staff and teachers at any school district that its before- and after-school brand Champions operates in with a tuition benefit of 10% off child care at any KinderCare Learning Center (KCLC). “.

businesswire.com - 2026-05-04 08:37:00

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-third of every month in complete burnout, according to new data from KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) (“KinderCare”). Findings from the seventh annual KinderCare Confidence Index, conducted with The Harris Poll, reveal that the key to reducing parental burnout and improving the mental.

businesswire.com - 2026-05-01 08:21:00

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 Governor Mike Braun and state legislators on the decision to reinvest in the state's child care development fund (CCDF) subsidy program, ensuring that more than 14,000 children across Indiana will once again have access to affordable, high-quality child care. “At KinderCare we believe every child an.

businesswire.com - 2026-04-27 08:31:00

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 first quarter 2026 financial results after market close on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Management will host a conference call on the day of the release at 5:00 pm ET to discuss the results. Interested parties may access the conference call by dialing 1-833-461-5787 (Toll-free) or 1-585-542-9983 (Toll) an.

businesswire.com - 2026-04-23 16:15:00

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KLC Price Target Summary

Last Month

$0.00

0 analysts

Last Quarter

$4.60

5 analysts

Last Year

$5.11

9 analysts

All Time

$18.90

21 analysts

KLC Recent Analyst Grades

Date Analyst Firm Action Previous Grade New Grade
2026-05-18 BMO Capital Maintain Outperform Outperform
2026-05-18 Barclays Maintain Underweight Underweight
2026-05-15 UBS Maintain Neutral Neutral
2026-05-15 Baird Maintain Neutral Neutral
2026-03-16 BMO Capital Maintain Outperform Outperform
2026-03-16 Barclays Downgrade Equal Weight Underweight
2026-03-16 Goldman Sachs Maintain Neutral Neutral
2026-03-13 Morgan Stanley Downgrade Equal Weight Underweight
2026-03-13 Baird Downgrade Outperform Neutral
2026-03-13 UBS Maintain Neutral Neutral
2025-11-13 UBS Downgrade Buy Neutral
2025-11-13 BMO Capital Maintain Outperform Outperform
2025-11-13 Barclays Maintain Equal Weight Equal Weight
2025-11-13 Morgan Stanley Downgrade Overweight Equal Weight
2025-11-13 Baird Maintain Outperform Outperform
2025-10-24 Morgan Stanley Maintain Overweight Overweight
2025-10-15 Goldman Sachs Downgrade Buy Neutral
2025-10-10 UBS Maintain Buy Buy
2025-08-14 UBS Maintain Buy Buy
2025-08-13 Morgan Stanley Maintain Overweight Overweight
2025-08-13 Baird Maintain Outperform Outperform
2025-08-13 BMO Capital Maintain Outperform Outperform
2025-08-13 Barclays Downgrade Overweight Equal Weight
2025-08-13 Goldman Sachs Maintain Buy Buy
2025-08-13 JP Morgan Downgrade Overweight Neutral
2025-07-28 Morgan Stanley Maintain Overweight Overweight
2025-06-11 Goldman Sachs Maintain Buy Buy
2025-05-15 BMO Capital Maintain Outperform Outperform
2025-05-14 Goldman Sachs Maintain Buy Buy
2025-05-14 Baird Maintain Outperform Outperform
2025-05-14 Morgan Stanley Maintain Overweight Overweight
2025-04-15 UBS Maintain Buy Buy
2025-03-24 BMO Capital Maintain Outperform Outperform
2025-03-21 UBS Maintain Buy Buy
2025-03-21 Baird Maintain Outperform Outperform
2025-03-21 Goldman Sachs Maintain Buy Buy
2025-03-21 Morgan Stanley Maintain Overweight Overweight
2025-01-24 UBS Maintain Buy Buy
2024-12-27 Goldman Sachs Maintain Buy Buy
2024-11-25 Morgan Stanley Upgrade Equal Weight Overweight
2024-11-22 Baird Upgrade Neutral Outperform
2024-11-22 BMO Capital Maintain Outperform Outperform