Growth Metrics

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Change in Accured Expenses (2023 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Change in Accured Expenses at -$36.0 million for Q1 2026, down 434.62% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $4.3 million (up 149.19% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $4.3 million, up 149.19%.

KinderCare Learning Companies has reported Change in Accured Expenses over the past 4 years, most recently at -$36.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Change in Accured Expenses reached -$36.0 million in Q1 2026 per KLC's latest filing, down from $25.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Accured Expenses topped out at $25.1 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$36.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Median Change in Accured Expenses over the past 4 years was -$119000.0 (2025), compared with a mean of -$1.6 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Change in Accured Expenses soared 228.38% in 2025 before it plummeted 434.62% in 2026.
  • Over 4 years, Change in Accured Expenses stood at -$10.2 million in 2023, then soared by 205.58% to $10.8 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 133.35% to $25.1 million in 2025, then tumbled by 243.4% to -$36.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Accured Expenses for KLC at -$36.0 million in Q1 2026, $25.1 million in Q3 2025, and $15.3 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Accured Expenses (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn -74.39 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -37.72 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -5.18 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 22.55 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn -
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn -513,000.00
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -1.79 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn -378,000.00
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 443.73 Mn 310.53 Mn 138.81 Mn -35.99 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 -35.99 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -35.99 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 25.10 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 25.10 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 15.34 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 15.34 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 -119,000.00
Mar 29, 2025 -119,000.00
Dec 28, 2024 10.76 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 10.76 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -19.55 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -19.55 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -18.74 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -18.74 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 18.74 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 18.74 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -10.19 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -10.19 Mn