Growth Metrics

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Debt Ratio (2023 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Debt Ratio at 0.25 for Q1 2026, down 2.57% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 0.25 (down 2.57% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 0.25, down 2.57%.

KinderCare Learning Companies has reported Debt Ratio over the past 4 years, most recently at 0.25 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt Ratio reached 0.25 in Q1 2026 per KLC's latest filing, up from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.41 in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 0.0 in Q4 2023.
  • Median Debt Ratio over the past 4 years was 0.25 (2026), compared with a mean of 0.23.
  • The largest annual shift saw Debt Ratio skyrocketed 6521.59% in 2024 before it tumbled 41.55% in 2025.
  • Over 4 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.0 in 2023, then surged by 6521.59% to 0.25 in 2024, then fell by 6.52% to 0.24 in 2025, then grew by 4.23% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Debt Ratio for KLC at 0.25 in Q1 2026, 0.24 in Q3 2025, and 0.24 in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn 0.05
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.10
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.09
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.17
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 0.15
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 0.01
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 443.73 Mn 310.53 Mn 138.81 Mn 0.25

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 0.25
Sep 27, 2025 0.24
Jun 28, 2025 0.24
Mar 29, 2025 0.25
Dec 28, 2024 0.25
Sep 28, 2024 0.41
Dec 30, 2023 0.00