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

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.25 in Q1 2026, down 2.57% year-on-year from 0.25 in Q1 2025, and up 4.23% quarter-over-quarter from 0.24 in Q3 2025.

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Debt Ratio (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed Debt Ratio across 4 years of filings, most recently posting 0.25 for Q1 2026.

  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.25, down 2.57% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.25 (down 2.57% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.25, down 2.57% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.25 for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, up from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.41 in Q3 2024 to a low of 0.0 in Q4 2023.
  • The 4-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.25 (2026), against an average of 0.23.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio jumped 6521.59% in 2024 and plunged 41.55% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' Debt Ratio stood at 0.0 in 2023, then surged by 6521.59% to 0.25 in 2024, then slipped by 6.52% to 0.24 in 2025, then grew by 4.23% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.25 (Q1 2026), 0.24 (Q3 2025), and 0.24 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn 0.05
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.09
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 0.10
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 0.18
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 0.17
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 0.47
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.15
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn -
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 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