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

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) posted Debt Ratio of 0.25 for Q1 2026, up 3.25% sequentially from 0.24 in Q3 2025, and down 2.57% YoY from 0.25 in Q1 2025.

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

KinderCare Learning Companies has reported Debt Ratio for 4 years, with the latest figure at 0.25 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 2.57% year-over-year to 0.25 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.25 (down 2.57% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at 0.25, down 2.57% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio rose to 0.25 in Q1 2026 per KLC's latest filing, from 0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 0.41 in Q3 2024 and troughed at 0.0 in Q4 2023.
  • A 4-year average of 0.24 and a median of 0.25 in 2026 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Debt Ratio soared 6521.59% in 2024, then tumbled 41.0% in 2025.
  • Over 4 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.0 in 2023, then jumped by 6521.59% to 0.25 in 2024, then declined by 5.63% to 0.24 in 2025, then gained by 3.25% to 0.25 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.25, 0.24, and 0.24 for Q1 2026, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 New Oriental Education & Technology 84.71 Bn 82.71 Bn 812.22 Mn 0.00
2 51Talk Online Education 7.32 Bn 7.28 Bn 22.97 Mn 0.05
3 Laureate Education 5.21 Bn 5.05 Bn 237.67 Mn 0.09
4 Graham Holdings 4.98 Bn 3.74 Bn 777.03 Mn 0.11
5 Covista 4.66 Bn 4.66 Bn 284.63 Mn 0.22
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.78 Bn 3.50 Bn 204.08 Mn -
7 Stride 3.50 Bn 2.55 Bn 217.28 Mn 0.34
8 McGraw Hill 2.38 Bn 2.13 Bn 388.89 Mn 0.47
9 TAL Education 2.28 Bn -401.26 Mn 227.32 Mn -
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 569.16 Mn 435.96 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