KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) EBITDA (2023 - 2026)

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly EBITDA came in at -$177.6 million in Q1 2026, down 42.89% year-on-year from -$311.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 4359.97% quarter-over-quarter from $4.2 million in Q3 2025.

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

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed EBITDA across 4 years of filings, most recently posting -$177.6 million for Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA for Q1 2026 came in at -$177.6 million, down 42.89% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$120.2 million (down 33.79% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was -$120.2 million, down 33.79% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA came in at -$177.6 million for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, down from $4.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA ranged from a high of $36.5 million in Q2 2025 to a low of -$177.6 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 4-year median for EBITDA is $9.1 million (2023), against an average of -$18.0 million.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA tumbled 981.34% in 2024 and surged 1032.66% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' EBITDA stood at $14.1 million in 2023, then sank by 981.34% to -$124.3 million in 2024, then surged by 103.35% to $4.2 million in 2025, then tumbled by 4359.97% to -$177.6 million in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA figures came in at -$177.6 million (Q1 2026), $4.2 million (Q3 2025), and $36.5 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -5.19 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -27.53 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 76.23 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 91.34 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 129.08 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 95.46 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -43.53 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 339,000.00
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 63.12 Mn
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 Mn 138.81 Mn -177.60 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 -177.60 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 4.17 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 36.50 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 16.75 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -124.29 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 -447,000.00
Jun 29, 2024 31.91 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 3.00 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 14.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 15.97 Mn