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

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly EBITDA Margin came in at 25.81% in Q1 2026, down 660.0% year-on-year from 4.61% in Q1 2025, and down 4289.96% quarter-over-quarter from 0.62% in Q3 2025.

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

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed EBITDA Margin across 4 years of filings, most recently posting 25.81% for Q1 2026.

  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 25.81%, down 660.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 4.4% (down 102.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 4.4%, down 102.0% from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin came in at 25.81% for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, down from 0.62% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 5.21% in Q2 2025 to a low of 25.81% in Q1 2026.
  • The 4-year median for EBITDA Margin is 1.45% (2025), against an average of 2.68%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBITDA Margin tumbled 2149 bps in 2024 and surged 205 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' EBITDA Margin stood at 2.28% in 2023, then sank by 942 bps to 19.21% in 2024, then surged by 103 bps to 0.62% in 2025, then slumped by 4290 bps to 25.81% in 2026.
  • The last three EBITDA Margin figures came in at 25.81% (Q1 2026), 0.62% (Q3 2025), and 5.21% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -16.93%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -10.10%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 6.17%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 18.75%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 20.49%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 30.92%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -9.39%
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 28.47%
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 Mn 138.81 Mn -25.81%

Historic Data

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Jan 3, 2026 -25.81%
Sep 27, 2025 0.62%
Jun 28, 2025 5.21%
Mar 29, 2025 2.51%
Dec 28, 2024 -19.21%
Sep 28, 2024 -0.07%
Jun 29, 2024 4.62%
Mar 30, 2024 0.46%
Dec 30, 2023 2.28%
Sep 30, 2023 2.56%