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

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 16.41% in Q1 2026, down 1054.0% year-on-year from 1.72% in Q1 2025, and down 175.34% quarter-over-quarter from 21.78% in Q3 2025.

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

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed FCF Margin across 4 years of filings, most recently posting 16.41% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 16.41%, down 1054.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 4.03% (down 10.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 4.03%, down 10.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 16.41% for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, down from 21.78% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 21.78% in Q3 2025 to a low of 20.63% in Q4 2023.
  • The 4-year median for FCF Margin is 0.8% (2024), against an average of 1.39%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin jumped 1475 bps in 2024 and sank 1054 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' FCF Margin stood at 20.63% in 2023, then jumped by 72 bps to 5.87% in 2024, then soared by 471 bps to 21.78% in 2025, then tumbled by 175 bps to 16.41% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 16.41% (Q1 2026), 21.78% (Q3 2025), and 0.1% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 19.66%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.93%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 41.97%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 29.13%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 28.01%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -36.65%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -11.94%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 30.51%
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 Mn 138.81 Mn -16.41%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 -16.41%
Sep 27, 2025 21.78%
Jun 28, 2025 0.10%
Mar 29, 2025 11.24%
Dec 28, 2024 -5.87%
Sep 28, 2024 12.46%
Jun 29, 2024 0.80%
Mar 30, 2024 9.02%
Dec 30, 2023 -20.63%