KinderCare Learning Companies KLC
NYSE KLC
$2.65 +0.14 (+5.78%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 3:42 PM EDT

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Free Cash Flow (2023 - 2026)

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) posted Free Cash Flow of -$112.9 million for Q1 2026, down 212.13% sequentially from $100.7 million in Q3 2025, and down 43.76% YoY from -$200.8 million in Q1 2025.

Analysis

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Free Cash Flow (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

KinderCare Learning Companies has reported Free Cash Flow for 4 years, with the latest figure at -$112.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 43.76% year-over-year to -$112.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $110.3 million (up 770.91% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at $110.3 million, up 770.91% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow declined to -$112.9 million in Q1 2026 per KLC's latest filing, from $100.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $100.7 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$127.5 million in Q4 2023.
  • A 4-year average of -$3.7 million and a median of $40.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2025 and 2026: Free Cash Flow jumped 306.85% in 2025, then plunged 43.76% in 2026.
  • Over 4 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$127.5 million in 2023, then soared by 38.38% to -$78.6 million in 2024, then soared by 228.21% to $100.7 million in 2025, then plunged by 212.13% to -$112.9 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$112.9 million, $100.7 million, and $47.4 million for Q1 2026, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 New Oriental Education & Technology 94.54 Bn 91.79 Bn 812.22 Mn 518.75 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.04 Bn 4.88 Bn 237.67 Mn 83.78 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 4.80 Bn 3.55 Bn 777.03 Mn 32.62 Mn
4 Covista 4.51 Bn 4.10 Bn 284.63 Mn 97.52 Mn
5 Grand Canyon Education 3.98 Bn 3.71 Bn 204.08 Mn 97.91 Mn
6 Stride 3.68 Bn 2.72 Bn 217.28 Mn 292.72 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.54 Bn 2.34 Bn 439.20 Mn -23.33 Mn
8 Perdoceo Education 2.10 Bn 790.80 Mn 162.46 Mn 73.08 Mn
9 TAL Education 1.92 Bn -758.87 Mn 227.32 Mn -40.96 Mn
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 315.41 Mn 140.96 Mn 130.09 Mn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jan 3, 2026 -28.09 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 62.60 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 671,000.00
Mar 29, 2025 75.08 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -78.56 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 45.03 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 -22.91 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 40.01 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -43.50 Mn