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

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$112.9 million in Q1 2026, down 197.15% year-on-year from $116.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 176.6% quarter-over-quarter from $147.4 million in Q3 2025.

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

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 4 years of filings, most recently posting -$112.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$112.9 million, down 197.15% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $110.3 million (changed 0.06% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $110.3 million, changed 0.06% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$112.9 million for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, down from $147.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $147.4 million in Q3 2025 to a low of -$127.5 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 4-year median for Free Cash Flow is $5.5 million (2024), against an average of $10.3 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow soared 76.18% in 2025 and slumped 197.15% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' Free Cash Flow stood at -$127.5 million in 2023, then jumped by 70.19% to -$38.0 million in 2024, then soared by 487.95% to $147.4 million in 2025, then slumped by 176.6% to -$112.9 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$112.9 million (Q1 2026), $147.4 million (Q3 2025), and $671000.0 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (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 53.60 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 48.56 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 204.40 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 183.49 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 86.48 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -169.95 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn -26.43 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 67.65 Mn
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 Mn 138.81 Mn -112.94 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 -112.94 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -112.94 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 147.44 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 147.44 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 671,000.00
Jun 28, 2025 671,000.00
Mar 29, 2025 75.08 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 75.08 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -38.01 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -38.01 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 83.69 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 83.69 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 5.49 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 5.49 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 59.02 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 59.02 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -127.49 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -127.49 Mn