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

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 20.17% in Q1 2026, down 43.0% year-on-year from 35.39% in Q1 2025, and up 2.12% quarter-over-quarter from 19.75% in Q3 2025.

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

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed Gross Margin across 4 years of filings, most recently posting 20.17% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 20.17%, down 43.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 22.14% (down 154.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 22.14%, down 154.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 20.17% for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, up from 19.75% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 27.52% in Q2 2024 to a low of 19.75% in Q3 2025.
  • The 4-year median for Gross Margin is 23.37% (2024), against an average of 23.24%.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin sank 383 bps in 2024 and sank 43 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' Gross Margin stood at 24.43% in 2023, then fell by 16 bps to 20.6% in 2024, then declined by 4 bps to 19.75% in 2025, then increased by 2 bps to 20.17% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 20.17% (Q1 2026), 19.75% (Q3 2025), and 25.8% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn 72.43%
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -6.01%
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 68.04%
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 56.73%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 36.76%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 79.28%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 83.86%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 46.96%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 78.77%
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 Mn 138.81 Mn 20.17%

Historic Data

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Jan 3, 2026 20.17%
Sep 27, 2025 19.75%
Jun 28, 2025 25.80%
Mar 29, 2025 22.75%
Dec 28, 2024 20.60%
Sep 28, 2024 22.40%
Jun 29, 2024 27.52%
Mar 30, 2024 23.98%
Dec 30, 2023 24.43%
Sep 30, 2023 24.99%