KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Interest Expenses (2023 - 2026)

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly Interest Expenses came in at $19.7 million in Q1 2026, down 61.17% year-on-year from $50.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 18.24% quarter-over-quarter from $24.1 million in Q3 2025.

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Interest Expenses (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed Interest Expenses across 4 years of filings, most recently posting $19.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $19.7 million, down 61.17% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $84.0 million (down 50.76% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $84.0 million, down 50.76% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses came in at $19.7 million for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, down from $24.1 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Interest Expenses ranged from a high of $50.7 million in Q4 2024 to a low of $19.7 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 4-year median for Interest Expenses is $37.4 million (2023), against an average of $33.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Expenses surged 31.68% in 2024 and tumbled 61.17% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' Interest Expenses stood at $38.5 million in 2023, then soared by 31.68% to $50.7 million in 2024, then slumped by 52.51% to $24.1 million in 2025, then declined by 18.24% to $19.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Interest Expenses figures came in at $19.7 million (Q1 2026), $24.1 million (Q3 2025), and $20.1 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (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 3.14 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 16.23 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 13.63 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 993,000.00
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 1.53 Mn
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 Mn 138.81 Mn 19.70 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 3, 2026 19.70 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 19.70 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 24.10 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 24.10 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 20.07 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 20.07 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 20.11 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 20.11 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 50.73 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 50.73 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 39.46 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 39.46 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 43.93 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 43.93 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 36.42 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 36.42 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 38.53 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 38.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 38.45 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 38.45 Mn