Growth Metrics

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

Quarterly results put Net Margin at 25.75% for Q1 2026, down 49.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was 4.13% (up 48.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was 4.13%, up 48.0%.

KinderCare Learning Companies has reported Net Margin over the past 4 years, most recently at 25.75% for Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin reached 25.75% in Q1 2026 per KLC's latest filing, down from 0.67% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 5.51% in Q2 2025 and bottomed at 25.75% in Q1 2026.
  • Median Net Margin over the past 4 years was 2.24% (2024), compared with a mean of 3.07%.
  • The largest annual shift saw Net Margin crashed -2766bps in 2024 before it soared 343bps in 2025.
  • Over 4 years, Net Margin stood at 2.4% in 2023, then tumbled by -1153bps to 25.26% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 103bps to 0.67% in 2025, then crashed by -3930bps to 25.75% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Net Margin for KLC at 25.75% in Q1 2026, 0.67% in Q3 2025, and 5.51% in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -17.22%
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 2.49%
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 0.21%
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 24.40%
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 14.16%
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 24.33%
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.22%
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 10.72%
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 3.03%
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 443.73 Mn 310.53 Mn 138.81 Mn -25.75%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 -25.75%
Sep 27, 2025 0.67%
Jun 28, 2025 5.51%
Mar 29, 2025 3.17%
Dec 28, 2024 -25.26%
Sep 28, 2024 2.08%
Jun 29, 2024 4.14%
Mar 30, 2024 -0.27%
Dec 30, 2023 2.40%
Sep 30, 2023 2.57%