KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Operating Income (2023 - 2026)

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly Operating Income came in at -$163.4 million in Q1 2026, down 83.1% year-on-year from -$967.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 720.97% quarter-over-quarter from $26.3 million in Q3 2025.

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Operating Income (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed Operating Income across 4 years of filings, most recently posting -$163.4 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 came in at -$163.4 million, down 83.1% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$19.6 million (down 124.71% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was -$19.6 million, down 19.31% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income came in at -$163.4 million for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, down from $26.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $80.6 million in Q2 2024 to a low of -$163.4 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 4-year median for Operating Income is $48.8 million (2023), against an average of $16.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Income slumped 283.44% in 2024 and soared 45.28% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' Operating Income stood at $48.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 283.44% to -$89.3 million in 2024, then surged by 129.49% to $26.3 million in 2025, then slumped by 720.97% to -$163.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Income figures came in at -$163.4 million (Q1 2026), $26.3 million (Q3 2025), and $68.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -5.19 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn -27.53 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 57.83 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 91.34 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 129.08 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 95.46 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -6.36 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 339,000.00
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 63.12 Mn
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 Mn 138.81 Mn -163.44 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 3, 2026 -163.44 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 26.32 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 68.68 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 48.84 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 -89.26 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 54.38 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 80.59 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 33.62 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 48.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 58.72 Mn