KinderCare Learning Companies KLC
NYSE KLC
$2.63 +0.13 (+4.98%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 2:00 PM EDT

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

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) posted Operating Income of -$163.9 million for Q1 2026, down 722.7% sequentially from $26.3 million in Q3 2025, and down 83.61% YoY from -$1.0 billion in Q1 2025.

Analysis

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

KinderCare Learning Companies has reported Operating Income for 4 years, with the latest figure at -$163.9 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Income fell 83.61% year-over-year to -$163.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$20.1 million (down 125.29% YoY) and the FY2026 annual result came in at -$20.1 million, down 125.29% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income slipped to -$163.9 million in Q1 2026 per KLC's latest filing, from $26.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Income peaked at $80.6 million in Q2 2024 and troughed at -$163.9 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 4-year average of $16.7 million and a median of $48.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Operating Income slumped 283.44% in 2024, then surged 45.28% in 2025.
  • Over 4 years, Operating Income stood at $48.7 million in 2023, then plunged by 283.44% to -$89.3 million in 2024, then jumped by 129.49% to $26.3 million in 2025, then slumped by 722.7% to -$163.9 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Income over the past three periods registered -$163.9 million, $26.3 million, and $68.7 million for Q1 2026, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 New Oriental Education & Technology 94.81 Bn 92.07 Bn 812.22 Mn 85.80 Mn
2 Laureate Education 5.12 Bn 4.96 Bn 237.67 Mn 223.42 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 4.84 Bn 3.59 Bn 777.03 Mn 83.63 Mn
4 Covista 4.55 Bn 4.14 Bn 284.63 Mn 95.44 Mn
5 Grand Canyon Education 3.99 Bn 3.72 Bn 204.08 Mn 58.15 Mn
6 Stride 3.71 Bn 2.75 Bn 217.28 Mn 105.85 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.54 Bn 2.34 Bn 439.20 Mn 114.28 Mn
8 Perdoceo Education 2.10 Bn 797.06 Mn 162.46 Mn 54.88 Mn
9 TAL Education 1.94 Bn -740.46 Mn 227.32 Mn -44.42 Mn
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 313.03 Mn 138.58 Mn 130.09 Mn 2.40 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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Jul 4, 2026 2.40 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 -163.90 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