Growth Metrics

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Payables (2023 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Payables at $2.2 million for Q1 2026, down 48.75% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was $2.2 million (down 48.75% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was $2.2 million, down 48.75%.

KinderCare Learning Companies has reported Payables over the past 4 years, most recently at $2.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Payables reached $2.2 million in Q1 2026 per KLC's latest filing, down from $198.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Payables topped out at $198.2 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $2.2 million in Q1 2026.
  • Median Payables over the past 4 years was $66.3 million (2024), compared with a mean of $90.2 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Payables surged 198.75% in 2025 before it plummeted 48.75% in 2026.
  • Over 4 years, Payables stood at $3.1 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 37.57% to $4.2 million in 2024, then soared by 4569.86% to $198.2 million in 2025, then crashed by 98.9% to $2.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Payables for KLC at $2.2 million in Q1 2026, $198.2 million in Q3 2025, and $173.9 million in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Payables (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 9.59 Bn 9.55 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Graham Holdings 4.73 Bn 3.72 Bn 841.00 Mn 635.63 Mn
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn 45.74 Mn
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn 29.26 Mn
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn 45.09 Mn
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 18.67 Mn
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 106.36 Mn
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - 115.10 Mn
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 28.25 Mn
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 443.73 Mn 310.53 Mn 138.81 Mn 2.18 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 2.18 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 198.19 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 173.86 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 183.55 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 4.24 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 66.34 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 3.09 Mn