KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026)

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.59% in Q1 2026, down 301.0% year-on-year from 0.29% in Q1 2025, and down 136.31% quarter-over-quarter from 1.62% in Q3 2025.

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Return on Capital Employed (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 3 years of filings, most recently posting 0.59% for Q1 2026.

  • Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 0.59%, down 301.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was 0.59% (down 301.0% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was 0.61%, down 10.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed came in at 0.59% for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, down from 1.62% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 2.94% in Q1 2025 to a low of 0.59% in Q1 2026.
  • The 3-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 2.42% (2024), against an average of 1.78%.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed reached 301 bps in 2026, while the deepest fall reached 301 bps in 2026.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.42% in 2024, then sank by 33 bps to 1.62% in 2025, then tumbled by 136 bps to 0.59% in 2026.
  • The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 0.59% (Q1 2026), 1.62% (Q3 2025), and 2.48% (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

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4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 4.10%
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 19.19%
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 7.87%
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 6.44%
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 8.69%
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 18.63%
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 Mn 138.81 Mn -0.59%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 -0.59%
Sep 27, 2025 1.62%
Jun 28, 2025 2.48%
Mar 29, 2025 2.94%
Dec 28, 2024 2.42%