KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Share-based Compensation (2023 - 2026)

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $1.7 million in Q1 2026, up 1614.0% year-on-year from $100000.0 in Q1 2025, and down 38.79% quarter-over-quarter from $2.8 million in Q3 2025.

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Share-based Compensation (2023 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 4 years of filings, most recently posting $1.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $1.7 million, up 1614.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was $11.9 million (down 40.09% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was $11.8 million, down 91.78% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $1.7 million for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, down from $2.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $14.3 million in Q1 2024 to a low of -$1.3 million in Q4 2023.
  • The 4-year median for Share-based Compensation is $3.0 million (2024), against an average of $3.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation plunged 73.09% in 2025 and surged 1614.0% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' Share-based Compensation stood at -$1.3 million in 2023, then surged by 107.6% to $100000.0 in 2024, then jumped by 2700.0% to $2.8 million in 2025, then tumbled by 38.79% to $1.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $1.7 million (Q1 2026), $2.8 million (Q3 2025), and $3.5 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 51Talk Online Education 7.03 Bn 6.99 Bn 22.18 Mn -
2 Laureate Education 5.22 Bn 5.06 Bn -16.39 Mn 2.62 Mn
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 1.50 Mn
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 9.57 Mn
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn 5.40 Mn
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn 3.60 Mn
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn 1.99 Mn
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 3.90 Mn
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 3.20 Mn
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 Mn 138.81 Mn 1.71 Mn

Historic Data

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Jan 3, 2026 1.71 Mn
Jan 3, 2026 1.71 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 2.80 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 2.80 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 3.50 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 3.50 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 3.85 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 3.85 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 100,000.00
Dec 28, 2024 100,000.00
Sep 28, 2024 3.20 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 3.20 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 2.20 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 2.20 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 14.30 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 14.30 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -1.32 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 -1.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.40 Mn