Growth Metrics

KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Times Interest Earned (2023 - 2026)

Quarterly results put Times Interest Earned at -$8.3 for Q1 2026, down 371.56% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Jan 2026 was -$0.23 (down 150.19% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2026 was -$0.23, down 142.31%.

KinderCare Learning Companies has reported Times Interest Earned over the past 4 years, most recently at -$8.3 for Q1 2026.

  • Times Interest Earned reached -$8.3 in Q1 2026 per KLC's latest filing, down from $1.09 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Times Interest Earned topped out at $3.42 in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$8.3 in Q1 2026.
  • Median Times Interest Earned over the past 4 years was $1.32 (2024), compared with a mean of $0.38.
  • The largest annual shift saw Times Interest Earned skyrocketed 163.14% in 2025 before it tumbled 371.56% in 2026.
  • Over 4 years, Times Interest Earned stood at $1.26 in 2023, then tumbled by 239.31% to -$1.76 in 2024, then soared by 162.08% to $1.09 in 2025, then plummeted by 859.55% to -$8.3 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Times Interest Earned for KLC at -$8.3 in Q1 2026, $1.09 in Q3 2025, and $3.42 in Q2 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (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 3.56
3 Laureate Education 4.69 Bn 4.53 Bn -16.39 Mn -8.77
4 Grand Canyon Education 4.19 Bn 3.94 Bn 244.77 Mn -
5 Stride 3.77 Bn 2.96 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Perdoceo Education 2.11 Bn 1.43 Bn 174.68 Mn 41.36
7 Universal Technical Institute 2.01 Bn 1.84 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.34
8 Strategic Education 1.71 Bn 1.55 Bn - -
9 Lincoln Educational Services 1.46 Bn 1.44 Bn 120.06 Mn 7.65
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 443.73 Mn 310.53 Mn 138.81 Mn -8.30

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jan 3, 2026 -8.30
Sep 27, 2025 1.09
Jun 28, 2025 3.42
Mar 29, 2025 2.43
Dec 28, 2024 -1.76
Sep 28, 2024 1.38
Jun 29, 2024 1.83
Mar 30, 2024 0.92
Dec 30, 2023 1.26
Sep 30, 2023 1.53