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

KinderCare Learning Companies' (KLC) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at -$8.3 in Q1 2026, down 371.56% year-on-year from $3.06 in Q1 2025, and down 859.55% quarter-over-quarter from $1.09 in Q3 2025.

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

KinderCare Learning Companies has disclosed Times Interest Earned across 4 years of filings, most recently posting -$8.3 for Q1 2026.

  • Times Interest Earned for Q1 2026 came in at -$8.3, down 371.56% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Jan 2026 was -$0.23 (down 150.19% YoY), and the FY2026 annual result was -$0.23, down 142.31% from the prior year.
  • Times Interest Earned came in at -$8.3 for Q1 2026 at KinderCare Learning Companies, down from $1.09 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of $3.42 in Q2 2025 to a low of -$8.3 in Q1 2026.
  • The 4-year median for Times Interest Earned is $1.32 (2024), against an average of $0.38.
  • Across the five-year window, Times Interest Earned jumped 163.14% in 2025 and plunged 371.56% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • KinderCare Learning Companies' Times Interest Earned stood at $1.26 in 2023, then sank by 239.31% to -$1.76 in 2024, then soared by 162.08% to $1.09 in 2025, then slumped by 859.55% to -$8.3 in 2026.
  • The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at -$8.3 (Q1 2026), $1.09 (Q3 2025), and $3.42 (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (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 -8.77
3 Graham Holdings 5.09 Bn 4.08 Bn 841.00 Mn 3.56
4 Covista 4.40 Bn 4.40 Bn 276.31 Mn 6.70
5 Stride 4.17 Bn 3.36 Bn 231.57 Mn -
6 Grand Canyon Education 3.94 Bn 3.69 Bn 244.77 Mn -
7 McGraw Hill 2.19 Bn 1.94 Bn 388.89 Mn -
8 Universal Technical Institute 2.14 Bn 1.97 Bn 103.97 Mn 0.34
9 Perdoceo Education 2.13 Bn 1.45 Bn 174.68 Mn 41.36
10 KinderCare Learning Companies 492.84 Mn 359.64 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