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KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

Consumer DiscretionaryProfessional Services
Ticker KLCLAKE OSWEGO, ORFiscal year ends JanuaryBook value per share $3.93Diluted shares 118.6M

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) provides early education and child care services to children from six weeks to 12 years old through community-based centers, employer-sponsored programs and before- and after-school sites. Its KinderCare Learning Centers offer early education and care, Crème School… From the company’s description.

In fiscal 2025, KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. reported revenue of $2.73B, up 2.6% from fiscal 2024, and a net loss of $112.88M. Its operating margin was −0.7%, and operations generated $238.53M in cash. Over the twelve months to Jul 4, 2026, revenue was $2.74B.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 01-02Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-07-04
Sales & profitability
$2.73BFY2025
+2.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $2.74B
-0.73%FY2025
−3.7 percentage points
Last 12 mo -14.89%
$-112.88MFY2025
−21.6% year over year
Last 12 mo $-471.23M
6.42%FY2025
+16.2 percentage points
Last 12 mo 10.51%
Cash & financing
$238.53MFY2025
+105.8% year over year
Last 12 mo $209.53M
$110.26MFY2025
+770.9% year over year
Last 12 mo $80.99M
1.23FY2025
Was 1.07× a year earlier
Last 12 mo 1.99
118.3MFY2025
+22.9% year over year
Last 12 mo 118.6M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. does

In the company’s own words

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (NYSE: KLC) provides early education and child care services to children from six weeks to 12 years old through community-based centers, employer-sponsored programs and before- and after-school sites. Its KinderCare Learning Centers offer early education and care, Crème School provides premium community-based early education, and Champions operates before- and after-school programs and summer camps. The company also works with employers on onsite child care, tuition benefits and backup care. It reports three consumer-facing brands: KinderCare Learning Centers, which generated 88% of fiscal 2025 revenue; Crème School, 4%; and Champions, 8%. Its programs use the proprietary Early Foundations curriculum, supported by third-party assessment tools. As of January 3, 2026, KinderCare operated 1,555 KinderCare Learning Centers, 46 Crème School locations and Champions programs at 1,153 sites, and had relationships with more than 1,000 employers. It employed approximately 43,700 people. Its website is https://investors.kindercare.com.

Company details
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry (SIC)
Professional Services
Headquarters
LAKE OSWEGO, OR
Fiscal year end
January
CIK
1873529
SIC
8351

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2024–2025 · USD
$-791.85M$170.02M$1.13B$2.09B$3.06B20242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

90
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$39.25M
held by funds, at market
8.0%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.’s weight in each

Small Cap Value Fund
ASVIX · American Century Capital Portfolios, Inc.
0.43%of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.00%of fund net assets
Bridge Builder Small/Mid Cap Value Fund
BBVSX · Bridge Builder Trust
0.03%of fund net assets
Columbia Small Cap Value Discovery Fund
CSMIX · COLUMBIA FUNDS SERIES TRUST I
—of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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