
KLC
Kindercare Learning Companies Inc
- Overview
- Forecast
- Valuation
- Earnings

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Candle
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5D
1M
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6M
YTD
1Y
5Y
High
10.0499
Open
10.040
VWAP
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Vol
350.42K
Mkt Cap
1.15B
Low
9.7105
Amount
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EV/EBITDA(TTM)
9.75
Total Shares
118.01M
EV
1.97B
EV/OCF(TTM)
--
P/S(TTM)
1.63
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. is a private provider of early childhood and school-age education and care. The Company serves children ranging from six weeks to 12 years of age across its footprint of over 1,500 early childhood education centers with capacity for over 200,000 children and approximately 1,000 before- and after-school sites located in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Its services include infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, and before- and after-school programs. The Company provides childhood education and care programs through community-based and employer-sponsored early childhood education and care and before- and after-school educational services categories. It provides early childhood education and care services, as well as back-up care, primarily marketed under the names KinderCare Learning Centers and Creme School. It provides before- and after-school educational services for preschool and school-age children under the name Champions.
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7 Analyst Rating

110.04% Upside
Wall Street analysts forecast KLC stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for KLC is 20.50 USD with a low forecast of 19.00 USD and a high forecast of 23.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
7 Buy
0 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy

110.04% Upside
Current: 9.760

Low
19.00
Averages
20.50
High
23.00

110.04% Upside
Current: 9.760

Low
19.00
Averages
20.50
High
23.00
Morgan Stanley
Overweight
downgrade
$19 -> $15
2025-07-28
New
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Price Target
$19 -> $15
2025-07-28
New
downgrade
Overweight
Reason
Morgan Stanley lowered the firm's price target on KinderCare Learning to $15 from $19 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares as part of a Q2 preview for the daycare group. The firm sees enrollment as the main variable driving investor sentiment in fiscal 2025. It expects occupancy to peak in Q2 given typical seasonality.
BMO Capital
Outperform -> NULL
downgrade
$26 -> $21
2025-05-15
Reason
BMO Capital
Price Target
$26 -> $21
2025-05-15
downgrade
Outperform -> NULL
Reason
BMO Capital lowered the firm's price target on KinderCare Learning to $21 from $26 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares after its Q1 results. The company beat adjusted EBITDA expectations, handily owing to lighter-than-expected cost of revenues, though revenue growth was largely via pricing and Champions and a bit below consensus expectations, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Baird
Jeffrey Meuler
Outperform -> Outperform
downgrade
$25 -> $20
2025-05-14
Reason
Baird
Jeffrey Meuler
Price Target
$25 -> $20
2025-05-14
downgrade
Outperform -> Outperform
Reason
Baird analyst Jeffrey Meuler lowered the firm's price target on KinderCare Learning to $20 from $25 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm updated its model following Q1 results which showed good margins but negative enrollment trends.
Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan
Overweight
downgrade
$21 -> $19
2025-05-14
Reason
Morgan Stanley
Toni Kaplan
Price Target
$21 -> $19
2025-05-14
downgrade
Overweight
Reason
Morgan Stanley analyst Toni Kaplan lowered the firm's price target on KinderCare Learning to $19 from $21 and keeps an Overweight rating on the shares. A strong adjusted EBITDA and EPS beat was overshadowed by a revenue miss and weaker enrollment as delayed start dates are impacting KinderCare and the broader industry, the analyst tells investors in a post-earnings note.
UBS
Buy
downgrade
$21 -> $20
2025-05-14
Reason
UBS
Price Target
$21 -> $20
2025-05-14
downgrade
Buy
Reason
UBS lowered the firm's price target on KinderCare Learning to $20 from $21 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. KinderCare reported a Q1 EBITDA beat, but the softer revenue trajectory could weigh on shares, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
UBS
Joshua Chan
Strong Buy
Maintains
$24 → $21
2025-04-15
Reason
UBS
Joshua Chan
Price Target
$24 → $21
2025-04-15
Maintains
Strong Buy
Reason
UBS analyst Joshua Chan lowered the firm's price target on KinderCare Learning to $21 from $24 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
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Valuation Metrics
The current forward P/E ratio for Kindercare Learning Companies Inc (KLC.N) is 12.08, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 23.91. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Kindercare Learning Companies Inc 's fair value, click here.
Forward PE
The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

Fair
5Y Average PE
23.91
Current PE
12.08
Overvalued PE
39.95
Undervalued PE
7.88
Forward EV/EBITDA
The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
13.85
Current EV/EBITDA
10.65
Overvalued EV/EBITDA
18.71
Undervalued EV/EBITDA
9.00
Forward PS
The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

Fair
5Y Average PS
0.66
Current PS
0.42
Overvalued PS
0.94
Undervalued PS
0.38
Financials
Annual
Quarterly
FY2025Q1
YoY :
+2.07%
668.24M
Total Revenue
FY2025Q1
YoY :
+30.83%
49.69M
Operating Profit
FY2025Q1
YoY :
-1308.28%
21.16M
Net Income after Tax
FY2025Q1
YoY :
-1000.00%
0.18
EPS - Diluted
FY2025Q1
75.08M
Free Cash Flow
FY2025Q1
YoY :
-6.88%
18.27
Gross Profit Margin - %
FY2025Q1
11.24
FCF Margin - %
FY2025Q1
YoY :
-1274.07%
3.17
Net Margin - %
Trading Trends
Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
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Hedge Fund
Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.
Sold
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Congress Trading
Congress are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
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Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
Sold
0-3
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0.0
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3-6
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0.0
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0-3
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KLC News & Events
Events Timeline
2025-06-05 (ET)
2025-06-05
10:34:13
The Bear Cave issues cautious report on KinderCare Learning


2025-05-14 (ET)
2025-05-14
12:01:14
KinderCare Learning falls -9.4%

2025-05-13 (ET)
2025-05-13
16:17:06
KinderCare backs FY25 EPS view 75c-85c, consensus 79c

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News
4.0
07-28BenzingaThe Analyst Verdict: KinderCare Learning In The Eyes Of 6 Experts
7.0
07-24GlobenewswireKinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. Investors: Company Investigated by the Portnoy Law Firm
7.0
07-15GlobenewswireRobbins LLP is Investigating Allegations that the Officers and Directors of Kindercare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) Violated Securities Laws and Breached Fiduciary Duties to Shareholders
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