KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

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Annual consolidated revenue for 2025: about USD 2.733B, using the latest reported figures. The previous period, 2024, was about USD 2.663B.

Watchlist

Holdings and insider activity

Transactions reported by directors, officers and 10% owners on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5, over the last 12 months.

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Latest quarter

Revenue

698 million USD

2026-07-04 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence

Operating margin

0.34%

2026-07-04 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: 2398000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 697522000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

73.4 million USD

2026-07-04 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 104482000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 31058000 USD Source

Free cash flow

45.4 million USD

2026-07-04 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 104482000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 31058000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 58005000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 29986000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
174 million USD Source
Exact value

173706000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
926 million USD
Exact inputs and evidence

925717000 USD

  • Long-term debt including current maturities: 925717000 USD Source
Shares outstanding
119 million shares Source
Exact value

118517000 shares

Reported share-count change

0.33% · 394 thousand shares

Year-over-year change in reported shares. Splits, issuance and buybacks can affect this figure; it does not isolate employee compensation or economic dilution.

Exact inputs and evidence
  • 118123062 shares · 2025-06-28· Source
  • 118517000 shares · 2026-07-04· Source

Trailing twelve months

The four most recent complete quarters added together. This gives a full-year view that includes the latest quarterly results.

Revenue

2.74 billion USD

2025-06-29 – 2026-07-04

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 676830000 USD · 2025-06-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Revenue: 2733323000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03 Source
  • Revenue: 2045184000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Revenue: 672522000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-04-04 Source
  • Revenue: 697522000 USD · 2026-04-05 – 2026-07-04 Source

Net income

-471 million USD

2025-06-29 – 2026-07-04

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Net income: 4550000 USD · 2025-06-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Net income: -112880000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03 Source
  • Net income: 64295000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Net income: -289832000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-04-04 Source
  • Net income: -8770000 USD · 2026-04-05 – 2026-07-04 Source

Operating cash flow

210 million USD

2025-06-29 – 2026-07-04

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating cash flow: 234282000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 133490000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-06-28 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 238535000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 234282000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 31058000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-04-04 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 104482000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-07-04 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 31058000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-04-04 Source

Capital expenditure

129 million USD

2025-06-29 – 2026-07-04

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Capital expenditure: 95925000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 57735000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-06-28 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 128271000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 95925000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 29986000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-04-04 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 58005000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-07-04 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 29986000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-04-04 Source

Free cash flow

81 million USD

2025-06-29 – 2026-07-04

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating cash flow: 234282000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 133490000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-06-28 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 238535000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 234282000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 31058000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-04-04 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 104482000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-07-04 Source
  • Operating cash flow: 31058000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-04-04 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 95925000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 57735000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-06-28 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 128271000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 95925000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2025-09-27 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 29986000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-04-04 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 58005000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-07-04 Source
  • Capital expenditure: 29986000 USD · 2026-01-04 – 2026-04-04 Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2026-08-13.

Financial data available through: 2026-01-03.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03
  • Operating income: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03
  • Net income: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03
  • Operating cash flow: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03
  • Capital expenditure: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03
  • Total assets: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03
  • Total liabilities: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03
  • Current assets: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03
  • Current liabilities: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03
  • Long-term debt including current maturities: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03
  • Shares outstanding: 3 of 11 periods available· newest 2026-01-03

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What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +2.6%

    Prior period

    USD 2.66 billion

    –

    Current period

    USD 2.73 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    2733323000 − 2663035000 = 70288000 USD

    2663035000 USD · 2023-12-31 – 2024-12-28

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    2733323000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03

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  • Operating cash flow

    +105.8%

    Prior period

    USD 115.89 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 238.54 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    238535000 − 115887000 = 122648000 USD

    115887000 USD · 2023-12-31 – 2024-12-28

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    238535000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03

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  • Capital expenditure

    -3.1%

    Prior period

    USD 132.32 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 128.27 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    128271000 − 132322000 = -4051000 USD

    132322000 USD · 2023-12-31 – 2024-12-28

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    128271000 USD · 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03

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Comparable inputs unavailable for: Net income.

Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2025 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03

  • Revenue USD 2.73 billion 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 2.75 billion 101% of revenue
  • Operating income −USD 20.06 million −0.7% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 92.82 million 3.4% of revenue
  • Net income −USD 112.88 million −4.1% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 238.54 million 8.7% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure USD 128.27 million 4.7% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived USD 110.26 million 4% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2022 10%82%
  • 2023 89%
  • 2024 Net loss: net income was −3.5% of revenue.
  • 2025 Operating loss: operating costs were 101% of revenue.
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2022 2022-01-02 – 2022-12-312165813000 1776340000 Derived 389473000 170304000 Derived 219169000 202184000 Derived
Source
2023 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-302510182000 2234896000 Derived 275286000 172728000 Derived 102558000 174495000 Derived
Source
2024 2023-12-31 – 2024-12-282663035000 2583717000 Derived 79318000 172158000 Derived -92840000 -16435000 Derived
Source
2025 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-032733323000 2753380000 Derived -20057000 92823000 Derived -112880000 110264000 Derived
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 2.7B 2025
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.3.0B2.2B1.5B738.0M0.02022202320242025
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2022Revenue2165813000
2023Revenue2510182000
2024Revenue2663035000
2025Revenue2733323000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

2.6% 2025
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.17.2%12.9%8.6%4.3%0.0%2022202320242025
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2022Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2023Year over year15.9%
2024Year over year6.1%
2025Year over year2.6%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin -0.7% 2025
Net margin -4.1% 2025
Free cash flow margin 4% 2025
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.19.8%13.3%6.9%0.5%-5.9%2022202320242025
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2022Operating margin18%
2023Operating margin11%
2024Operating margin3%
2025Operating margin-0.7%
2022Net margin10.1%
2023Net margin4.1%
2024-12-28Net marginNot reported
2025Net margin-4.1%
2022Free cash flow margin9.3%
2023Free cash flow margin7%
2024Free cash flow margin-0.6%
2025Free cash flow margin4%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 238.5M 2025
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.368.9M276.7M184.5M92.2M0.02022202320242025
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2022Operating cash flow341609000
2023Operating cash flow303540000
2024Operating cash flow115887000
2025Operating cash flow238535000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 110.3M 2025
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.219.7M156.3M92.9M29.5M-33.9M2022202320242025
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2022Free cash flow202184000
2023Free cash flow174495000
2024Free cash flow-16435000
2025Free cash flow110264000

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

79.8% 2025
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.93%70%47%23%0%2022-12-31202320242025
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2022-12-31Liabilities / assetsNot reportedNo source recorded
2023Liabilities / assets86.1%
2024Liabilities / assets76.3%
2025Liabilities / assets79.8%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

0.74× 2025
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.0.80×0.60×0.40×0.20×0.00×2022-12-31202320242025
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2022-12-31Current assets / current liabilitiesNot reportedNo source recorded
2023Current assets / current liabilities0.66×
2024Current assets / current liabilities0.52×
2025Current assets / current liabilities0.74×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2022 2022-01-02 – 2022-12-31
USD 219.17 million
Exact value

Exact value: 219169000 USD

2022-01-02 – 2022-12-31: 219169000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 341.61 million
Exact value

Exact value: 341609000 USD

2022-01-02 – 2022-12-31: 341609000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 139.43 million
Exact value

Exact value: 139425000 USD

2022-01-02 – 2022-12-31: 139425000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 202.18 million
Calculation and evidence

341609000 − 139425000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 202184000 USD

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2023 2023-01-01 – 2023-12-30
USD 102.56 million
Exact value

Exact value: 102558000 USD

2023-01-01 – 2023-12-30: 102558000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 303.54 million
Exact value

Exact value: 303540000 USD

2023-01-01 – 2023-12-30: 303540000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 129.05 million
Exact value

Exact value: 129045000 USD

2023-01-01 – 2023-12-30: 129045000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 174.5 million
Calculation and evidence

303540000 − 129045000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 174495000 USD

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2024 2023-12-29 – 2024-12-28
−USD 92.84 million
Exact value

Exact value: -92840000 USD

2023-12-29 – 2024-12-28: -92840000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Operating cash flow + Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2024 2023-12-31 – 2024-12-28
−USD 92.84 million
Exact value

Exact value: -92840000 USD

2023-12-31 – 2024-12-28: -92840000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 115.89 million
Exact value

Exact value: 115887000 USD

2023-12-31 – 2024-12-28: 115887000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 132.32 million
Exact value

Exact value: 132322000 USD

2023-12-31 – 2024-12-28: 132322000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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−USD 16.44 million
Calculation and evidence

115887000 − 132322000 USD

Exact free cash flow: -16435000 USD

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2025 2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03
−USD 112.88 million
Exact value

Exact value: -112880000 USD

2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03: -112880000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 238.54 million
Exact value

Exact value: 238535000 USD

2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03: 238535000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 128.27 million
Exact value

Exact value: 128271000 USD

2024-12-29 – 2026-01-03: 128271000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 110.26 million
Calculation and evidence

238535000 − 128271000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 110264000 USD

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

Coverage reflects filings processed into this Fundies dataset; it does not imply every source filing is loaded.

11 filings · 940 latest values · 940 originally reported values

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Identifiers: 0001873529, 1873529, KLC, edgar:1873529

Also known as KC Holdco, LLC, KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.