# KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. (KLC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Defensive / Household Products. Price $2.67, market value $316 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **PEG: 11.16**. A PEG of 11.16 means the P/E is high relative to expected earnings growth; the price already assumes a lot.
- **Price / sales: 0.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.1×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 0.7×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 25.6%** (5-yr avg 10.7%). Free cash flow equals 25.6% of the market value, above its five-year average of 10.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -14.9%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -4.1%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -14.9%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -20.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -20.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -12.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces -12.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 2.6%** (3-yr 8.1%/yr). Revenue grew 2.6% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 1.0%**. Earnings per share rose 1.0%, roughly in step with revenue.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -18.3%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -18.3% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.23**. Debt is 1.23 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.06**. A Z-score of 1.06 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. KinderCare Learning Companies Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -62.9%** (YTD -38.2%, 3-mo -32.4%). The shares are down 62.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -65.2%** (52.6% above the low). Trading 65% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 32**. An RSI of 32 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.79** (volatility 92%). Beta of 1.79 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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