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NYSE · KLC

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

Consumer Defensive · Education & Training Services

$2.37

Down-$0.14 (-5.58%)

Updated Sep 12, 2026, 1:47 PM

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3.5/10

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Market cap
547.15M
P/E ratio
-9.14
Dividend yield
0.00%
52-week range
$1.75 – $5.62
Volume
819.83K
Avg. volume
957.57K

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KinderCare Learning Companies Inc is a private provider of early childhood education and care services (ECE) in the United States. It serves children ranging from 6 weeks to 12 years of age across its market footprint of around 1,480 early childhood education centers with a capacity of more than 194,000 children and contracts for more than 650 before- and after-school sites located in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Its segment derives revenue from providing early childhood education and care services at centers and before- and after-school sites.

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Consensus
Hold
Average target
$8.00
Implied upside
Analysts
12
KLC recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 14, 2026UBSNeutral
May 18, 2026BMO CapitalOutperform
May 18, 2026BarclaysUnderweight
May 15, 2026UBSNeutral
May 15, 2026BairdNeutral
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Yahoo · Aug 27, 2026

KinderCare (KLC) Trims Its Footprint While Enrollment Keeps Slipping

On August 13, KinderCare Learning Companies (NASDAQ:KLC) reported second-quarter results that captured the company in the middle of major surgery on itself. Revenue slipped 0.4% to $697.5 million, and the company swung to a net loss of $8.8 million from net income of $38.6 million a year earlier. Behind those numbers sits a deliberate choice: […]

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