KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.050-0.150 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.200. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.7 billion-$2.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.7 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on KLC shares. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $4.00 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $5.00 price target on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Barclays upped their price target on KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of KinderCare Learning Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $4.06.

KinderCare Learning Companies Trading Up 2.9%

NYSE:KLC opened at $4.77 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $4.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $565.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.33 and a beta of 4.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95, a quick ratio of 0.73 and a current ratio of 0.74. KinderCare Learning Companies has a 1 year low of $1.75 and a 1 year high of $7.77.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $697.52 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $697.94 million. KinderCare Learning Companies had a negative net margin of 15.48% and a positive return on equity of 8.22%. KinderCare Learning Companies’s revenue was down .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.22 EPS. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.050-0.150 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that KinderCare Learning Companies will post 0.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of Montreal Can purchased a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $19,994,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. boosted its stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 737.3% during the 3rd quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,084,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,199,000 after acquiring an additional 954,743 shares in the last quarter. Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC acquired a new stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,466,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 69.2% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 997,836 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,626,000 after acquiring an additional 408,124 shares during the period. Finally, Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in KinderCare Learning Companies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,304,000.

About KinderCare Learning Companies

KinderCare Learning Companies Inc is a provider of high-quality early childhood education by center capacity. KinderCare Learning Companies Inc is based in PORTLAND, Ore.