KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Expected to Post Earnings on Thursday

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) is expected to be announcing its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, August 13th. Analysts expect KinderCare Learning Companies to announce earnings of $0.10 per share and revenue of $697.9430 million for the quarter. KinderCare Learning Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.150-0.250 EPS. Individuals may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning overview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

KinderCare Learning Companies (NYSE:KLC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.01) by $0.05. The business had revenue of $672.52 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $669.13 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 up .6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.23 EPS. On average, analysts expect KinderCare Learning Companies to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

KinderCare Learning Companies Stock Down 2.3%

KinderCare Learning Companies stock opened at $5.05 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $598.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.41 and a beta of 3.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.73. KinderCare Learning Companies has a fifty-two week low of $1.75 and a fifty-two week high of $9.92. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $4.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.96.

Institutional Trading of KinderCare Learning Companies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 79.4% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 47,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after purchasing an additional 20,870 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of KinderCare Learning Companies by 59.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 74,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $320,000 after buying an additional 27,704 shares during the period. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in KinderCare Learning Companies during the fourth quarter worth about $432,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd grew its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 42.6% during the fourth quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd now owns 74,663 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,000 after buying an additional 22,322 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC grew its position in KinderCare Learning Companies by 209.8% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 100,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $435,000 after buying an additional 68,253 shares in the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on KLC. Weiss Ratings raised KinderCare Learning Companies from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Barclays boosted their price objective on KinderCare Learning Companies from $2.00 to $3.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a $5.00 target price on shares of KinderCare Learning Companies in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen lowered KinderCare Learning Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on KinderCare Learning Companies from $3.00 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $4.80.

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.