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Kindercare Learning Companies, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Kindercare Learning Companies, Inc. had return on equity of -13.9% and a net margin of -4.1%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Jan 2026LTMJul 2026
Net margin10.1%4.1%−3.5%−4.1%−17.2%
Return on equity53.8%22.4%−13.5%−13.9%−77.2%
Return on assets—2.8%−2.5%−3.1%−13.2%
Effective tax rate23.8%21.1%———
SG&A as % of revenue11.4%11.5%15.9%10.9%10.6%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

1 of 6 checks passed · July 4, 2026
What it owns · $3.4bn
Short-term assets $342mLonger-term assets $3.1bn
What it owes, and who funded it · $3.4bn
Short-term liabilities $459mLonger-term liabilities $2.5bnShareholders' equity $466m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $342m of assets due within a year against $459m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $342m short-term assets against $2.5bn of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $174m of cash against $926m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 199% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $210m of operating cash flow against $926m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$407m against $80m of interest.

From Kindercare Learning Companies, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Medium.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Kindercare Learning Companies, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 26, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Kindercare Learning Companies, Inc.