KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Q3 FY2026 earnings: revenue $665 million, down 1.7% on the year
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) reported revenue of $665 million for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 3 October 2026, down 1.7% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was -$85 million, and diluted earnings per share $-0.71. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 12 November 2026.
Revenue
$665 million
-1.7% on the year · -4.6% on the quarter
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Operating margin
-11.4%
3.9% a year earlier
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Net income
-$85 million
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
Diluted EPS
-$0.71
Q4 FY2024Q3 FY2026
this quarterthe same quarter a year earlierHover a bar for its figure.
Income statement (profit and loss)
$ million
Q3 FY2026
Q2 FY2026
Q3 FY2025
On the quarter
On the year
Last 8 quarters
Revenue
665
698
677
-4.6%
-1.7%
Cost of revenue
551
567
543
-2.9%
+1.5%
Gross profit
114
130
134
-12.3%
-14.7%
Gross margin
17.1%
18.7%
19.8%
Selling, general and administrative
72.6
73.1
73.0
-0.7%
-0.7%
Operating income
-75.5
2.4
26.3
Operating margin
-11.4%
0.3%
3.9%
Interest expense
18.3
18.3
24.1
+0.3%
-24.0%
Pre-tax income
-93.2
-10.5
6.2
Income tax
-8.2
-1.8
1.7
Effective tax rate
n/a
n/a
26.7%
Net income
-85.0
-8.8
4.5
Net margin
-12.8%
-1.3%
0.7%
Diluted EPS
-$0.71
-$0.07
$0.04
$ million except per share. Read moreFree cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.
Cash flow
$ million
Q3 FY2026
Q2 FY2026
Q3 FY2025
On the quarter
On the year
Last 8 quarters
Operating cash flow
5.3
73.4
101
-92.8%
-94.7%
Capital expenditure
31.7
28.0
38.2
+13.2%
-16.9%
Free cash flow
-26.4
45.4
62.6
Free cash flow margin
-4.0%
6.5%
9.2%
Cash from investing
-32.9
-29.8
-42.2
Cash from financing
-2.8
-2.8
-2.9
Depreciation and amortisation
30.3
31.7
31.0
-4.3%
-2.2%
Share-based compensation
1.3
1.7
2.8
-21.4%
-53.8%
Diluted shares, weighted
119m
119m
118m
+0.1%
+0.4%
Shares outstanding at period end
119m
119m
118m
+0.0%
+0.3%
Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.
Balance sheet
$ million
Q3 FY2026
Q2 FY2026
Q3 FY2025
On the quarter
On the year
Last 8 quarters
Shareholders' equity
385
466
931
-17.4%
-58.7%
Debt
925
926
931
-0.1%
-0.6%
Operating lease liabilities
1,838
1,421
1,421
+29.3%
+29.3%
Finance lease liabilities
2.0
2.3
2.2
-12.0%
-8.8%
Other liabilities
539
588
598
-8.4%
-9.9%
Total liabilities and equity
3,688
3,404
3,883
+8.4%
-5.0%
Fixed assets
388
392
431
-0.9%
-10.0%
Goodwill
622
692
1,137
-10.2%
-45.3%
Intangible assets
411
417
423
-1.4%
-2.8%
Cash and equivalents
143
174
175
-17.4%
-17.9%
Receivables
113
114
103
-0.8%
+9.7%
Other assets
2,011
1,615
1,615
+24.5%
+24.6%
Total assets
3,688
3,404
3,883
+8.4%
-5.0%
Questions
What was KinderCare Learning Companies' revenue in Q3 FY2026?
KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) reported revenue of $665 million for Q3 FY2026, the quarter ended 3 October 2026, down 1.7% on the same quarter a year earlier.
How much did KinderCare Learning Companies earn in Q3 FY2026?
Net loss for Q3 FY2026 was $85 million, and the diluted loss per share $0.71.
When did KinderCare Learning Companies report Q3 FY2026 results?
KinderCare Learning Companies filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 3 October 2026 with the SEC on 12 November 2026.
Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing. Read more* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.
10-Q for the period ended 3 October 2026, filed 12 November 2026: the filing.