KinderCare Learning Companies Inc (NASDAQ:KLC) on Thursday reported upbeat fourth-quarter financial results and issued FY26 adjusted EPS guidance below estimates.
KinderCare Learning reported quarterly earnings of 12 cents per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 9 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $688.100 million which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $684.901 million.
KinderCare Learning said it sees FY2026 adjusted EPS of 10 cents to 20 cents, versus market estimates of 63 cents. The company sees sales of $2.700 billion to $2.750 billion, versus expectations of $2.748 billion.
“We closed the year having driven progress across our brands, even as results were varied across the portfolio,” said Tom Wyatt, Chief Executive Officer of KinderCare. “I’m excited to return to KinderCare and have spent my first months back listening to families, clients, and teachers, and translating those insights into a more focused operating plan.”
KinderCare Learning shares fell 32.1% to $2.31 in pre-market trading.
These analysts made changes to their price targets on KinderCare Learning following earnings announcement.
- Baird analyst Jeffrey Meuler downgraded KinderCare Learning from Outperform to Neutral and lowered the price target from $8 to $1.5.
- Morgan Stanley analyst Toni Kaplan downgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Underweight and cut the price target from $6 to $2.5.
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