KinderCare Learning Companies (KLC) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

KinderCare Learning Companies Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. (KLC) - Annual data in billions USD
Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2020	FY 2019
Period ending	Jan 2026	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Jan 2022	Dec 2021	Jan 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019
Operating Activities
Net Income	-0.11	-0.11	-0.09	0.10	0.22	0.09	0.09	-0.13	-0.13	-0.03
Depreciation & Amortization	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.11	0.09	0.08	0.08	0.09	0.09	0.10
Deferred Income Tax	-	0.01	-0.03	-0.02	0.03	-	0.02	-	-0.04	-0.01
Stock Based Compensation	0.01	0.01	0.14	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Working Capital	-	0.00	-0.06	0.07	-0.03	-0.02	-0.02	0.05	0.05	0.03
Change in Accounts Receivable	-0.01	-0.01	-0.02	-0.02	0.00	-0.01	-0.01	0.01	0.01	0.00
Change in Inventory	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	0.00	-	0.06	0.03
Change in Accounts Payable	0.00	0.00	-0.01	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.03	-0.03	-0.03	0.00
Change in Other Working Capital	-0.02	0.01	-0.04	0.01	-0.01	-0.05	-0.05	0.06	0.01	0.00
Other Operating Activities	0.22	0.01	0.04	0.01	0.05	0.04	0.02	-0.04	0.05	0.02
Net Cash from Operating Activities	0.24	0.24	0.12	0.30	0.34	0.18	0.18	0.01	0.01	0.12
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-0.13	-0.13	-0.13	-0.13	-0.14	-0.07	-0.07	-0.05	-0.05	-0.09
Acquisitions	-0.02	-0.02	-0.01	-0.01	-0.16	-0.01	-0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00
Purchases of Investments	-	-0.01	-0.01	-0.01	0.00	-	0.00	-	0.00	0.00
Sales/Maturities of Investments	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-	0.00	-	0.00	0.00
Other Investing Activities	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.03	0.00	-	0.00	-	0.00	0.00
Net Cash from Investing Activities	-0.15	-0.15	-0.15	-0.12	-0.30	-0.08	-0.08	-0.05	-0.05	-0.09
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	-0.01	-0.01	-0.36	-1.38	-0.03	-0.01	0.00	-0.11	0.02	-0.01
Common Stock Issued	-	0.00	0.63	0.00	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.00
Common Stock Repurchased	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.07	-	0.00	-	0.00	0.00
Dividends Paid	-	0.00	-0.32	0.00	0.00	-	0.00	-	0.00	0.00
Other Financing Activities	0.00	0.00	-0.01	-0.02	0.00	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Net Cash from Financing Activities	-0.01	-0.01	-0.06	-0.13	-0.12	0.02	0.02	0.05	0.05	-0.01
Summary
Net Change in Cash	0.07	0.07	-0.09	0.05	-0.08	0.12	0.12	0.01	0.01	0.01
Cash at Beginning of Period	-	0.06	0.16	0.11	0.18	-	0.06	-	0.04	0.03
Cash at End of Period	-	0.13	0.06	0.16	0.11	-	0.18	-	0.06	0.04
Free Cash Flow	0.11	0.11	-0.02	0.17	0.20	0.12	0.12	-0.03	-0.03	0.02
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	-	-	0.13	0.14	0.10	0.09	-	0.12	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	-	-	0.05	0.03	0.07	0.00	-	0.00	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jul 4, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About KinderCare Learning Companies Cash Flow

What is KinderCare Learning Companies's free cash flow?

KinderCare Learning Companies generated free cash flow of $110.26M in fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Jan 3, 2026), operating cash flow of $238.53M minus $128.27M of capital expenditures. Free cash flow equaled 4.0% of revenue.

How much does KinderCare Learning Companies spend on capital expenditures?

KinderCare Learning Companies spent $128.27M on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, compared with $132.32M a year earlier. That equals 53.8% of operating cash flow.

What is free cash flow?

Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company has left for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions after funding its operations and investment. Full definition