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Last filing: 8-K (5.02 Departure or Election of Directors; Appointment of Officers), 2026-10-02. 11 event filings (8-K) in the past twelve months.", "auditor": { "changes": [], "nonReliance": [], "restatedSince": null }, "metrics": { "fiscalYearEnd": "2026-01-03", "revenue": 2733323000, "revenueGrowth1y": 0.02639394525419303, "revenueGrowthPerYear": 0.08041441677930128, "yearsOfData": 4, "operatingMargin": -0.007337954570316058, "operatingMarginPrior": 0.02978481319246649, "netMargin": -0.041297717101125626, "operatingCashFlow": 238535000, "capitalSpending": 128271000, "freeCashFlow": 110264000, "researchAndDevelopment": null, "researchShareOfRevenue": null, "cash": 133205000, "longTermDebt": 927545000, "longTermDebtChange": 0.0017009190362538007, "revenueHistory": [ { "fiscalYearEnd": "2022-12-31", "revenue": 2165813000 }, { "fiscalYearEnd": "2023-12-30", "revenue": 2510182000 }, { "fiscalYearEnd": "2024-12-28", "revenue": 2663035000 }, { "fiscalYearEnd": "2026-01-03", "revenue": 2733323000 } ], "totalEquity": 755262000, "totalAssets": 3747890000, "equityRatio": 0.20151658666609745, "returnOnEquity": -0.14945806885557594, "dividendsPaid": null, "payoutRatio": null, "dividendPerShare": null, "dividendYearsRising": null, "dividendCut": null, "priceBased": "Dividend yield, price/earnings and price/book need a share price. 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KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. against its own record and its peers
Operating margin-0.7%Revenue, on the year2.6%Equity of assets20.2%Return on equity-14.9%No peer group large enough for a median
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