KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.

NYSE:KLC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.1b

KinderCare Learning Companies Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

KinderCare Learning Companies' CEO is Paul Thompson, appointed in Jun 2024, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $1.86M, comprised of 35% salary and 65% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.9% of the company’s shares, worth $19.16M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 4 years respectively.

Key information

Paul Thompson

Chief executive officer

US$1.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage35.0%
CEO tenureless than a year
CEO ownership0.9%
Management average tenure3yrs
Board average tenure4yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

KinderCare Learning Companies: Aided By Pandemic Subsidies

Oct 24

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Paul Thompson's remuneration changed compared to KinderCare Learning Companies's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 28 2024n/an/a

US$56m

Jun 29 2024n/an/a

US$58m

Mar 29 2024n/an/a

US$80m

Dec 30 2023US$2mUS$650k

US$103m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$123m

Apr 01 2023n/an/a

US$183m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

US$219m

Oct 01 2022n/an/a

US$231m

Apr 02 2022n/an/a

US$179m

Jan 01 2022US$912kUS$567k

US$88m

Oct 02 2021n/an/a

US$9m

Jul 03 2021n/an/a

-US$44m

Apr 03 2021n/an/a

-US$111m

Jan 02 2021US$682kUS$450k

-US$129m

Compensation vs Market: Paul's total compensation ($USD1.86M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.34M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Paul's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.


CEO

Paul Thompson (56 yo)

less than a year

Tenure

US$1,858,402

Compensation

Mr. Paul Thompson serves as Chief Executive Officer at KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. since June 1, 2024. He served as the President of KinderCare Education LLC until June 01, 2024 and serves as its C...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Paul Thompson
Chief Executive Officerless than a yearUS$1.86m0.90%
$ 19.2m
Anthony Amandi
Chief Financial Officer6yrsUS$1.23m0.27%
$ 5.8m
Jessica Harrah
Chief People Officer4yrsUS$1.05m0.071%
$ 1.5m
Abe Lietz
Senior VP & Chief Information Officerno datano datano data
Marquita Davis
Chief Academic Officer2.1yrsno datano data
Lindsay Sorhondo
Chief Innovation Officerno datano datano data
Jeff Spiegel
Chief Brand Officerno datano datano data
Michael Canavin
President of KinderCare Learning Centers & Crème de la Crème Schoolsno datano datano data
Daniel Figurski
President of KinderCare Learning Companies -Employers & Championsno datano datano data
Elanna Yalow
Vice Chair & Senior Advisorno dataUS$911.90kno data

3.0yrs

Average Tenure

51yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: KLC's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Joel Schwartz
Independent Director10yrsno datano data
John Wyatt
Chairman13yrsUS$3.32m6.7%
$ 142.7m
Michael Nuzzo
Independent Director4yrsUS$235.00k0.0037%
$ 79.5k
Christine Deputy
Independent Director4yrsUS$232.58k0.0037%
$ 79.5k
Preston Grasty
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Jean Desravines
Lead Independent Director4yrsUS$245.00k0.0075%
$ 158.9k
Benjamin Russell
Independent Director7yrsno datano data
Alyssa Waxenberg
Independent Director4yrsUS$211.00k0.0019%
$ 39.6k

4.0yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: KLC's board of directors are considered experienced (4 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/08 00:50
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/09/28
Annual Earnings2023/12/30

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc. is covered by 6 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jeffrey MeulerBaird
Manav PatnaikBarclays
Jeffrey SilberBMO Capital Markets Equity Research