CELH
Celsius Holdings, Inc.
CELH has the edge over KLC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
KLC
KinderCare Learning Companies, Inc.
KLC trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
CELH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
CELH's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
KLC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak |
KLC's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
CELH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 21x | $31.89 | — |
| Current | 35x | $31.89 | — |
| Cheap | 40x | $35.95 | +13% |
| Fair | 141x | $127 | +299% |
| Expensive | 650x | $585 | +1735% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CELH's PE is in its cheap range at 35x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 21x next year's earnings.
KLC PE Valuation
KLC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CELH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
CELH has the edge over KLC on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
KLC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Decline | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect KLC's earnings to decline, with its revenue and profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
CELH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.53 | +70% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.90 | +718% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.24 | -37% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.43 | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.25 | -44% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.11 | -85% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.38 | -62% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.33 | -64% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.45 | -42% |
CELH has the edge over KLC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
KLC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.17 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$4.73 | -$4.11 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.98 | -$3.47 |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.58 | -$2.99 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.95 | -$0.16 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.62 | -222% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.51 | -202% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.59 | -194% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.79 | -188% |
KLC lost $4.73 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last five quarters.
CELH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $847.2M | +17% |
| Q2 2026 | $817.9M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $782.6M | +138% |
| Q4 2025 | $721.6M | +117% |
| Q3 2025 | $725.1M | +173% |
| Q2 2025 | $739.3M | +84% |
| Q1 2025 | $329.3M | -7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $332.2M | -4.4% |
CELH has the edge over KLC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +31 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9.2% | -10 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.6% | +9.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | -9.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 19% | -4.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | -7.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.6% | -23 points |
CELH has the edge over KLC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
KLC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $665.3M | -1.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $697.5M | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $672.5M | +0.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $688.1M | +6.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $676.8M | +0.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $700.1M | +1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $668.2M | +2.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $647M | +4.7% |
KLC's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $665M last quarter, down 1.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -11% | -15 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3% | -9.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -40% | -48 points |
| Q4 2025 | -24% | -10 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.9% | -4.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.8% | -1.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.3% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | -14% | -22 points |
KLC's operating margin was −11% last quarter, down 15 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CELH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $127.7M | -60% |
| Q2 2026 | $205.5M | +479% |
| Q1 2026 | $65.8M | -32% |
| Q4 2025 | -$130M | -285% |
| Q3 2025 | $321.5M | +3599% |
| Q2 2025 | $35.5M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $96.4M | -26% |
| Q4 2024 | $70.3M | +16394% |
CELH has the edge over KLC on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
KLC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$26.4M | -142% |
| Q2 2026 | $45.4M | +6667% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1M | -99% |
| Q4 2025 | -$28.1M | +$50.5M |
| Q2 2025 | $671K | +$23.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $75.1M | +88% |
| Q4 2024 | -$78.6M | -$35.1M |
| Q2 2024 | -$22.9M | -126% |
KLC's free cash flow was −$8M over the past year, against $60M the year before.
CELH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -2.9M shares |
| 3 years | +7.4% | +17.6M shares |
| 5 years | +8.3% | +19.5M shares |
| Available history | +32% | +62.4M shares |
CELH has the edge over KLC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $300,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $1M |
| Q1 2026 | $8.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.5M |
| Q3 2025 | $448,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $879,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $603,000 |
CELH spent $13M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent the year before.
KLC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +64K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +449K shares |
| 3 years | +3.9% | +4.5M shares |
| 5 years | +3.9% | +4.5M shares |
| Available history | +3.9% | +4.5M shares |
KLC has 119M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
CELH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | -7.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.5x | Net Cash |
CELH has more cash than debt.
KLC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 7.6x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 8.4x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 10.2x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 9.4x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 5.7x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 8.5x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 14.8x | High |
KLC's net debt is about 7.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 9.4 years a year ago.
CELH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 56.8 | Neutral |
CELH's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 57 (neutral).
KLC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 36.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.9 | Oversold |
KLC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
CELH PE vs Consumer Defensive Sector
| Metric | CELH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 35x | 19x | 82% above |
| PE % | 11 | 18 | 7 pts below |
CELH is trading at 35x earnings, a 82% premium to the Consumer Defensive sector's median of 19x.
KLC PE vs Consumer Defensive Sector
KLC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CELH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.1 | 9.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $29.6 | 7.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $36.1 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $38.8 | 18% below |
| 200 week MA | $44.6 | 29% below |
CELH has stronger trend alignment. CELH is above 2 of 5 weekly averages versus KLC above 1 of 4.
KLC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.95 | 8.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.07 | 31% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.51 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.56 | 72% below |
KLC has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 72% below its 100-week average.
CELH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.58 | $14.7 | +832% |
| 2021 | $14.7 | $24.9 | +69% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $35.6 | +43% |
| 2023 | $35.6 | $54.5 | +53% |
| 2024 | $54.5 | $26.5 | -51% |
| 2025 | $26.5 | $45.6 | +72% |
| 2026 YTD | $45.6 | $31.9 | -30% |
CELH has the edge over KLC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
KLC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $28.4 | $17.8 | -37% |
| 2025 | $17.8 | $4.28 | -76% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.28 | $2.11 | -51% |
KLC has finished every year since 2024 lower, and it's down 51% so far in 2026.