NOODLES & Co
NDLSNasdaq
$11.11
↓ -3.4%Jul 17 close · end-of-day
Price
1Y↑ +58.9%
End-of-day closes; the latest point is the live 15-min-delayed price · split & dividend adjusted · chart by TradingView
Key statistics
Market Cap
$65.1M
Enterprise Value
$169.3M
P/E
—
P/S
0.1
P/B
—
EV/EBITDA
—
PEG
—
FCF Yield
-3.5%
Dividend Yield
—
Revenue (TTM)
$495.1M
Net Income (TTM)
-$36.9M
Free Cash Flow (TTM)
-$2.3M
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
-5.3%
Net Margin
-7.5%
ROE
76.9%
ROIC
-36.6%
Debt / Equity
-2.2
Net Cash
-$104.2M
Return 1Y
+56.0%
Company profile
Noodles & Company was founded in 1995 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado. As of December 28, 2021, the company operated 448 restaurants in 29 states.
- CEO
- David J. Boennighausen
- Sector
- Retail Trade
- Industry
- Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
- Employees
- 8,000
- Headquarters
- Colorado
- Website
- noodles.com
Management & directors
- Christina JosephCEO and President
- Hynes MichaelChief Financial Officer
- Kline CoreyEVP - Technology
- Lockhart Kathryn RaeChief Accounting Officer
Roles derived from SEC Form 4 filings.
Earnings
NDLS Q1 2026 Earnings
Period ends 2026-03-31
MetricActualYoY
Revenue$123.8M↓ -0.0%
Diluted EPS-$0.58↓ -63.3%
Actuals from SEC filings; YoY vs the year-ago quarter. Analyst estimates & surprise require a data feed (coming soon).
Financial statements
| Line item | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $393.7M | $475.2M | $509.5M | $503.4M | $493.3M | $495.1M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | -$20.0M | $5.8M | -$832,000.00 | -$5.0M | -$27.8M | -$31.6M |
| Net income | -$23.3M | $3.7M | -$3.3M | -$9.9M | -$36.2M | -$42.6M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.53 | $0.08 | -$0.07 | -$1.72 | -$6.37 | -$7.36 |
| Operating cash flow | $9.1M | $36.2M | $9.6M | $27.5M | $7.6M | $7.3M |
| Free cash flow | -$2.7M | $17.4M | -$24.3M | -$24.5M | -$21.2M | -$5.1M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | -5.1% | 1.2% | -0.2% | -1.0% | -5.6% | -6.4% |
| Net margin | -5.9% | 0.8% | -0.7% | -2.0% | -7.3% | -8.6% |
| Line item | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $127.4M | $122.8M | $121.8M | $123.8M | $126.4M | $122.1M | $122.8M | $123.8M |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | -$11.5M | -$4.8M | -$7.4M | -$6.4M | -$14.8M | -$6.3M | -$4.1M | -$812,000.00 |
| Net income | -$13.6M | -$6.8M | -$9.7M | -$9.1M | -$17.6M | -$9.2M | -$6.8M | -$3.4M |
| Diluted EPS | -$0.30 | -$0.15 | -$5.78 | -$1.58 | -$0.38 | -$0.20 | -$5.20 | -$0.58 |
| Operating cash flow | $4.7M | $5.8M | -$10.0M | $4.0M | -$852,000.00 | $5.2M | -$1.1M | $6.0M |
| Free cash flow | -$4.5M | -$1.3M | -$13.8M | $1.1M | -$4.3M | $1.4M | -$3.4M | $3.9M |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating margin | -9.0% | -3.9% | -6.0% | -5.2% | -11.7% | -5.2% | -3.3% | -0.7% |
| Net margin | -10.7% | -5.5% | -8.0% | -7.3% | -13.9% | -7.5% | -5.5% | -2.8% |
Company news
Jul 9, 2026
May 28, 2026
May 6, 2026
Analyst estimates
Coming soonConsensus revenue & EPS estimates and price targets will appear here once a forward-estimates data feed is connected.
Insider transactions
BoughtSoldMonthly insider $ volume · trailing 12 months
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-15 | Hynes Michael· Chief Financial Officer | Tax withholding | 853 | $12.59 | $10,739.27 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Kline Corey· EVP - Technology | Tax withholding | 416 | $12.59 | $5,237.44 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Lockhart Kathryn Rae· Chief Accounting Officer | Tax withholding | 416 | $12.59 | $5,237.44 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | MADSEN ANDREW H | Award | 7,103 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | JONES JEFFREY W | Award | 10,655 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Lockhart Kathryn Rae· Chief Accounting Officer | Award | 4,735 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Kline Corey· EVP - Technology | Award | 4,735 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Hynes Michael· Chief Financial Officer | Award | 12,628 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Christina Joseph· CEO and President | Award | 32,359 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Mill Road Capital III, L.P. | J | 7,103 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Taylor Shawn A | Award | 7,103 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Schreiber Elisa | Award | 7,103 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-05-15 | Peakes Britain | Award | 7,103 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2026-03-14 | Kline Corey· EVP - Technology | Tax withholding | 192 | $6.11 | $1,173.12 | filing |
| 2026-03-14 | Lockhart Kathryn Rae· Chief Accounting Officer | Tax withholding | 192 | $6.11 | $1,173.12 | filing |
| 2026-03-06 | MADSEN ANDREW H | Tax withholding | 2,111 | $5.99 | $12,644.89 | filing |
| 2026-02-24 | Christina Joseph· CEO and President | Tax withholding | 1,483 | $5.34 | $7,919.22 | filing |
| 2025-08-31 | Christina Joseph· CEO and President | Award | 250,000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | filing |
| 2025-07-24 | Hynes Michael· Chief Financial Officer | Tax withholding | 4,323 | $0.95 | $4,111.17 | filing |
Latest 19 transactions.
Fundamentals & filings from SEC EDGAR. Prices adjusted for splits & dividends. Not investment advice.