Consumer Cyclical
Noodles & Company(NDLS)
Live Price
Offline$14.27
+0.21% today
1Y Change
+127.30%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $70.00M
- Revenue Growth
- +0.4%
- EPS Growth
- -15.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 244 bars Β· Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Noodles & Company (NDLS) is a Consumer Cyclical stock with a market cap of $70.00M and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $14.27 and up 127.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 β Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.4%, EPS growth of -15.0%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.4%, EPS -15.0%, free cash flow +75.9% with operating margin -1.0% and ROIC -2.2%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines NDLS price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Cyclical peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
+0.4% vs +7.5% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-1.0% vs +8.4% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +0.4% and EPS is at -15.0%, with operating margin around -1.0%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +23.5% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 3 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS Ξ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | β | +6.0% | +12.5% | +15.5% |
2026 Mar 25, 2026 | +40.3% | +55.6% | +46.0% | +63.0% |
2025 Nov 5, 2025 | -11.1% | +13.6% | +12.1% | +42.4% |
Benchmark Edge
NDLS vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
NDLS
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NDLS Max Drawdown
-55.68%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
β
Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NDLS and SPY.
Company Overview
Noodles & Company
NASDAQ Global Select
Noodles & Company, a restaurant concept company, develops and operates fast-casual restaurants. It offers cooked-to-order dishes, including noodles and pasta, soups, salads, and appetizers. As of December 28, 2021, the company operated 448 restaurants in 29 states, which included 372 company locations and 76 franchise locations. Noodles & Company was founded in 1995 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado.
- Leadership
- Joseph D. Christina
- IPO Date
- Jun 28, 2013
- Employees
- 7.3k
- Street Address
- 520 Zang Street
- Mailing
- Broomfield, CO, 80021
- Region
- Broomfield, CO, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 720 214 1900
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- β
- EV/EBITDA
- 15.6
- Price/Sales
- 0.2
- Price/Book
- β
Growth
- Revenue
- +0.4%
- EPS
- -15.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- +75.9%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 8.9%
- Operating Margin
- -1.0%
- Net Margin
- -8.6%
- ROE
- 132.1%
- ROIC
- -2.2%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- β
- Current Ratio
- 0.31
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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