Noodles (NDLS) Capital Expenditures (2013 - 2026)
Noodles posted quarterly Capital Expenditures of $2.1 million for Q1 2026, down 28.82% year-on-year from $2.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 11.24% on a QoQ basis from $2.3 million in Q4 2025.
Noodles (NDLS) has 14 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $2.1 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 28.82% year-over-year to $2.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $11.6 million (down 49.85% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $12.4 million, down 56.91% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $2.1 million, down from $2.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $29.5 million in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $2.1 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $6.5 million (2022), against an average of $7.6 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Capital Expenditures surged 207.79%; it then tumbled 87.14% in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $5.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 79.16% to $10.4 million in 2023, then plunged by 63.65% to $3.8 million in 2024, then sank by 38.31% to $2.3 million in 2025, then declined by 11.24% to $2.1 million in 2026.
- The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $2.1 million (Q1 2026), $2.3 million (Q4 2025), and $3.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 272.70 Mn |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 75.00 Mn |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 180.33 Mn |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 58.00 Mn |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 165.90 Mn |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 144.00 Mn |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 80.17 Mn |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 15.04 Mn |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 37.44 Mn |
| 10 | Noodles | 73.79 Mn | 72.35 Mn | 98.07 Mn | 2.08 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.08 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 2.34 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 2.34 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.74 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.74 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 3.40 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 3.40 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 2.92 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 2.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.79 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 7.15 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2024 | 7.15 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 9.18 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 9.18 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 8.65 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 8.65 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 29.49 Mn |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 29.49 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 10.44 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 10.44 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2022 | 5.83 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2022 | 5.83 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 8.31 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 8.31 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 8.41 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 8.41 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2021 | 5.81 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2021 | 5.81 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 5.49 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 5.49 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 4.74 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 4.74 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2021 | 2.73 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2021 | 2.73 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2020 | 1.90 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2020 | 1.90 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2020 | 3.08 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2020 | 3.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.89 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 3.92 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.62 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 3.62 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2019 | 5.57 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2019 | 5.57 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2019 | 4.05 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2019 | 4.05 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2019 | 4.16 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2019 | 4.16 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2019 | -3.13 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2019 | -3.13 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2018 | 4.81 Mn |
| Apr 3, 2018 | 4.81 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2017 | 5.26 Mn |
| Oct 3, 2017 | 5.26 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2017 | 5.61 Mn |
| Jul 4, 2017 | 5.61 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2017 | 6.60 Mn |
| Apr 4, 2017 | 6.60 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2017 | 9.55 Mn |
| Jan 3, 2017 | 9.55 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2016 | 9.77 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2016 | 9.77 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2016 | 11.70 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2016 | 11.70 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2016 | 12.32 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2016 | 12.32 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2015 | 14.48 Mn |
| Dec 29, 2015 | 14.48 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2015 | 13.76 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2015 | 13.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 12.08 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 12.08 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 9.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 9.78 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 16.41 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 16.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 15.48 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 15.48 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2014 | 12.95 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2014 | 12.95 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2014 | 11.51 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2014 | 11.51 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 14.64 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 14.64 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2013 | 14.14 Mn |
| Oct 1, 2013 | 14.14 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2013 | 12.31 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2013 | 12.31 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2013 | 13.34 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2013 | 13.34 Mn |