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Noodles (NDLS) Cash from Investing Activities (2013 - 2026)

Noodles posted quarterly Cash from Investing Activities of -$2.1 million for Q1 2026, up 28.82% year-on-year from -$1.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 11.24% on a QoQ basis from -$2.3 million in Q4 2025.

Noodles (NDLS) has 14 years of Cash from Investing Activities data on file, last reported at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities rose 28.82% year-over-year to -$2.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$11.6 million (up 44.94% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$12.4 million, up 53.6% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.1 million, up from -$2.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Investing Activities topped out at -$2.1 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$30.8 million in Q1 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Investing Activities is -$6.3 million (2022), against an average of -$7.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Cash from Investing Activities slumped 150.09%; it then soared 87.7% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Investing Activities shows it stood at -$5.8 million in 2022, then tumbled by 79.16% to -$10.4 million in 2023, then jumped by 63.65% to -$3.8 million in 2024, then jumped by 38.31% to -$2.3 million in 2025, then climbed by 11.24% to -$2.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Investing Activities 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) Cash from Investing Activities (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn -330.40 Mn
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn -80.00 Mn
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn -8.07 Mn
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn -33.00 Mn
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn -159.20 Mn
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn -233.00 Mn
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn -146.75 Mn
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn -8.07 Mn
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn -44.23 Mn
10 Noodles 73.79 Mn 72.35 Mn 98.07 Mn -2.08 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 -7.13 Mn
Jul 2, 2024 -7.13 Mn
Apr 2, 2024 -8.65 Mn
Apr 2, 2024 -8.65 Mn
Jan 2, 2024 -30.83 Mn
Jan 2, 2024 -30.83 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 -6.84 Mn
Mar 29, 2022 -6.84 Mn
Dec 28, 2021 -5.81 Mn
Dec 28, 2021 -5.81 Mn
Sep 28, 2021 -5.08 Mn
Sep 28, 2021 -5.08 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 -1.06 Mn
Dec 29, 2020 -1.06 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 -3.70 Mn
Jul 2, 2019 -3.70 Mn
Apr 2, 2019 -5.55 Mn
Apr 2, 2019 -5.55 Mn
Jan 1, 2019 3.63 Mn
Jan 1, 2019 3.63 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 -9.47 Mn
Jan 3, 2017 -9.47 Mn
Sep 27, 2016 -9.27 Mn
Sep 27, 2016 -9.27 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 -12.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 -12.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -9.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 -9.78 Mn
Dec 30, 2014 -18.49 Mn
Dec 30, 2014 -18.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -29.11 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 -29.11 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