Noodles (NDLS) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026)

Noodles' (NDLS) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.44 in Q2 2026, up 8.86% YoY from 0.41 in Q2 2025, and up 3.29% on a QoQ basis from 0.43 in Q1 2026.

Noodles (NDLS) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Noodles (NDLS) has 14 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.44 in Q2 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 8.86% year-over-year to 0.44 in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 0.44 (up 8.86% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.42, up 33.96% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio advanced to 0.44 in Q2 2026, from 0.43 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.44 in Q2 2026 to a low of 0.09 in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.26 and a median of 0.26 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio dropped 11.08% — and 2023, when it surged 118.16%.
  • Tracing NDLS's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.11 in 2022, then surged by 64.9% to 0.17 in 2023, then surged by 78.72% to 0.31 in 2024, then soared by 33.96% to 0.42 in 2025, then increased by 6.53% to 0.44 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.44 (Q2 2026), 0.43 (Q1 2026), and 0.42 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Mcdonalds 193.05 Bn 192.23 Bn 6.42 Bn 0.67
2 Starbucks 122.77 Bn 119.16 Bn 6.49 Bn 0.52
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 42.40 Bn 41.73 Bn 2.35 Bn -
4 Yum Brands 40.42 Bn 39.75 Bn 1.47 Bn 1.41
5 Restaurant Brands International 27.11 Bn 27.59 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.53
6 Darden Restaurants 25.70 Bn 25.48 Bn 3.68 Bn 0.18
7 Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership 17.24 Bn 16.18 Bn 1.89 Bn 0.53
8 Yum China Holdings 16.42 Bn 15.74 Bn 2.22 Bn 0.01
9 Texas Roadhouse 13.58 Bn 13.40 Bn 1.44 Bn 0.01
10 Noodles 106.92 Mn 105.62 Mn 101.67 Mn 0.44

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.44
Mar 31, 2026 0.43
Dec 30, 2025 0.42
Sep 30, 2025 0.39
Jul 1, 2025 0.41
Apr 1, 2025 0.38
Dec 31, 2024 0.31
Oct 1, 2024 0.27
Jul 2, 2024 0.26
Apr 2, 2024 0.25
Jan 2, 2024 0.22
Oct 3, 2023 0.17
Jul 4, 2023 0.18
Apr 4, 2023 0.15
Jan 3, 2023 0.13
Sep 27, 2022 0.11
Jun 28, 2022 0.09
Mar 29, 2022 0.10
Dec 28, 2021 0.06
Sep 28, 2021 0.06