Noodles (NDLS) EBT Margin (2012 - 2026)
Noodles posted quarterly EBT Margin of 2.75% for Q1 2026, up 454.0% year-on-year from 0.5% in Q1 2025, and up 50.21% on a QoQ basis from 5.53% in Q4 2025.
Noodles (NDLS) has 15 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 2.75% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 454.0% year-over-year to 2.75%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.45% (up 44.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.59%, down 125.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.75%, up from 5.53% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 1.06% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 13.87% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 5.27% (2024), against an average of 4.84%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EBT Margin slumped 955 bps; it then surged 454 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 0.61% in 2022, then grew by 8 bps to 0.66% in 2023, then slumped by 1299 bps to 7.95% in 2024, then jumped by 30 bps to 5.53% in 2025, then surged by 50 bps to 2.75% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 2.75% (Q1 2026), 5.53% (Q4 2025), and 7.49% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 7.64% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 25.06% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 13.14% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 21.33% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 10.67% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 13.82% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 9.00% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 15.70% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 2.21% |
| 10 | Noodles | 73.79 Mn | 72.35 Mn | 98.07 Mn | -2.75% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.75% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | -5.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.49% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | -13.87% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | -7.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.95% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | -5.61% |
| Jul 2, 2024 | -10.61% |
| Apr 2, 2024 | -5.00% |
| Jan 2, 2024 | -4.22% |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 0.66% |
| Jul 4, 2023 | -1.07% |
| Apr 4, 2023 | -2.53% |
| Sep 27, 2022 | 0.61% |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 1.06% |
| Mar 29, 2022 | -5.79% |
| Dec 28, 2021 | -4.11% |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 3.78% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 4.55% |
| Mar 30, 2021 | -1.81% |
| Dec 29, 2020 | -3.55% |
| Sep 29, 2020 | -0.09% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -16.77% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -5.80% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -1.00% |
| Oct 1, 2019 | 3.64% |
| Jul 2, 2019 | 0.36% |
| Apr 2, 2019 | -1.68% |
| Jan 1, 2019 | 24.80% |
| Oct 2, 2018 | 0.89% |
| Jul 3, 2018 | -5.06% |
| Apr 3, 2018 | -3.45% |
| Jan 2, 2018 | 0.08% |
| Oct 3, 2017 | -7.33% |
| Jul 4, 2017 | -1.54% |
| Apr 4, 2017 | -22.84% |
| Jan 3, 2017 | -34.98% |
| Sep 27, 2016 | -7.99% |
| Jun 28, 2016 | -9.81% |
| Mar 29, 2016 | -3.04% |
| Dec 29, 2015 | -6.04% |
| Sep 29, 2015 | -13.38% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.18% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -4.30% |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 4.86% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 4.20% |
| Jul 1, 2014 | 5.12% |
| Apr 1, 2014 | 2.30% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 4.97% |
| Oct 1, 2013 | 5.13% |
| Jul 2, 2013 | -0.08% |
| Apr 2, 2013 | 1.70% |
| Jan 1, 2013 | 4.32% |
| Oct 2, 2012 | 0.31% |
| Jul 3, 2012 | 4.91% |