Noodles (NDLS) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026)
Noodles posted quarterly FCF Margin of 3.18% for Q1 2026, up 228.0% year-on-year from 0.97% in Q1 2025, and up 214.47% on a QoQ basis from 2.78% in Q4 2025.
Noodles (NDLS) has 14 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 3.18% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 228.0% year-over-year to 3.18%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.46% (up 326.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 1.03%, up 327.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 3.18%, up from 2.78% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 3.18% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 12.86% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 2.66% (2023), against an average of 2.95%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when FCF Margin tumbled 1381 bps; it then jumped 1031 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 3.13% in 2022, then gained by 19 bps to 2.55% in 2023, then sank by 344 bps to 11.31% in 2024, then surged by 75 bps to 2.78% in 2025, then soared by 214 bps to 3.18% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 3.18% (Q1 2026), 2.78% (Q4 2025), and 1.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 0.96% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 16.56% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 15.25% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 7.46% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 13.51% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 12.41% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 10.96% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 12.77% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 1.04% |
| 10 | Noodles | 73.79 Mn | 72.35 Mn | 98.07 Mn | 3.18% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.18% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | -2.78% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.18% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | -3.36% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 0.90% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -11.31% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | -1.08% |
| Jul 2, 2024 | -3.50% |
| Apr 2, 2024 | -1.35% |
| Jan 2, 2024 | -7.53% |
| Apr 4, 2023 | -2.55% |
| Sep 27, 2022 | -3.13% |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 2.89% |
| Mar 29, 2022 | -12.86% |
| Dec 28, 2021 | 0.40% |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 0.93% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 11.72% |
| Mar 30, 2021 | 0.95% |
| Dec 29, 2020 | -1.01% |
| Sep 29, 2020 | -1.39% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 5.58% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -4.56% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.94% |
| Oct 1, 2019 | 1.43% |
| Jul 2, 2019 | 4.03% |
| Apr 2, 2019 | -3.68% |
| Jan 1, 2019 | 13.61% |
| Apr 3, 2018 | -5.26% |
| Oct 3, 2017 | -3.46% |
| Jul 4, 2017 | -5.11% |
| Apr 4, 2017 | -12.58% |
| Jan 3, 2017 | -0.68% |
| Sep 27, 2016 | -4.88% |
| Jun 28, 2016 | -4.20% |
| Mar 29, 2016 | -5.83% |
| Dec 29, 2015 | -6.71% |
| Sep 29, 2015 | 1.26% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -2.38% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.35% |
| Dec 30, 2014 | -4.45% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 2.44% |
| Jul 1, 2014 | -3.55% |
| Apr 1, 2014 | -1.18% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -3.79% |
| Oct 1, 2013 | -1.32% |
| Jul 2, 2013 | -0.55% |
| Apr 2, 2013 | -6.01% |