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Noodles (NDLS) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Noodles (NDLS) has disclosed Gross Margin for 14 consecutive years, with 79.88% as the latest value for Q3 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2025, Gross Margin fell 46.0% year-over-year to 79.88%, compared with a TTM value of 79.34% through Sep 2025, down 2901.0%, and an annual FY2024 reading of 80.73%, down 108.0% over the prior year.
  • Gross Margin was 79.88% for Q3 2025 at Noodles, down from 80.69% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 83.22% in Q2 2021 and bottomed at 77.34% in Q4 2024.
  • Average Gross Margin over 5 years is 81.17%, with a median of 81.21% recorded in 2024.
  • Peak annual rise in Gross Margin hit 292bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -181bps in 2021.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 81.89% in 2021, then rose by 1bps to 82.45% in 2022, then fell by -1bps to 81.95% in 2023, then decreased by -6bps to 77.34% in 2024, then rose by 3bps to 79.88% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for NDLS at 79.88% in Q3 2025, 80.69% in Q3 2025, and 79.28% in Q2 2025.