Noodles (NDLS) Gross Margin (2012 - 2026)

Noodles has reported Gross Margin for 15 years, with the latest figure at 79.23% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 5.0% year-over-year to 79.23%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 80.02% (down 37.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 80.03%, down 71.0% from the prior year.
• Gross Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 79.23%, down from 80.25% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Gross Margin was 82.61% in Q2 2022, with the low at 79.23% in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 80.91% across 5 years, with a median of 80.69% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Gross Margin soared 38 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 201 bps.
• Noodles' Gross Margin stood at 82.45% in 2022, then dropped by 0 bps to 82.36% in 2023, then dropped by 2 bps to 80.69% in 2024, then retreated by 1 bps to 80.25% in 2025, then fell by 1 bps to 79.23% in 2026.
• The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 79.23% (Q1 2026), 80.25% (Q4 2025), and 79.88% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.