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Noodles (NDLS) Gross Margin (2012 - 2026)

Noodles posted quarterly Gross Margin of 79.23% for Q1 2026, down 5.0% year-on-year from 83.4% in Q1 2025, and down 1.27% on a QoQ basis from 80.25% in Q4 2025.

Noodles (NDLS) has 15 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported 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.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 82.61% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 79.23% in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 80.69% (2024), against an average of 80.91%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Gross Margin soared 38 bps; it then plunged 201 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 82.45% in 2022, then declined by 0 bps to 82.36% in 2023, then declined by 2 bps to 80.69% in 2024, then decreased by 1 bps to 80.25% in 2025, then retreated 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Starbucks 110.27 Bn 108.58 Bn 9.40 Bn 98.63%
2 Yum Brands 40.90 Bn 40.21 Bn 1.38 Bn 67.12%
3 Chipotle Mexican Grill 39.62 Bn 38.75 Bn 2.61 Bn 84.44%
4 Restaurant Brands International 25.25 Bn 25.79 Bn 2.14 Bn 94.61%
5 Darden Restaurants 23.41 Bn 23.17 Bn 3.31 Bn 98.82%
6 Yum China Holdings 15.07 Bn 13.64 Bn 3.24 Bn 99.05%
7 Texas Roadhouse 11.59 Bn 11.39 Bn 1.40 Bn 86.00%
8 Dominos Pizza 10.51 Bn 10.27 Bn 464.51 Mn 40.37%
9 Cava 8.67 Bn 8.28 Bn 797.57 Mn 290.04%
10 Noodles 73.79 Mn 72.35 Mn 98.07 Mn 79.23%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 79.23%
Dec 30, 2025 80.25%
Sep 30, 2025 79.88%
Jul 1, 2025 80.69%
Apr 1, 2025 79.28%
Dec 31, 2024 80.69%
Oct 1, 2024 80.35%
Jul 2, 2024 81.21%
Apr 2, 2024 80.67%
Jan 2, 2024 81.45%
Oct 3, 2023 82.36%
Jul 4, 2023 81.95%
Apr 4, 2023 80.96%
Sep 27, 2022 82.45%
Jun 28, 2022 82.61%
Mar 29, 2022 80.57%
Dec 28, 2021 81.89%
Sep 28, 2021 82.79%
Jun 29, 2021 83.22%
Mar 30, 2021 81.56%
Dec 29, 2020 81.95%
Sep 29, 2020 81.71%
Jun 30, 2020 80.30%
Mar 31, 2020 83.37%
Dec 31, 2019 85.77%
Oct 1, 2019 85.49%
Jul 2, 2019 85.97%
Apr 2, 2019 85.05%
Jan 1, 2019 123.03%
Oct 2, 2018 86.10%
Jul 3, 2018 85.63%
Apr 3, 2018 84.71%
Oct 3, 2017 86.16%
Jul 4, 2017 85.64%
Apr 4, 2017 72.51%
Jan 3, 2017 72.82%
Sep 27, 2016 84.94%
Jun 28, 2016 73.51%
Mar 29, 2016 73.52%
Dec 29, 2015 72.82%
Sep 29, 2015 85.51%
Jun 30, 2015 74.08%
Mar 31, 2015 86.08%
Dec 30, 2014 87.47%
Sep 30, 2014 75.83%
Jul 1, 2014 89.38%
Apr 1, 2014 77.45%
Dec 31, 2013 35.57%
Oct 1, 2013 89.35%
Jul 2, 2013 76.78%
Apr 2, 2013 76.21%
Oct 2, 2012 73.74%
Jul 3, 2012 73.58%