Noodles (NDLS) Net Margin (2012 - 2026)
Noodles posted quarterly Net Margin of 2.76% for Q1 2026, up 456.0% year-on-year from 0.5% in Q1 2025, and up 50.22% on a QoQ basis from 5.55% in Q4 2025.
Noodles (NDLS) has 15 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 2.76% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Margin rose 456.0% year-over-year to 2.76%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 7.46% (up 44.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 8.6%, down 126.0% from the prior year.
- Net Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 2.76%, up from 5.55% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 1.03% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 13.88% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Net Margin is 5.28% (2024), against an average of 4.85%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Net Margin slumped 966 bps; it then surged 456 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 0.61% in 2022, then decreased by 11 bps to 0.55% in 2023, then slumped by 1554 bps to 7.96% in 2024, then soared by 30 bps to 5.55% in 2025, then jumped by 50 bps to 2.76% in 2026.
- The last three Net Margin figures came in at 2.76% (Q1 2026), 5.55% (Q4 2025), and 7.5% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 5.36% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 20.98% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 9.81% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 14.93% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | -0.11% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 10.06% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 7.56% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 12.15% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 1.79% |
| 10 | Noodles | 73.79 Mn | 72.35 Mn | 98.07 Mn | -2.76% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.76% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | -5.55% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.50% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | -13.88% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | -7.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -7.96% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | -5.50% |
| Jul 2, 2024 | -10.70% |
| Apr 2, 2024 | -5.06% |
| Jan 2, 2024 | -4.27% |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 0.55% |
| Jul 4, 2023 | -1.04% |
| Apr 4, 2023 | -2.47% |
| Sep 27, 2022 | 0.61% |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 1.03% |
| Mar 29, 2022 | -5.71% |
| Dec 28, 2021 | -4.13% |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 3.75% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 4.52% |
| Mar 30, 2021 | -1.80% |
| Dec 29, 2020 | -3.56% |
| Sep 29, 2020 | -0.12% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -16.81% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -5.81% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.88% |
| Oct 1, 2019 | 3.59% |
| Jul 2, 2019 | 0.36% |
| Apr 2, 2019 | -1.68% |
| Jan 1, 2019 | 25.23% |
| Oct 2, 2018 | 0.90% |
| Jul 3, 2018 | -5.06% |
| Apr 3, 2018 | -3.23% |
| Jan 2, 2018 | -0.43% |
| Oct 3, 2017 | -7.30% |
| Jul 4, 2017 | -7.82% |
| Apr 4, 2017 | -23.83% |
| Jan 3, 2017 | -35.07% |
| Sep 27, 2016 | -8.02% |
| Jun 28, 2016 | -11.60% |
| Mar 29, 2016 | -2.08% |
| Dec 29, 2015 | -3.63% |
| Sep 29, 2015 | -8.37% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 2.66% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -2.60% |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 3.26% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 2.51% |
| Jul 1, 2014 | 3.06% |
| Apr 1, 2014 | 1.35% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 2.63% |
| Oct 1, 2013 | 3.07% |
| Jul 2, 2013 | 0.07% |
| Apr 2, 2013 | 1.03% |
| Jan 1, 2013 | 4.32% |
| Oct 2, 2012 | 0.17% |
| Jul 3, 2012 | 2.89% |