Noodles (NDLS) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)
Noodles' (NDLS) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 1.21% in Q2 2026, up 1048.0% YoY from 0.11% in Q2 2025, and down 84.8% on a QoQ basis from 0.66% in Q1 2026.
Noodles (NDLS) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Noodles (NDLS) has 15 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 1.21% in Q2 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 1048.0% year-over-year to 1.21% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 2.58% (up 416.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 6.38%, down 75.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 1.21% in Q2 2026, from 0.66% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 1.59% in Q4 2023 to a low of 11.69% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 3.21% and a median of 3.34% in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Operating Margin tumbled 882 bps — and 2026, when it soared 1048 bps.
- Tracing NDLS's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 1.18% in 2022, then jumped by 35 bps to 1.59% in 2023, then slumped by 480 bps to 6.05% in 2024, then surged by 45 bps to 3.34% in 2025, then jumped by 64 bps to 1.21% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 1.21% (Q2 2026), 0.66% (Q1 2026), and 3.34% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 193.05 Bn | 192.23 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 47.02% |
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| 4 | Yum Brands | 40.42 Bn | 39.75 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 30.20% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 27.11 Bn | 27.59 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 28.41% |
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| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.24 Bn | 16.18 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 28.41% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 16.42 Bn | 15.74 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 11.09% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 13.58 Bn | 13.40 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 8.50% |
| 10 | Noodles | 106.92 Mn | 105.62 Mn | 101.67 Mn | -1.21% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.66% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | -3.34% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.18% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | -11.69% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | -5.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -6.05% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | -3.91% |
| Jul 2, 2024 | -9.04% |
| Apr 2, 2024 | -3.37% |
| Jan 2, 2024 | -1.81% |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 1.59% |
| Jul 4, 2023 | -0.22% |
| Apr 4, 2023 | -1.77% |
| Sep 27, 2022 | 1.18% |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 1.43% |
| Mar 29, 2022 | -5.40% |
| Dec 28, 2021 | -3.79% |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 4.25% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 4.94% |