Noodles (NDLS) Operating Margin (2012 - 2026)
Noodles posted quarterly Operating Margin of 0.66% for Q1 2026, up 450.0% year-on-year from 0.12% in Q1 2025, and up 80.38% on a QoQ basis from 3.34% in Q4 2025.
Noodles (NDLS) has 15 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 0.66% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 450.0% year-over-year to 0.66%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 5.25% (up 81.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 6.38%, down 75.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.66%, up from 3.34% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 1.59% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 11.69% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 3.36% (2025), against an average of 3.34%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Operating Margin sank 882 bps; it then soared 450 bps in 2026.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 1.18% in 2022, then surged by 35 bps to 1.59% in 2023, then sank by 480 bps to 6.05% in 2024, then soared by 45 bps to 3.34% in 2025, then soared by 80 bps to 0.66% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 0.66% (Q1 2026), 3.34% (Q4 2025), and 5.18% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 8.69% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 31.28% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 12.86% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 26.77% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 12.15% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 13.67% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 8.96% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 20.02% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 1.02% |
| 10 | Noodles | 73.79 Mn | 72.35 Mn | 98.07 Mn | -0.66% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 30, 2021 | -1.25% |
| Dec 29, 2020 | -3.15% |
| Sep 29, 2020 | 0.68% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -15.63% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -4.84% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.22% |
| Oct 1, 2019 | 4.26% |
| Jul 2, 2019 | 1.03% |
| Apr 2, 2019 | -0.99% |
| Jan 1, 2019 | 0.84% |
| Oct 2, 2018 | 1.83% |
| Jul 3, 2018 | -3.55% |
| Apr 3, 2018 | -2.42% |
| Jan 2, 2018 | 0.08% |
| Oct 3, 2017 | -6.55% |
| Jul 4, 2017 | -0.72% |
| Apr 4, 2017 | -21.97% |
| Jan 3, 2017 | -34.25% |
| Sep 27, 2016 | -7.39% |
| Jun 28, 2016 | -9.32% |
| Mar 29, 2016 | -2.49% |
| Dec 29, 2015 | -5.52% |
| Sep 29, 2015 | -13.04% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.35% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | -4.08% |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 5.04% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -13.04% |
| Jul 1, 2014 | 4.35% |
| Apr 1, 2014 | -4.08% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 5.64% |
| Oct 1, 2013 | 4.75% |
| Jul 2, 2013 | 5.97% |
| Apr 2, 2013 | 2.74% |
| Jan 1, 2013 | 4.32% |
| Oct 2, 2012 | 5.19% |
| Jul 3, 2012 | 6.89% |