Noodles (NDLS) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)

Noodles has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 years, with the latest figure at 13.72% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 24.0% year-over-year to 13.72%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.72% (down 24.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 13.66%, down 376.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 13.72%, up from 15.09% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.41% in Q1 2022, with the low at 16.06% in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.72% across 5 years, with a median of 4.42% in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 620 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 1176 bps.
• Noodles' Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.56% in 2022, then surged by 114 bps to 0.37% in 2023, then slumped by 3022 bps to 10.73% in 2024, then slumped by 41 bps to 15.09% in 2025, then gained by 9 bps to 13.72% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.72% (Q1 2026), 15.09% (Q4 2025), and 16.06% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.