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

Noodles (NDLS) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 14 consecutive years, with 7.17% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 1007.0% year-over-year to 7.17% in Q2 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Jun 2026 was 7.17% (up 1007.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.66%, down 376.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed climbed to 7.17% in Q2 2026 per NDLS's latest filing, from 13.72% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for NDLS reached as high as 0.41% in Q1 2022 and fell as low as 17.38% in Q3 2025.
• A 5-year average of 6.9% and a median of 6.29% in 2024 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2025 — Return on Capital Employed slumped 1176 bps — and 2026, when it jumped 1007 bps.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.56% in 2022, then surged by 114 bps to 0.37% in 2023, then tumbled by 3022 bps to 10.73% in 2024, then tumbled by 41 bps to 15.09% in 2025, then surged by 52 bps to 7.17% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 7.17%, 13.72%, and 15.09% for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.