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Noodles (NDLS) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Noodles (NDLS) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 13 consecutive years, with 0.16% as the latest value for Q3 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2025, Return on Capital Employed fell 9.0% year-over-year to 0.16%, compared with a TTM value of 0.16% through Sep 2025, down 9.0%, and an annual FY2024 reading of 0.1%, down 8.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.16% for Q3 2025 at Noodles, down from 0.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.02% in Q3 2021 and bottomed at 0.16% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.04%, with a median of 0.01% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed increased 9bps in 2021, then fell -10bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.02% in 2021, then tumbled by -217bps to 0.03% in 2022, then skyrocketed by 119bps to 0.0% in 2023, then tumbled by -2364bps to 0.11% in 2024, then tumbled by -50bps to 0.16% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for NDLS at 0.16% in Q3 2025, 0.14% in Q3 2025, and 0.12% in Q2 2025.