Noodles (NDLS) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026)
Noodles' (NDLS) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 7.17% in Q2 2026, up 1007.0% YoY from 0.65% in Q2 2025, and up 47.7% on a QoQ basis from 13.72% in Q1 2026.
Noodles (NDLS) Return on Capital Employed (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Noodles (NDLS) has 14 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 7.17% 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 rose to 7.17% in Q2 2026, from 13.72% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 0.41% in Q1 2022 to a low of 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 tumbled 1176 bps — and 2026, when it soared 1007 bps.
- Tracing NDLS's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: 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 surged by 52 bps to 7.17% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 7.17% (Q2 2026), 13.72% (Q1 2026), and 15.09% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | Noodles | 106.92 Mn | 105.62 Mn | 101.67 Mn | -7.17% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -7.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -13.72% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | -15.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -17.38% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | -17.24% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | -13.48% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -10.73% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | -9.17% |
| Jul 2, 2024 | -6.29% |
| Apr 2, 2024 | -1.72% |
| Jan 2, 2024 | -0.94% |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 0.37% |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 0.31% |
| Apr 4, 2023 | -1.76% |
| Sep 27, 2022 | -2.56% |
| Jun 28, 2022 | -1.20% |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 0.41% |
| Dec 28, 2021 | 2.18% |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 2.39% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 0.78% |