Noodles (NDLS) Return on Invested Capital (2013 - 2026)
Noodles posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 3.0% year-on-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 25.73% on a QoQ basis from 0.01% in Q4 2025.
Noodles (NDLS) has 14 years of Return on Invested Capital data on file, last reported at 0.01% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (down 3.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.01%, up 4.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.01%, down from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.3% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.03% in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.0% (2023), against an average of 0.02%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Invested Capital advanced 30 bps; it then fell 29 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.0% in 2022, then soared by 116 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 96423 bps to 0.3% in 2024, then tumbled by 98 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then fell by 26 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Invested Capital figures came in at 0.01% (Q1 2026), 0.01% (Q4 2025), and 0.01% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starbucks | 110.27 Bn | 108.58 Bn | 9.40 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Yum Brands | 40.90 Bn | 40.21 Bn | 1.38 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 39.62 Bn | 38.75 Bn | 2.61 Bn | 0.01% |
| 4 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.25 Bn | 25.79 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Darden Restaurants | 23.41 Bn | 23.17 Bn | 3.31 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Yum China Holdings | 15.07 Bn | 13.64 Bn | 3.24 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Texas Roadhouse | 11.59 Bn | 11.39 Bn | 1.40 Bn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Dominos Pizza | 10.51 Bn | 10.27 Bn | 464.51 Mn | 0.07% |
| 9 | Cava | 8.67 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 797.57 Mn | 0.00% |
| 10 | Noodles | 73.79 Mn | 72.35 Mn | 98.07 Mn | 0.01% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.01% |
| Dec 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.30% |
| Oct 1, 2024 | -0.03% |
| Jul 2, 2024 | -0.01% |
| Apr 2, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 27, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 28, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Dec 28, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Jun 29, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Mar 30, 2021 | -0.01% |
| Dec 29, 2020 | -0.01% |
| Sep 29, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Oct 1, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Jul 2, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Apr 2, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Jan 1, 2019 | 0.00% |
| Oct 2, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Jul 3, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Apr 3, 2018 | 0.00% |
| Oct 3, 2017 | -0.02% |
| Jul 4, 2017 | -0.02% |
| Apr 4, 2017 | -0.01% |
| Jan 3, 2017 | -0.01% |
| Sep 27, 2016 | 0.00% |
| Dec 29, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Sep 29, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.00% |
| Dec 30, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Jul 1, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Apr 1, 2014 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.00% |
| Oct 1, 2013 | 0.00% |