Noodles & Company (NDLS)Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Broomfield, United States | NasdaqGS
9.16 USD
+0.62
(7.260%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 9.16 -0.05 (-0.050%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EDT
Noodles & Company (NDLS) is a value trap in distress. Despite recent sales recoveries and a reverse stock split to clean up the balance sheet, the fundamentals are shattered. The company is in bankruptcy reorganization with a massive debt load ($269M), negative earnings, and a depleted balance sheet (negative book value). The 1-for-8 reverse split confirms the management's desperation to avoid delisting rather than celebrating growth. Until the debt restructuring is complete and profitability is proven sustained over multiple quarters, this is pure speculation; avoid the stock entirely. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.202904 |
| AutoETS | 0.202910 |
| MSTL | 0.204687 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.211647 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 75% |
| H-stat | 1.13 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.420 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.91 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Revenue per Share | 85.548 |
| Market Cap | 53,936,120 |
| Forward P/E | 16.96 |
| Beta | 1.19 |
| Profit Margins | -8.60% |
| Website | https://www.noodles.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 11:59 p.m. EDT: Options flow reveals a heavy asymmetric positioning towards downside protection. For the 2026-05-15 expiry (nearest listed), there is volume of 200 contracts in OTM puts struck at 2.5, representing 100% of the put volume. In contrast, calls show minimal activity (31 volume total), heavily skewed to deep ITM at 1.0. This 'iron condor' style positioning suggests speculators are writing deep OTM puts to collect premium while hedging moderate downside moves, indicating a bearish sentiment on any drop from current levels.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.30113637 |
| Address1 | 520 Zang Street |
| Address2 | Suite D |
| All Time High | 415.76 |
| All Time Low | 3.57 |
| Ask | 11.17 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 43,060 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 81,652 |
| Average Volume | 81,652 |
| Average Volume10Days | 43,060 |
| Beta | 1.192 |
| Bid | 6.52 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | -7.741 |
| City | Broomfield |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 2 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 9.16 |
| Current Ratio | 0.305 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 9.3 |
| Day Low | 8.64 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 21,720,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.043870002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 14.803 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.649 |
| Enterprise Value | 321,525,120 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.72 |
| Eps Forward | 0.54 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -7.36 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.4746 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 2.6854 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.41475922 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 30.113638 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 10.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.84000015 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.084000014 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.57 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.59 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.5658264 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.57 - 10.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,372,426,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 3,159,326 |
| Forward Eps | 0.54 |
| Forward P E | 16.962961 |
| Free Cashflow | 11,854,750 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 6,500 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.14357 |
| Gross Profits | 71,082,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.1432 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.50816 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 5,888,223 |
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Industry Disp | Restaurants |
| Industry Key | restaurants |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,052,800 |
| Last Split Date | 1,771,372,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:8 |
| Long Business Summary | Noodles & Company, a restaurant concept company, develops and operates fast-casual restaurants in the United States. The company offers cooked-to-order dishes, including noodles and pasta, soups, salads, and appetizers. It also operates company owned and franchise operated locations. Noodles & Company was founded in 1995 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Noodles & Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 53,936,120 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_8101881 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,052,800 |
| Net Income To Common | -42,568,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,588,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 54,230,533 |
| Open | 8.69 |
| Operating Cashflow | 7,284,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.01248 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 720 214 1900 |
| Post Market Change | -0.05000019 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.54289025 |
| Post Market Price | 9.16 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,456,605 |
| Previous Close | 8.54 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -12.722221 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -1.1833096 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.10894227 |
| Profit Margins | -0.08598 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.091 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.6199999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 7.2599516 |
| Regular Market Day High | 9.3 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 8.64 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 8.64 - 9.3 |
| Regular Market Open | 8.69 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 8.54 |
| Regular Market Price | 9.16 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 33,673 |
| Return On Assets | -0.011360001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.008 |
| Revenue Per Share | 85.548 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 5,888,223 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.045500003 |
| Shares Short | 267,924 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 318,969 |
| Short Name | Noodles & Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0468 |
| Short Ratio | 1.97 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | NDLS |
| Total Cash | 1,265,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.215 |
| Total Debt | 268,854,016 |
| Total Revenue | 495,088,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -7.36 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 6.10465 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.0553498 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.5004955 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 33,673 |
| Website | https://www.noodles.com |
| Zip | 80,021 |