Noodles & Company (NDLS)Consumer Cyclical | Restaurants | Broomfield, United States | NasdaqGS
12.58 USD
+0.05
(0.399%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.58 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:43 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Noodles & Company is currently broken by a catastrophic multi-year decline. Despite recent headlines celebrating a temporary rebound and a reverse stock split, the underlying business has suffered four consecutive years of negative annual returns, erasing over 90% of its value since 2016. This is not a classic value trap where the price is low due to temporary issues; the fundamentals—negative earnings, negative book value, and a current ratio of 0.28—suggest a distressed operation. The market has correctly priced this deterioration, and the recent price surge appears to be a speculative reaction to the split and margin improvements rather than a sustainable recovery. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet showing significant debt against minimal cash, the risk of permanent capital loss remains high. While the short-term statistical model hints at a potential bounce, the structural damage to the franchise makes any recovery highly uncertain. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.163889 |
| MSTL | 0.380497 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.384727 |
| AutoETS | 0.387619 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 0.56 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.153 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.07 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Revenue per Share | 85.038 |
| Market Cap | 74,121,976 |
| Forward P/E | 34.00 |
| Beta | 1.39 |
| Profit Margins | -7.46% |
| Website | https://www.noodles.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy volume in out-of-the-money puts relative to negligible call activity. The implied volatility for put options is significantly elevated compared to calls, indicating a market consensus expecting further downside or a 'crash' scenario rather than a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.80028737 |
| Address1 | 520 Zang Street |
| Address2 | Suite D |
| All Time High | 415.76 |
| All Time Low | 3.57 |
| Ask | 15.92 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 40,870 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 48,460 |
| Average Volume | 48,460 |
| Average Volume10Days | 40,870 |
| Beta | 1.391 |
| Bid | 9.06 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | -8.154 |
| City | Broomfield |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 3 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.58 |
| Current Ratio | 0.281 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 12.8399 |
| Day Low | 12.36 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,896,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,896,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,896,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,784,896,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,784,896,200 |
| Ebitda | 27,629,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.055809997 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 11.812 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.659 |
| Enterprise Value | 326,352,992 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.44 |
| Eps Forward | 0.37 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -6.41 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.953 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.37300014 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.028796429 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 80.02874 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 16.1 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.5200005 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.21863356 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 3.57 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 9.01 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 2.5238097 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 3.57 - 16.1 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,372,426,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 3,212,286 |
| Forward Eps | 0.37 |
| Forward P E | 34.0 |
| Free Cashflow | 13,547,625 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 6,500 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.15461001 |
| Gross Profits | 76,544,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.15869 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.52134 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 5,892,049 |
| 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, as well as offers products digitally through mobile apps, website, and third-party delivery services. Noodles & Company was founded in 1995 and is based in Broomfield, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Noodles & Company |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 74,121,976 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_8101881 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -36,928,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,588,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 73,827,373 |
| Open | 12.5 |
| Operating Cashflow | 9,267,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0155299995 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 720 214 1900 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 12.58 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,973,474 |
| Previous Close | 12.53 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -28.59091 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -1.542801 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.14971687 |
| Profit Margins | -0.07459 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.094 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0500002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.399044 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.8399 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.36 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.36 - 12.8399 |
| Regular Market Open | 12.5 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.53 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.58 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 23,448 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00374 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.0 |
| Revenue Per Share | 85.038 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 5,892,049 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.024400001 |
| Shares Short | 143,622 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 148,176 |
| Short Name | Noodles & Company |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0251 |
| Short Ratio | 3.87 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | NDLS |
| Total Cash | 1,444,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.245 |
| Total Debt | 253,675,008 |
| Total Revenue | 495,080,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -6.41 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 7.89195 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.68805 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.5940293 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 23,448 |
| Website | https://www.noodles.com |
| Zip | 80,021 |