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Noodles & Company

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PositoAI's own ratios from Noodles & Company's yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Cash Cushion Ratio: Debt, after subtracting cash, is 3.7 times its market value (net debt). Lower than 92% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.
  • Steadiness Ratio: Sales grew in 1 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 0 of 3. Less steady than 91% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$101Operating costs$2.2Interest$8.6Net loss

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

—

Loss-making or profit too small

Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.

Self-Funding Ratio

0.5×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash paid for 45% of its investment spending (capex); the rest came from other sources such as borrowing, cash reserves or new shares.

Lower than 82% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

−$0

Money owed to suppliers is larger than money owed by customers plus stock: $0 per $100 of sales comes from others' credit, against $0 tied up three years earlier.

Less money tied up than 84% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

1/3 · 0/3

Sales grew in 1 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 0 of 3.

Less steady than 91% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

—

Sales barely changed

Sales changed by -3% in 3 years, too little to measure extra profit per extra sales.

Asset Productivity Ratio

-3% / -24%

In 3 years sales changed by -3% while total assets changed by -24%. Sales grew faster than assets.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

0.3×

Debt due within a year is covered 0.3 times by its yearly operating cash.

Lower than 77% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

3.7× debt

Debt, after subtracting cash, is 3.7 times its market value (net debt).

Lower than 92% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

97%

Of every $100 the company owns, $97 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

More tangible than 78% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

—

Data incomplete

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

+2%

Share count rose 2% in 3 years, so each share's slice of the company became smaller.

Bigger rise in share count than 65% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (11)

Noodles & Company made a loss over the last year. Noodles & Company owes $1.22 for every $1 it owns. Noodles & Company made a loss in each of the last two years.

Compared with Consumer Cyclical companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

Loss

Noodles & Company made a loss over the last year, so its P/E ratio is not meaningful.

P/B ratio

-1.39

Noodles & Company's book value is negative (it owes more than it owns), so P/B is not meaningful.

Market cap

$71 M

The total market value of all of Noodles & Company's shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 86% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Micro Cap.

Net worth (book value)

Negative

Noodles & Company's net worth is negative ($51 M below zero, balance sheet 30 Jun 2026): it owes more than it owns, so book value per share and P/B are not meaningful.

Owes vs Owns

1.22×

Noodles & Company owes $1.22 for every $1 it owns, so it owes more than it owns, higher than 95% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Dividend yield

None

Noodles & Company does not currently pay a dividend.

Revenue growth

+0%

Revenue rose 0% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 1% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

Loss

Noodles & Company made a loss in each of the last two years.

Profit margin

-8.6%

Noodles & Company lost $9 for every $100 of revenue.

Interest cover

Not covered

Noodles & Company's operating profit did not cover its interest costs in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Noodles & Company had $263 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

How much does Noodles & Company owe compared with what it owns?

Noodles & Company owes $1.22 for every $1 it owns, so it owes more than it owns, higher than 95% of Consumer Cyclical companies in United States.

Does Noodles & Company pay a dividend?

No. Noodles & Company does not currently pay a dividend.

Is Noodles & Company's revenue growing?

Revenue rose 0% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 1% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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