What is Noodles & Company's free cash flow?

Noodles & Company (NDLS) reported free cash flow of $3.94M in Q1 2026.

How has Noodles & Company's free cash flow changed year-over-year?

Noodles & Company's free cash flow increased by 253.3% year-over-year, from $1.12M to $3.94M.

What does free cash flow mean?

Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.

Noodles & Company NDLS Free cash flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$123.8M0.0%

Operating income-$812.0K+87.3%

Net income-$3.4M+62.3%

EPS (diluted)-$0.58+63.3%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.4M+3.4%

Total debt$253.7M-12.6%

Total equity-$48.0M-246%

Total assets$246.3M-22.9%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$6.0M+49.2%

CapEx$2.1M-28.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$88.09M+168%

Enterprise value$340.32M+7.9%

P/S0.2×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin74.7%—

Operating margin-5.3%-0.6pp

Net margin-7.5%-0.4pp

FCF margin-3.7%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-180.2%—

Debt / equity77.5×+68.6×

Current ratio0.3×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Noodles & Company’s reported figures.

$6.0Mnet cash from operating−$2.1Mcapital expenditures=$3.94M

The official record: Noodles & Company’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Noodles & Company's free cash flow?: Noodles & Company (NDLS) reported free cash flow of $3.94M in Q1 2026.
How has Noodles & Company's free cash flow changed year-over-year?: Noodles & Company's free cash flow increased by 253.3% year-over-year, from $1.12M to $3.94M.
What does free cash flow mean?: Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.