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Noodles & Company NDLS Interest coverage

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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%
Free cash flow$3.9M+253%

Valuation

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Market cap$88.09M+160%
Enterprise value$340.32M+7.0%
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.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 interest coverage?
Noodles & Company (NDLS) reported interest coverage of -2.4× in Q1 2026.
How has Noodles & Company's interest coverage changed year-over-year?
Noodles & Company's interest coverage increased by 28.0% year-over-year, from -3.3× to -2.4×.
What is the long-term trend for Noodles & Company's interest coverage?
Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), Noodles & Company's interest coverage has grown at a -23.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -6.4× to -2.9×.
What does interest coverage mean?
Trailing-twelve-month operating income (EBIT) divided by interest expense. Measures how many times over the company can cover its interest payments from operating profit.