What is Noodles & Company's interest expense?

Noodles & Company (NDLS) reported interest expense of $2.6M in Q1 2026.

How has Noodles & Company's interest expense changed year-over-year?

Noodles & Company's interest expense decreased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $2.65M to $2.6M.

What is the long-term trend for Noodles & Company's interest expense?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Noodles & Company's interest expense has grown at a 51.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.08M to $10.92M.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

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Segments

By segment

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Reportable Segment$2.6M-1.9%

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+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

Reported directly by Noodles & Company in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating.

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 expense?: Noodles & Company (NDLS) reported interest expense of $2.6M in Q1 2026.
How has Noodles & Company's interest expense changed year-over-year?: Noodles & Company's interest expense decreased by 1.9% year-over-year, from $2.65M to $2.6M.
What is the long-term trend for Noodles & Company's interest expense?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Noodles & Company's interest expense has grown at a 51.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.08M to $10.92M.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.