NDLS Stock — Noodles & Company

Noodles & Company (NDLS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

NDLS is a Stock. Total return is -95.2% over the past 13.3 years, 590.0 points behind SPY at 494.8%.

Noodles & Company develops and operates fast-casual restaurants across the United States, serving cooked-to-order noodles, pasta, soups, salads, and appetizers through company-owned and franchised locations as well as digital channels including mobile apps and third-party delivery services. The company does not currently maintain an established distribution schedule. This equity is positioned in the consumer discretionary sector and may appeal to investors seeking exposure to the restaurant and casual dining industry.

NDLS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -95.2% over the past 13.3 years, 590.0 points behind SPY at 494.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 173.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 50.3%.

NDLS key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/28/2013

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$13.97 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$83,354,240

Average volume

45148.0

Beta

1.351

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

18.4843

EPS

$-3.97

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

NDLS risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 50.3%.

Who may consider NDLS — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (NDLS does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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