---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001275158-25-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDLS"
cik: "0001275158"
company_name: "NOODLES & Co"
filed_at: "2025-03-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T05:07:51.245872+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Noodles & Company Q4 net loss $9.7M; FY net loss expands to $36.2M

## Summary
- Q4 revenue $121.8M (-2.0% YoY); net loss $9.7M ($0.21 per share) vs loss $6.1M ($0.14) prior year.
- FY revenue $493.3M (-2.0%); net loss $36.2M ($0.80 per share) vs loss $9.9M ($0.21) prior year.
- Comparable restaurant sales: Q4 system-wide +0.8%, company +0.5%, franchise +1.9%; FY -1.5% system-wide.
- Restaurant count 463; 10 company-owned opened, 13 closed; 3 franchise opened, 7 closed; sold 6 to franchisee.
- Restaurant contribution margin: Q4 11.2% vs 14.7% prior year; FY 13.2% vs 14.9%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001275158-25-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDLS
- cik: 0001275158
- company_name: NOODLES & Co
- filed_at: 2025-03-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515825000013/0001275158-25-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515825000013/ndls-20250306.htm

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