---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001275158-25-000100"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NDLS"
cik: "0001275158"
company_name: "NOODLES & Co"
filed_at: "2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:11:59.418874+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Noodles & Company Q3 net loss widens to $9.2M; comp sales up 4.0%

## Summary
- Total revenue $122.1M (-0.5% YoY); comparable restaurant sales +4.0% system-wide (company-owned +4.0%, franchise +4.3%).
- Net loss $9.2M ($0.20 diluted loss) vs loss $6.8M ($0.15) in Q3 2024; includes $5.3M pre-tax impairments for planned store closures.
- Adjusted EBITDA $6.5M (+32.7% vs $4.9M); restaurant contribution margin 13.2% vs 12.8%.
- Operating margin (5.2)% vs (3.9)% in prior year quarter.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001275158-25-000100
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NDLS
- cik: 0001275158
- company_name: NOODLES & Co
- filed_at: 2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515825000100/0001275158-25-000100-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515825000100/ndls-20251105.htm

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