secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NOODLES & Co (NDLS)
CIK:        0001275158
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001275158-26-000036
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Noodles & Company Q1 comp sales up 9.1%; net loss narrows to $3.4M; raises FY outlook
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- Total revenue flat at $123.8M; system-wide comparable sales +9.1% (company-owned +9.4%, franchise +8.0%).
- Net loss improved to $3.4M ($0.58 loss per diluted share) from $9.1M ($1.58 loss) in Q1 2025.
- Adjusted EBITDA surged 218% to $7.7M; restaurant contribution margin rose to 14.9% from 10.3%.
- Company raised full-year 2026 outlook based on first-quarter performance (specific guidance not detailed in release).
- Operating margin improved to (0.7)% from (5.2)% year-over-year.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515826000036/0001275158-26-000036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1275158/000127515826000036/ndls-20260506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001275158-26-000036

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