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Noodles & Company Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
Fourth Quarter 2025 Comparable Restaurant Sales Increased 6.6% System-WideFirst Quarter 2026 Comparable Restaurant Sales Increased Over 9% To Date BROOMFIELD,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Fourth Quarter 2025 Comparable Restaurant Sales Increased 6.6% System-WideFirst Quarter 2026 Comparable Restaurant Sales Increased Over 9% To Date BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Noodles & Company (Nasdaq: NDLS) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 30, 2025, and provided a 2026 business outlook. Key highlights for the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 include: Total revenue increased 0.8% to $122.8 million from $121.8 million.Comparable restaurant sales increased 6.6% system-wide, including a 7.3% increase for company-owned restaurants and a 3.8% increase for franchise restaurants.Net loss was $6.8 million, or $1.16 loss per diluted share, compared to net loss of $9.7 million, or $1.70 loss per diluted share.Operating margin was (3.3)% compared to an operating margin of (6.0)%.Restaurant contribution margin(1) was 14.1% compared to a restaurant contribution margin of 11.2%.Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased to $7.6 million compared to $4.0 million. Key highlights for fiscal year 2025 compared to fiscal year 2024 include: Total revenue increased 0.4% to $495.1 million from $493.3 million.Comparable restaurant sales increased 4.1% system-wide, including a 4.3% increase for company-owned restaurants and a 3.2% increase for franchise restaurants.Net loss was $42.6 million, or $7.36 loss per diluted share, compared to net loss of $36.2 million, or $6.37 loss per diluted share.Operating margin was (6.4)% compared to an operating margin of (5.6)%.Restaurant contribution margin(1) was 12.6% compared to a restaurant contribution margin of 13.2%.Adjusted EBITDA(1) was $22.5 million compared to $23.6 million.Two new company-owned restaurants opened and thirty-three closed in 2025. The Company had 423 restaurants at the end of 2025, comprised of 340 company-owned and 83 franchise restaurants. ____________________(1)Restaurant contribution margin and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP measures. Reconciliations of operating income (loss) to restaurant contribution margin and net loss to adjusted EBITDA are included in the accompanying financial data. See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.” Joe Christina, President and Chief Executive Officer of Noodles & Company, remarked, “We are thrilled to report that the momentum we generated in the fourth quarter with nea...