NOODLES & Co
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $82.03M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Noodles
Retail-Eating Places, SIC 5812
Noodles & Company operates fast-casual dining restaurants offering lunch and dinner. The company specializes in globally-inspired noodle and pasta dishes, along with soups, salads, and appetizers prepared cooked-to-order with fresh ingredients. Its customer base consists of consumers seeking flavorful, convenient dining experiences, which they access via dine-in, takeout, mobile app, and third-party delivery options. The business operates as a single accounting segment.
As of December 30, 2025, the restaurant chain spanned 423 locations across 31 U.S. states, encompassing 340 company-owned restaurants and 83 franchise establishments situated in suburban, collegiate, and urban trade areas. The provided text notes the company was organized as a Delaware corporation, but it does not disclose the location of its corporate headquarters.
Summary of the business section of Noodles's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- NOODLES & Co
- Founded
- 2002
- Headquarters
- Broomfield, CO
- Address
- 520 Zang St., Suite D 80021
- Phone
- (720) 214-1904
- Website
- noodles.com
- Employees
- 6,500, Dec 30, 2025
- Industry
- Retail-Eating Places
- Fiscal year ends
- December 29
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, Denver, Colorado
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- NDLS
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Jun 28, 2013
- Shares outstanding
- 6M, Jul 21, 2026
- Public float
- $26.10M, Jul 1, 2025
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer<br>Smaller reporting company
- Stock splits
- 1-for-8 reverse, Feb 18, 2026; 1-for-8 reverse, Feb 4, 2026
- SEC CIK
- 1275158
- CUSIP
- 65540B303
- ISIN
- US65540B3033
- LEI
- 5299003PCPK4UINV4362
- EIN
- 84-1303469
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Christina | CEO and President, Director | 80,223 |
| Michael Hynes | Chief Financial Officer | 32,721 |
| Corey Kline | EVP - Technology | 10,120 |
| Kathryn Rae Lockhart | Chief Accounting Officer | 19,497 |
| Scott Gregory Davis | Chief Concept Officer | 118,595 |
| Thomas B. West | Chief Operating Officer | 188,959 |
| Shawn A. Taylor | Director | 22,238 |
| Britain Peakes | Director | 14,743 |
| Andrew H. Madsen | Director | 37,526 |
| Thomas E. Lynch | Director | 7,044,273 |
| Jeffrey W. Jones | Director | 40,706 |
| Elisa Schreiber | Director | 22,184 |
| Mary Egan | Director | 132,439 |
| Robert M. Hartnett | Director | 220,085 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Mr.Christina | $889.72K | $790.48K | $376.53K | $13 | – |
| FY2025 Mr.Madsen | $868.99K | $615.65K | $376.53K | $13 | – |
| FY2024 Mr.Madsen | $2.44M | $1.10M | $550.43K | $6 | – |
| FY2023 Mr.Boennighausen | $474.00K | $312.00K | $653.31K | $35 | – |
| FY2023 Mr.Madsen | $1.92M | -$580.54K | $653.31K | $35 | – |
| FY2022 Mr.Boennighausen | $1.99M | $263.25K | $815.91K | $100 | – |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of December 30, 2025, we had approximately 6,500 employees, including approximately 500 salaried employees and approximately 6,000 hourly employees.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2025 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Auditor change | Change in certifying accountant (8-K Item 4.01) |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Dec 31, 2024 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| May 15, 2017 | Listing notice | Notice of delisting or failure to satisfy a listing rule (8-K Item 3.01) |
| Jun 28, 2013 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Jun 25, 2013 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |