Noodles & Co (NDLS): Free Cash Flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures for the same annual period and currency, computed by TickerFacts from the filed figures. A simple proxy, not a reported figure; a year without both inputs is left out.

-$5.11M
Year ended 2025-12-30
$3.76M
Trailing 12 months to 2026-06-30
$17.39M2012-01-03: -$2.12M2013-01-01: -$15.31M2013-12-31: -$10.79M2014-12-30: -$7.33M2015-12-29: -$5.59M2017-01-03: -$18.60M2018-01-02: -$16.73M2019-01-01: -$8.99M2019-12-31: $12.66M2020-12-29: -$2.66M2021-12-28: $17.39M2023-01-03: -$24.33M2024-01-02: -$24.55M2024-12-31: -$21.21M2025-12-30: -$5.11M-$5.11M
2012-01-03 Free Cash Flow (USD) 2025-12-30
Period endedFree Cash FlowChange YoYSource filing
2025-12-30-$5.11Mn/m2026-03-26, From 2025-01-01
2024-12-31-$21.21Mn/m2026-03-26, From 2024-01-03
2024-01-02, Fiscal 2023-$24.55Mn/m2026-03-26, From 2023-01-04
2023-01-03, Fiscal 2022-$24.33Mn/m2025-03-07, From 2021-12-29
2021-12-28$17.39Mn/m2024-03-08, From 2020-12-30
2020-12-29-$2.66Mn/m2023-03-09, From 2020-01-01
2019-12-31$12.66Mn/m2022-02-24, From 2019-01-02
2019-01-01, Fiscal 2018-$8.99Mn/m2021-02-26, From 2018-01-03
2018-01-02, Fiscal 2017-$16.73Mn/m2020-02-26, From 2017-01-04
2017-01-03, Fiscal 2016-$18.60Mn/m2019-03-15, From 2015-12-30
2015-12-29-$5.59Mn/m2018-03-15, From 2014-12-31
2014-12-30-$7.33Mn/m2017-03-02, From 2014-01-01
2013-12-31-$10.79Mn/m2016-03-01, From 2013-01-02
2013-01-01, Fiscal 2012-$15.31Mn/m2015-02-24, From 2012-01-04
2012-01-03, Fiscal 2011-$2.12Mn/a2014-03-07, From 2010-12-29

Free Cash Flow at similar companies

Companies with the same SEC industry code (Retail-Eating Places), reporting in the same currency, closest in revenue. Each shows its own latest fiscal year, so period ends differ.

CompanyYear endedFree Cash FlowChange YoY
Noodles & Co (NDLS)2025-12-30-$5.11Mn/m
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