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What drives NOODLES & COMPANY’s return on equity?

ROE is five filed business factors multiplied together.

DuPont return on equity factor treeReturn on equity branches into tax burden, interest burden, operating margin, asset turnover, and the equity multiplier.Return on equity167%Tax burden100%net income ÷ pretax incomeInterest burden135%pretax ÷ operating incomeOperating margin−6%operating income ÷ revenueAsset turnover1.69×revenue ÷ average assetsEquity multiplier-11.52×average assets ÷ average equityAs of 2025-12-30 · 1 SEC filing sourceBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com
DuPont source inputs
InputValueFiscal yearSource
−$42.6MFY2025
Income before tax−$42.5MFY2025
Operating income−$31.6MFY2025
$495MFY2025
Ending assets$262MFY2025
Beginning assets$325MFY2024
−$45.3MFY2025
−$5.6MFY2024
Source: · event Dec 30, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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