NDLS
Noodles & Company
NDLS has a slight edge over TSLA overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
TSLA
Tesla, Inc.
TSLA has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
NDLS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
NDLS's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
TSLA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
TSLA's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
NDLS PE Valuation
NDLS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSLA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 60x | $54.70 | -86% |
| Fair | 174x | $158 | -60% |
| Forward | 196x | $397 | — |
| Expensive | 415x | $378 | -4.9% |
| Current | 437x | $397 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TSLA's PE is in its expensive range at 437x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 196x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
NDLS Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for NDLS to show an outlook.
TSLA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TSLA, with profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
NDLS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.97 | +$3.55 |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.34 | +$0.54 |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.36 | -$0.96 |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.92 | -$2.16 |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.52 | -$3.12 |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.88 | -$4.64 |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.40 | -$4.72 |
| Q3 2024 | -$5.76 | -$5.28 |
NDLS lost $3.97 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
TSLA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.03 | +123% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.91 | -39% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.08 | -38% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.09 | -40% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.08 | -47% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.50 | -59% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.73 | -51% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.82 | -53% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.04 | -53% |
TSLA has the edge over NDLS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
NDLS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $127M | +0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $123.8M | 0% |
| Q4 2025 | $122.8M | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $122.1M | -0.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $126.4M | -0.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $123.8M | +2% |
| Q4 2024 | $121.8M | -2% |
| Q3 2024 | $122.8M | -4% |
NDLS's revenue grew through 2021 and has held roughly level since: $127M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -1.2% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7% | +4.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -3.3% | +2.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5.2% | -1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -12% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -5.2% | -1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6% | -2.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | -3.9% | -5.5 points |
NDLS's operating margin was −1.2% last quarter, up 10 points from the same quarter a year ago.
TSLA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28B | -0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $28.2B | +26% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.4B | +16% |
| Q4 2025 | $24.9B | -3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.1B | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $22.5B | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $19.3B | -9.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.7B | +2.1% |
TSLA has the edge over NDLS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.6% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.4% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.2% | +2.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7% | -0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.8% | -5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.1% | -2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1% | -3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.2% | -2 points |
TSLA has the edge over NDLS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
NDLS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.8M | +$6M |
| Q1 2026 | $3.9M | +253% |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.4M | +$10.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4M | +$2.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.3M | +$205K |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1M | +$2.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$13.8M | +$1.4M |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.3M | -132% |
NDLS has the edge over TSLA on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TSLA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.5B | -62% |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.1B | -848% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +117% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $4B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $146M | -89% |
| Q1 2025 | $664M | +$3.2B |
| Q4 2024 | $2B | -1.6% |
TSLA still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2025 peak: $3.3B over the past year.
NDLS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +65.9K shares |
| 1 year | +2.7% | +157K shares |
| 3 years | +2.3% | +132K shares |
| 5 years | +2.5% | +147K shares |
| Available history | +5.6% | +315K shares |
NDLS has 6M diluted shares, up 2.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
TSLA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +15M shares |
| 3 years | +1.4% | +48M shares |
| 5 years | +5.1% | +172M shares |
| Available history | +33% | +886M shares |
TSLA has the edge over NDLS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
NDLS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 8.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 77.3x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 18.9x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 7.8x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2023 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q3 2023 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2023 | 2.4x | Moderate |
NDLS's net debt is about 8.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.8 years a year ago.
TSLA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
TSLA has the edge over NDLS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
NDLS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.4 | Neutral |
NDLS's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 38 (neutral).
TSLA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 72.6 | Neutral |
TSLA's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 73 (neutral).
NDLS PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | NDLS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
NDLS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSLA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | TSLA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 437x | 18x | 2,324% above |
| PE % | 84 | 47 | 37 pts above |
TSLA is trading at 437x earnings, a 2324% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x.
NDLS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.6 | 1% above |
| 20 week MA | $14.4 | 4.6% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.9 | 26% above |
| 100 week MA | $9.01 | 53% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.4 | 11% below |
NDLS's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 11% below its 200-week average.
TSLA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $376.0 | 5.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $364.0 | 9.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $393.6 | 1% above |
| 100 week MA | $372.1 | 6.8% above |
| 200 week MA | $296.9 | 34% above |
TSLA has the edge over NDLS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NDLS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $44.4 | $63.3 | +43% |
| 2021 | $63.3 | $75.8 | +20% |
| 2022 | $75.8 | $41.3 | -46% |
| 2023 | $41.3 | $25.2 | -39% |
| 2024 | $25.2 | $4.89 | -81% |
| 2025 | $4.89 | $5.66 | +16% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.66 | $13.8 | +143% |
NDLS has the edge over TSLA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TSLA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28.7 | $220.6 | +669% |
| 2021 | $220.6 | $355.7 | +61% |
| 2022 | $355.7 | $123.2 | -65% |
| 2023 | $123.2 | $248.5 | +102% |
| 2024 | $248.5 | $431.7 | +74% |
| 2025 | $431.7 | $475.2 | +10% |
| 2026 YTD | $475.2 | $397.5 | -16% |
TSLA's yearly returns have swung widely, from +669% in 2020 to −65% in 2022. It's down 16% so far in 2026.