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Noodles & Company (NDLS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Noodles & Company Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, Noodles & Company (NDLS) had a short interest of 148,176 shares sold short, representing 2.59% of the public float. This marks a 1.92% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.5, meaning it would take 3.5 days of the average trading volume of 67,791 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
148,176 shares
Previous Short Interest
145,388 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
1.92%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.87 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Outstanding Shares
5,892,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.59%
Today's Trading Volume
15,331 shares
Average Trading Volume
67,791 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
23%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/29/2026148,176 shares $1.87 million +1.9%2.6%3.49 $12.60
5/15/2026145,388 shares $1.83 million +17.6%2.5%1.89 $12.59
4/30/2026123,629 shares $1.57 million -24.6%2.2%2.3 $12.66
4/15/2026163,862 shares $1.40 million -38.8%2.9%2.97 $8.52
3/31/2026267,924 shares $2.29 million -1.5%4.7%1.33 $8.55
3/13/2026272,062 shares $1.66 million -14.7%4.8%4.94 $6.11
2/27/2026318,969 shares $1.87 million -81.5%5.6%4.05 $5.87
2/13/20261,721,812 shares $6.78 million +33.5%30.2%5.3 $3.94
1/30/20261,289,686 shares $852.48 thousand +6.4%2.8%7.01 $0.66
1/15/20261,211,942 shares $1.02 million +15.8%2.7%3.65 $0.84
12/31/20251,046,488 shares $738.82 thousand +15.3%2.3%1.58 $0.71
12/15/2025907,636 shares $616.47 thousand -5.4%2.0%1.08 $0.68
11/28/2025959,479 shares $673.55 thousand -13.4%2.1%2.65 $0.70
11/14/20251,107,557 shares $797.66 thousand -5.0%2.4%2.82 $0.72
10/31/20251,165,537 shares $759.70 thousand +35.4%2.6%0.35 $0.65
10/15/2025861,000 shares $571.36 thousand -12.8%2.7%1.2 $0.66
9/30/2025987,800 shares $627.85 thousand +12.7%3.1%5.6 $0.64
9/15/2025876,300 shares $587.12 thousand +3.3%2.7%4.1 $0.67
8/31/2025848,100 shares $604.19 thousand -1.2%2.6%4.4 $0.71
8/15/2025858,700 shares $652.61 thousand +41.3%2.7%4.3 $0.76
7/31/2025607,600 shares $564.40 thousand -8.0%1.9%3.4 $0.93
7/15/2025660,100 shares $560.82 thousand +1.1%2.1%3.8 $0.85
6/30/2025653,200 shares $465.60 thousand -9.8%2.1%4 $0.71
6/15/2025724,400 shares $575.90 thousand +1.4%2.3%6.1 $0.80
5/31/2025714,300 shares $553.58 thousand +15.0%2.2%5.6 $0.78
5/15/2025621,100 shares $535.39 thousand -4.1%1.9%5.2 $0.86
4/30/2025647,700 shares $634.75 thousand -0.8%2.0%5.4 $0.98
4/15/2025653,000 shares $556.36 thousand +0.4%2.0%4.1 $0.85
3/31/2025650,700 shares $709.26 thousand -7.2%2.0%3.1 $1.09
3/15/2025700,800 shares $777.89 thousand -8.7%2.2%2.8 $1.11
2/28/2025767,700 shares $1.09 million -4.9%2.4%2.9 $1.42
2/15/2025807,000 shares $1.25 million -3.9%2.5%3 $1.55
1/31/2025839,500 shares $1.25 million -9.6%2.6%2.9 $1.49
1/15/2025929,000 shares $678.17 thousand +18.2%2.9%3.2 $0.73
12/31/2024786,300 shares $455.11 thousand +3.8%2.4%3.4 $0.58
12/15/2024757,400 shares $524.88 thousand -1.2%2.3%4.1 $0.69
11/30/2024766,400 shares $521.15 thousand +5.0%2.4%3.9 $0.68
11/15/2024729,800 shares $603.91 thousand +46.2%2.3%4.2 $0.83
10/31/2024499,100 shares $578.96 thousand -0.2%1.5%3.1 $1.16
10/15/2024499,900 shares $584.88 thousand -4.5%1.5%3.7 $1.17
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9/30/2024523,700 shares $628.44 thousand -19.0%1.6%4.4 $1.20
9/15/2024646,200 shares $904.68 thousand -11.4%2.1%3 $1.40
8/31/2024729,000 shares $1.15 million -7.6%2.4%3.6 $1.58
8/15/2024789,200 shares $1.34 million +8.6%2.6%3.6 $1.70
7/31/2024726,500 shares $1.26 million -1.1%2.4%2.9 $1.74
7/15/2024734,800 shares $1.18 million -59.4%2.4%2.6 $1.61
6/30/20241,810,000 shares $2.86 million -7.7%6.0%5.4 $1.58
6/15/20241,960,000 shares $3.76 million -1.5%6.5%7.4 $1.92
5/31/20241,990,000 shares $3.74 million -3.4%6.6%6.7 $1.88
5/15/20242,060,000 shares $4.43 million -11.2%6.9%6.5 $2.15
4/30/20242,320,000 shares $3.50 million +6.4%7.7%7.7 $1.51
4/15/20242,180,000 shares $3.20 million +4.8%7.2%7.7 $1.47
3/31/20242,080,000 shares $3.97 million +4.0%6.8%8.4 $1.91
3/15/20242,000,000 shares $3.60 million +14.9%6.5%8.3 $1.80
2/29/20241,740,000 shares $4.37 million No Change5.5%8.1 $2.51
2/15/20241,740,000 shares $4.42 million +4.2%5.4%8.6 $2.54
1/31/20241,670,000 shares $4.24 million -1.2%5.2%6.3 $2.54
1/15/20241,690,000 shares $4.19 million +7.0%5.3%5.8 $2.48
12/31/20231,580,000 shares $4.98 million -14.1%4.9%5.3 $3.15
12/15/20231,840,000 shares $5.85 million -6.1%5.8%5.6 $3.18
11/30/20231,960,000 shares $6.00 million -5.8%6.1%5 $3.06
11/15/20232,080,000 shares $6.66 million -6.7%6.5%4.6 $3.20
10/31/20232,230,000 shares $4.75 million -2.2%6.9%4 $2.13
10/15/20232,280,000 shares $5.06 million +15.2%7.1%4.2 $2.22
9/30/20231,980,000 shares $4.87 million +34.7%6.2%3.6 $2.46
9/15/20231,470,000 shares $3.85 million +21.5%4.6%2.8 $2.62
8/31/20231,210,000 shares $3.36 million +0.8%3.7%2.5 $2.78
8/15/20231,200,000 shares $3.52 million +42.5%3.7%2.4 $2.93
7/31/2023842,000 shares $3.07 million +12.1%2.5%2 $3.65
7/15/2023751,400 shares $2.36 million +16.4%2.2%1.8 $3.14
6/30/2023645,600 shares $2.18 million -12.7%1.9%1.5 $3.38
6/15/2023739,100 shares $2.46 million -26.1%2.2%1.8 $3.33
5/31/20231,000,000 shares $3.35 million -12.3%2.8%2.4 $3.35
5/15/20231,140,000 shares $4.40 million +18.5%3.1%3.3 $3.86
4/30/2023961,800 shares $4.75 million +69.2%2.7%3.8 $4.94
4/15/2023568,400 shares $2.93 million +3.7%1.6%2.4 $5.16
3/31/2023548,400 shares $2.66 million -11.8%1.5%2.9 $4.85
3/15/2023622,000 shares $3.04 million +3.5%1.7%3.8 $4.88
2/28/2023600,900 shares $3.51 million +8.9%1.6%4.8 $5.84
2/15/2023552,000 shares $3.37 million -4.3%1.5%4.8 $6.11
1/31/2023577,000 shares $3.63 million +1.0%1.6%4.8 $6.29
1/15/2023571,500 shares $3.56 million -1.3%1.6%4.8 $6.23
12/30/2022579,100 shares $3.18 million -17.4%1.6%4.3 $5.49
12/15/2022700,800 shares $3.81 million -11.8%2.0%4.5 $5.44
11/30/2022794,600 shares $4.38 million -14.1%2.3%4.9 $5.51
11/15/2022925,500 shares $5.53 million +5.4%2.6%5.5 $5.98
10/31/2022877,800 shares $5.11 million -11.6%2.5%4.8 $5.82
10/15/2022992,900 shares $5.02 million +1.0%2.8%4.9 $5.06
9/30/2022983,000 shares $4.62 million -2.7%2.8%4.3 $4.70
9/15/20221,010,000 shares $4.96 million -3.8%2.9%4.2 $4.91
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8/31/20221,050,000 shares $4.99 million -16.7%3.0%4.3 $4.75
8/15/20221,260,000 shares $6.63 million -2.3%3.6%4.9 $5.26
7/31/20221,290,000 shares $6.72 million +11.2%3.6%4.5 $5.21
7/15/20221,160,000 shares $6.02 million -3.3%3.3%3.7 $5.19
6/30/20221,200,000 shares $5.64 million -26.8%3.4%4 $4.70
6/15/20221,640,000 shares $9.59 million +0.6%4.9%5.5 $5.85
5/31/20221,630,000 shares $10.76 million -11.4%4.5%5.2 $6.60
5/15/20221,840,000 shares $11.96 million +18.7%5.1%5.1 $6.50
4/30/20221,550,000 shares $8.63 million +7.6%4.3%4.6 $5.57
4/15/20221,440,000 shares $7.63 million -0.7%4.0%4.8 $5.30
3/31/20221,450,000 shares $8.66 million -3.3%4.0%4.8 $5.97
3/15/20221,500,000 shares $9.39 million -8.5%4.2%5 $6.26
2/28/20221,640,000 shares $11.22 million -23.4%4.5%5.5 $6.84
2/15/20222,140,000 shares $20.14 million +2.9%5.9%7.9 $9.41
1/31/20222,080,000 shares $17.49 million -1.0%5.8%8.6 $8.41
1/15/20222,100,000 shares $17.91 million +36.4%5.8%7.7 $8.53
12/31/20211,540,000 shares $13.97 million +14.1%4.3%5.8 $9.07
12/15/20211,350,000 shares $13.55 million -2.9%3.7%5 $10.04
11/30/20211,390,000 shares $14.30 million -0.7%3.9%5.7 $10.29
11/15/20211,400,000 shares $16.48 million -6.7%3.9%6.2 $11.77
10/29/20211,500,000 shares $18.23 million +3.5%4.2%7.2 $12.15
10/15/20211,450,000 shares $18.57 million +16.9%4.0%7.9 $12.81
9/30/20211,240,000 shares $14.63 million -1.6%3.5%7.5 $11.80
9/15/20211,260,000 shares $15.28 million -11.3%3.5%7 $12.13
8/31/20211,420,000 shares $17.88 million -15.5%4.0%7.4 $12.59
8/13/20211,680,000 shares $20.28 million +1.8%4.7%8.2 $12.07
7/30/20211,650,000 shares $19.70 million -17.1%4.6%7.8 $11.94
7/15/20211,990,000 shares $23.68 million -5.2%5.6%8.6 $11.90
6/30/20212,100,000 shares $26.21 million -5.8%5.9%8.7 $12.48
6/15/20212,230,000 shares $27.23 million -2.2%6.2%10.2 $12.21

NDLS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Noodles & Company shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 29th, traders have sold 148,176 shares of NDLS short. 2.59% of Noodles & Company's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Noodles & Company's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. NDLS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.5. Learn More on Noodles & Company's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.59% of Noodles & Company's floating shares are currently sold short.

Noodles & Company saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 148,176 shares, an increase of 1.9% from the previous total of 145,388 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

2.59% of Noodles & Company's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to Noodles & Company: GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR (0.07%), Full House Resorts, Inc. (1.77%), LiveOne, Inc. (2.21%), Happy City Holdings Limited (2.59%), TH International Limited (0.15%), The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (5.05%), GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (3.45%), Century Casinos, Inc. (0.43%), Murano Global BV (0.90%), Ark Restaurants Corp. (0.56%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling NDLS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Noodles & Company as its price is falling. NDLS shares are trading up $0.28 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Noodles & Company occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of NDLS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including NDLS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like NDLS:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:NDLS) was last updated on 6/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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