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NDLS vs HD // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Noodles & Company (Class A) (NASDAQ) VS. Home Depot Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NDLS 0
— HD 10
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: HD
LAST: $14.90 (-2.93%) • MKT CAP: $91.6M
dividend-safety
0.00%
LAST: $341.15 (+3.63%) • MKT CAP: $328.44B
dividend-safety
2.79%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NDLS VS. HD)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | NDLS | HD | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | 33.30% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 32.90% | -67.90 | HD | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 13.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -5.50% | 2.72% | -8.22 | HD | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -6.40% | 12.70% | -19.10 | HD | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -8.60% | 8.60% | -17.20 | HD | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 0.40% | 3.20% | -2.80 | HD | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.00% | 2.79% | -2.79 | HD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 0.26 | 5.64 | -5.38 | HD | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 2/9 | 5/9 | -3.00 | HD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.6 | 67.5 | -7.90 | HD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.88 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 21.6x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $91.6M | $328.44B | -$328.35B | HD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | NDLS REV | HD REV | NDLS GROSS % | HD GROSS % | NDLS FCF | HD FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $495.1M | $164.68B | — | 33.3% | -$5.1M | $8.91B |
| FY 2024 | $493.3M | $159.51B | — | 33.4% | -$21.2M | $12.63B |
| FY 2023 | $503.4M | $152.67B | — | — | $27.5M | $14.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
NDLS // BETA —
HD // BETA 0.88