Noodles Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Noodles' CEO is Joe Christina, appointed in Feb 2025, has a tenure of 1.42 years. total yearly compensation is $889.72K, comprised of 45.8% salary and 54.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.06% of the company’s shares, worth €42.39K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.1 years and 5.6 years respectively.
Key information
Joe Christina
Chief executive officer
US$889.7k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 45.76% |
| CEO tenure | 1.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.06% |
| Management average tenure | 2.1yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | -US$37m |
| Dec 30 2025 | US$890k | US$407k | -US$43m |
Compensation vs Market: Joe's total compensation ($USD889.72K) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD481.69K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Joe's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Joe Christina (64 yo)
Mr. Joseph Christina, also known as Joe, was President & COO of Noodles & Company from February 2025 until August 31, 2025 and serves as its President, CEO & Director since August 31, 2025. He served as CE...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 1.4yrs | US$889.72k | 0.060% € 42.4k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 3yrs | US$549.56k | 0.12% € 86.4k | |
| Chief Accounting Officer | 5.9yrs | US$376.21k | 0.088% € 62.6k | |
| Executive Vice President of Technology | 5.3yrs | US$377.08k | 0.11% € 79.9k | |
| Senior Vice President of Operations | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Marketing | 1.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Concept Officer | 2.1yrs | no data | 0.013% € 9.0k |
Experienced Management: NO30's management team is considered experienced (2.1 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | less than a year | US$889.72k | 0.060% € 42.4k | |
| Independent Director | 3.2yrs | US$101.03k | no data | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 12.8yrs | US$181.55k | 0.69% € 490.7k | |
| Director | 8.8yrs | US$868.99k | 0.23% € 164.1k | |
| Independent Director | 5.6yrs | US$106.03k | 0.38% € 268.0k | |
| Independent Director | 6.6yrs | US$101.03k | 0.38% € 267.4k | |
| Independent Director | 2.1yrs | US$93.53k | 0.25% € 177.7k |
Experienced Board: NO30's board of directors are considered experienced (5.6 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/07/07 15:12 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/07/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Noodles & Company is covered by 16 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| David Tarantino | Baird |
| Jeffrey Bernstein | Barclays |
| Todd Brooks | Benchmark Company |