Sodexo SA (FR:SW)
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Rating:62Neutral
Price Target:
€42.00
▲(5.95% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/11/26
Overall score is driven by moderate financial performance (notably the recent revenue contraction and leverage, offset by positive cash generation) and strong valuation (low P/E and high dividend yield). Technicals are a drag due to price trading below key moving averages despite broadly neutral momentum indicators.
Positive Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistently positive operating cash flow and positive free cash flow provide durable internal funding for working capital, reinvestment, and debt service. This cash resilience supports ongoing contract delivery, dividend capacity and gives time to execute deleveraging or restructuring without immediate external financing.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage
A high debt burden and debt-to-equity around 1.4–1.5 constrain financial flexibility, increase interest and refinancing risk, and limit capacity for strategic investments or acquisitions. Elevated leverage reduces the buffer against revenue shocks and can force prioritized cash use toward deleveraging.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong cash generation
Consistently positive operating cash flow and positive free cash flow provide durable internal funding for working capital, reinvestment, and debt service. This cash resilience supports ongoing contract delivery, dividend capacity and gives time to execute deleveraging or restructuring without immediate external financing.
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Sodexo SA (SW) vs. iShares MSCI France ETF (EWQ)
Market Cap
€5.91B
Dividend Yield6.2%
Average Volume (3M)301.50K
Price to Earnings (P/E)9.0
Beta (1Y)0.36
Revenue Growth1.16%
EPS Growth314.94%
CountryFR
Employees317,177
SectorGeneral
Sector StrengthN/A
IndustrySpecialty Business Services
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.96
Shares Outstanding147,454,880
10 Day Avg. Volume367,998
30 Day Avg. Volume301,501
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.03
Price to Book (P/B)2.00
Price to Sales (P/S)0.31
P/FCF Ratio11.99
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price Target
€46.64Price Target Upside17.66% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)3.74
Revenue Forecast (FY)€23.71B
Sodexo SA Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Sodexo S.A. develops, manages, and delivers on-site, benefits and rewards, and personal and home services worldwide. It provides various on-site services, including business and administration, which covers corporate, energy and resources, governm...
How the Company Makes Money
Sodexo primarily makes money through multi-year business-to-business and public-sector service contracts under which it operates and manages client on-site services. The core revenue stream is contracted service revenue from (1) Food Services: Sod...
Sodexo SA Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
62
Positive
Balance Sheet
54
Neutral
Cash Flow
66
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Aug 2025 | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | Aug 2022 | Aug 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 23.62B | 24.07B | 23.80B | 22.64B | 21.13B | 17.43B |
| Gross Profit | 2.57B | 2.80B | 2.85B | 2.72B | 3.04B | 2.42B |
| EBITDA | 1.10B | 1.58B | 1.65B | 1.38B | 1.30B | 966.00M |
| Net Income | 449.00M | 695.00M | 168.00M | 794.00M | 695.00M | 139.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 14.80B | 14.85B | 15.02B | 20.79B | 20.92B | 18.99B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 1.18B | 2.09B | 2.14B | 2.02B | 3.23B | 4.60B |
| Total Debt | 5.41B | 5.45B | 5.47B | 6.38B | 6.66B | 7.03B |
| Total Liabilities | 11.19B | 11.05B | 11.23B | 16.24B | 16.50B | 15.82B |
| Stockholders Equity | 3.60B | 3.79B | 3.78B | 4.54B | 4.42B | 3.17B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 625.00M | 631.00M | 962.00M | 1.04B | 690.00M | 686.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 968.00M | 964.00M | 1.32B | 1.38B | 1.03B | 982.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -592.00M | -390.00M | -1.05B | -526.00M | -386.00M | -317.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -481.00M | -530.00M | -1.35B | -646.00M | -1.11B | 803.00M |
Sodexo SA Technical Analysis
Neutral
39.64
Price Trends
44.55
Negative
43.75
Negative
46.18
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.85
Positive
49.05
Neutral
52.64
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FR:SW, the sentiment is Neutral. The current price of 39.64 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 42.70, below the 50-day MA of 44.55, and below the 200-day MA of 46.18, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -0.85 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 49.05 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 52.64 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Neutral sentiment for FR:SW.
Sodexo SA Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (55)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 Outperform | €2.45B | 6.30 | ― | 2.91% | 6.36% | 48.97% | |
69 Neutral | €118.22M | 4.67 | 11.16% | 1.30% | 23.95% | 173.40% | |
63 Neutral | €6.10B | 15.45 | 10.25% | 1.88% | 4.83% | 52.47% | |
63 Neutral | €958.27M | 10.36 | 17.70% | 3.03% | 9.51% | 26.07% | |
62 Neutral | €5.91B | 8.98 | 18.37% | 6.20% | 1.16% | 314.94% | |
62 Neutral | €3.24B | 7.30 | 11.73% | 6.86% | 9.08% | -22.55% | |
55 Neutral | $6.65B | 3.83 | -15.92% | 6.20% | 10.91% | 7.18% |
* General Sector Average
FR:SW
Sodexo SA
42.20
-9.63
-18.58%
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34.75
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