SW Stock Analysis: Sodexo | PA
Specialty Business Services | PA, France | Market Cap: 7.982m EUR | 12M Return: 9.7% | FR0000121220 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 14.2M
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Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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Sodexo S.A. (PA: SW) is a French-headquartered provider of food services and facilities management, operating across North America, Europe, and international markets. Its food services segment includes retail, meal delivery, food vouchers, and digital ordering, while its facilities management offerings span technical service management, building maintenance, HVAC, cleaning, energy management, space planning, pest control, and related services. Beyond these core lines, the company runs venue marketing and event ticketing at airports, stadia, conference and convention centers, and cultural destinations, and serves healthcare, seniors, and education clients with tailored solutions. It also provides purchasing and savings programs, data and digital tools, advisory services, and employee experience / work-life balance solutions. Founded in 1966 and based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, the firm was renamed Sodexo S.A. from Sodexho Alliance in 2008.
As a member of the Industrials sectors Diversified Support Services sub-industry, Sodexo operates a contract-based B2B model, typically delivering services to institutional and corporate clients under multi-year agreements that combine on-site labor, procurement, and technology-enabled management.
- North America food services revenue growth offsets Europe softness
- Wage inflation and labor costs pressure operating margins
- Energy management and healthcare segments drive contract wins
| Net Income: 449.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.04 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -0.13 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 0.46% < 20% (prev 1.80%; Δ -1.33% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.07 > 3% & CFO 968.0m > Net Income 449.0m |
| Net Debt (4.87b) to EBITDA (1.35b): 3.60 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.02 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (147.1m) vs 12m ago -0.71% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 10.87% > 18% (prev 11.89%; Δ -1.02% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 156.7% > 50% (prev 157.6%; Δ -0.88% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 4.52 > 6 (EBIT TTM 841.0m / Interest Expense TTM 186.0m) |
| A: 0.01 (Total Current Assets 5.97b - Total Current Liabilities 5.86b) / Total Assets 14.8b |
| B: 0.19 (Retained Earnings 2.76b / Total Assets 14.8b) |
| C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 841.0m / Avg Total Assets 15.1b) |
| D: 0.32 (Book Value of Equity 3.60b / Total Liabilities 11.2b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.37 = BB |
| DSRI: 1.04 (Receivables 4.20b/4.15b, Revenue 23.6b/24.2b) |
| GMI: 1.09 (GM 11.89% / 10.87%) |
| AQI: 1.01 (AQ_t 0.52 / AQ_t-1 0.51) |
| SGI: 0.98 (Revenue 23.6b / 24.2b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 449.0m - CFO 968.0m) / TA 14.8b) |
| Beneish M = -2.92 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of October 14, 2026, the stock is trading at EUR 55.15 with a total of 302,225 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +2.04%, over one month by -2.22%, over three months by +5.75% and over the past year by +9.70%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 53.80 (which is 2.4% or 1.4 ATR below the current price).
Sodexo has no consensus analysts rating.
P/E Trailing = 17.9508
P/E Forward = 15.2672
P/S = 0.338
P/B = 2.3277
P/EG = 3.3155
Revenue TTM = 23.6b EUR
EBIT TTM = 841.0m EUR
EBITDA TTM = 1.35b EUR
Long Term Debt = 3.94b EUR (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 967.0m EUR (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 6.05b EUR (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 644.0m
Net Debt = 4.87b EUR (calculated: Debt 6.05b - CCE 1.18b)
Enterprise Value = 12.9b EUR (7.98b + Debt 6.05b - CCE 1.18b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 4.52 (Ebit TTM 841.0m / Interest Expense TTM 186.0m)
EV/FCF = 20.57x (Enterprise Value 12.9b / FCF TTM 625.0m)
FCF Yield = 4.86% (FCF TTM 625.0m / Enterprise Value 12.9b)
FCF Margin = 2.65% (FCF TTM 625.0m / Revenue TTM 23.6b)
Net Margin = 1.90% (Net Income TTM 449.0m / Revenue TTM 23.6b)
Gross Margin = 10.87% ((Revenue TTM 23.6b - Cost of Revenue TTM 21.0b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 10.61% (prev 11.14%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.87 (Enterprise Value 12.9b / Total Assets 14.8b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.07% (Interest Expense 186.0m / Debt 6.05b)
Taxrate = 25.04% (154.0m / 615.0m)
NOPAT = 630.4m (EBIT 841.0m * (1 - 25.04%))
Current Ratio = 1.02 (Total Current Assets 5.97b / Total Current Liabilities 5.86b)
Debt / Equity = 1.68 (Debt 6.05b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 3.60b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.60 (Net Debt 4.87b / EBITDA 1.35b)
Debt / FCF = 7.80 (Net Debt 4.87b / FCF TTM 625.0m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 3.79b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 2.98% (Net Income 449.0m / Total Assets 14.8b)
RoE = 11.84% (Net Income TTM 449.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 3.79b)
RoCE = 10.87% (EBIT 841.0m / Capital Employed (Equity 3.79b + L.T.Debt 3.94b))
RoIC = 7.22% (NOPAT 630.4m / Invested Capital 8.73b)
WACC = 4.05% (E(7.98b)/V(14.0b) * Re(5.38%) + D(6.05b)/V(14.0b) * Rd(3.07%) * (1-Tc(0.25)))
Discount Rate = 5.38% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -67.87 | Cagr: -0.41%
[DCF] Terminal Value 74.54% ; FCFF base≈641.8m ; Y1≈610.4m ; Y5≈580.2m
[DCF] Fair Price = 29.21 (EV 9.13b - Net Debt 4.87b = Equity 4.26b / Shares 145.8m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -6.30% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -27.33 | EPS CAGR: -19.09% | SUE: 0.0 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: 74.66 | Revenue CAGR: 2.37% | SUE: N/A | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-05-31): EPS=0.00 | Chg30d=N/A | Revisions=N/A | Analysts=0
EPS current Year (2026-08-31): EPS=3.22 | Chg30d=-0.12% | Revisions=-10% | GrowthEPS=-40.0% | GrowthRev=-1.0%
EPS next Year (2027-08-31): EPS=3.35 | Chg30d=-1.71% | Revisions=-38% | GrowthEPS=+4.1% | GrowthRev=+3.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -27% (up=4, down=8)