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Sodexo (STU:SJ7) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 12.16 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is Sodexo Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-04-17), Sodexo's share price is €54.75. Sodexo's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was €4.50. Hence, Sodexo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 12.16.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sodexo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

STU:SJ7' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6.93   Med: 13.05   Max: 39.66
Current: 12.37

During the past 13 years, Sodexo's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 39.66. The lowest was 6.93. And the median was 13.05.

STU:SJ7's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
51.61% of 682 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 12.735 vs STU:SJ7: 12.37

Sodexo's Free Cash Flow per Share for the six months ended in Feb. 2025 was €-1.07. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was €4.50.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Sodexo was -35.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 15.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 3.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, Sodexo's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 62.10% per year. The lowest was -31.80% per year. And the median was 6.85% per year.


Sodexo Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sodexo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Sodexo Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Sodexo Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 27.57 10.96 10.71 10.69 12.39

Sodexo Semi-Annual Data
Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24 Feb25
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 10.69 - 12.39 -

Competitive Comparison of Sodexo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Sodexo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sodexo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Sodexo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sodexo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Sodexo Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Sodexo's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=54.75/4.503
=12.16

Sodexo's Share Price of today is €54.75.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Sodexo's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2025 was €4.50.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Sodexo  (STU:SJ7) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Sodexo Business Description

Address
255, quai de la Bataille-de-Stalingrad, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Cedex 9, Paris, FRA, 92130
Sodexo is one of the largest food service companies globally, operating in 45 countries with annual sales of more than EUR 20 billion. Sodexo's model rests on operating on-premises catering facilities, rather than centralized industrial kitchens. Food services remains the largest business segment, contributing 66% of revenue in 2024. Sodexo has its own group purchasing organization, or GPO, Entegra, with annual purchasing of over EUR 37 billion. The company spun off its benefits and service business, Pluxee, and now focuses on food services and its second business, facilities-management services.

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