Sodexo (AO) | Hold | Growth reset confirmed, margin recovery deferred

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Sodexo (AO) | Hold | Growth reset confirmed, margin recovery deferred

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Release date: 16 July 2026

Julien Richer, CFA

Equity Research Analyst

+33 1 70 39 74 98

jricher@keplercheuvreux.com

HoldSodexo

France | Travel & leisure Beta Profile: MCap: EUR7.7bn

Target Price: EUR50.00 Bloomberg: SW FP Reuters: EXHO.PA

Current Price: EUR52.70 Free float 57%

Up/downside: -5.1% Avg. daily volume (EURm) 27.0

YTD abs performance 20.6% Market data: 15 July 2026

52-week high/low (EUR) 56.15/38.62

Growth reset confirmed, margin recovery deferred

Key points:

Sodexo’s Shift and Grow 2030 confirms an execution-led growth reset, focused on rebuilding commercial intensity, simplifying

operations, strengthening accountability and addressing under-investment.

The plan frames FY26-FY27 as rebuilding years, with FY27 organic growth guided at 2-3%, margin broadly flat versus FY26, and

FY30 ambition above 5% organic revenue growth and margin ultimately by 2030.

Even though the new plan is strategically constructive, it remains financially back-end loaded, likely prompting FY27 earnings

downgrades. Sodexo's valuation at 16.3x P/E is in line with history, supporting our Hold given limited near-term earnings upside.

Shift & Grow 2030: Growth reset confirmed, margin recovery pushed out

Ahead of its Investor Update (from 2:30PM to 5PM), Sodexo unveiled this morning "Shift & Grow 2030", a new execution roadmap

aimed at accelerating growth and restoring competitiveness after several years of underperformance versus best-in-class peers.

The plan is built around three pillars: i) rebuilding the growth engine through stronger client proximity, account management and

business development, ii) simplifying and standardising the operating model, and iii) reigniting a high-performance culture with