Sodexo Valuation

Is SJ7 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of SJ7 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: SJ7 (€78.5) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€70.01)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SJ7 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SJ7?

Key metric: As SJ7 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SJ7. This is calculated by dividing SJ7's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SJ7's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio15.6x
Earnings€738.00m
Market Cap€11.48b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SJ7's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SJ7 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average20.6x
8.4x16.1%€4.3b
TXRH Texas Roadhouse
31.2x12.6%US$12.2b
6862 Haidilao International Holding
20.1x9.8%HK$91.4b
TIMA ZEAL Network
22.8x-12.6%€1.1b
SJ7 Sodexo
15.6x7.5%€11.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SJ7 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.6x) compared to the peer average (20.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SJ7's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Hospitality Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SJ7 15.6xIndustry Avg. 17.6xNo. of Companies16PE01224364860+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SJ7 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.6x) compared to the European Hospitality industry average (17.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SJ7's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

SJ7 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio15.6x
Fair PE Ratio28.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SJ7 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (15.6x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (28.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst SJ7 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€78.50
€93.31
+18.9%
7.9%€110.00€80.00n/a18
Dec ’25€78.35
€92.50
+18.1%
7.8%€110.00€80.00n/a18
Nov ’25€80.15
€92.50
+15.4%
7.5%€110.00€80.00n/a18
Oct ’25€73.30
€90.72
+23.8%
5.6%€98.00€80.00n/a18
Sep ’25€80.35
€92.00
+14.5%
5.4%€99.00€80.00n/a19
Aug ’25€87.00
€92.46
+6.3%
5.2%€99.00€80.00n/a19
Jul ’25€85.30
€92.29
+8.2%
5.3%€100.00€80.00n/a19
Jun ’25€86.00
€91.53
+6.4%
5.9%€100.00€78.00n/a19
May ’25€81.40
€90.92
+11.7%
5.3%€100.00€80.00n/a18
Apr ’25€79.40
€90.04
+13.4%
4.8%€99.00€80.00n/a18
Mar ’25€75.02
€90.07
+20.1%
4.8%€99.00€80.00n/a18
Feb ’25€74.84
€112.06
+49.7%
9.4%€122.00€89.00n/a18
Jan ’25€99.24
€115.56
+16.4%
7.1%€133.00€99.00n/a18
Dec ’24€99.02
€114.78
+15.9%
7.7%€133.00€99.00€78.3518
Nov ’24€101.35
€114.78
+13.2%
7.6%€133.00€99.00€80.1518
Oct ’24€97.10
€110.88
+14.2%
7.0%€123.00€96.00€73.3018
Sep ’24€99.72
€110.60
+10.9%
6.8%€123.00€96.00€80.3518
Aug ’24€92.88
€109.73
+18.1%
7.6%€123.00€94.00€87.0019
Jul ’24€100.95
€107.84
+6.8%
7.4%€120.00€94.00€85.3019
Jun ’24€101.95
€106.49
+4.4%
6.2%€114.00€94.00€86.0020
May ’24€97.02
€103.84
+7.0%
7.6%€114.00€87.00€81.4020
Apr ’24€89.96
€100.44
+11.6%
6.1%€114.00€87.00€79.4021
Mar ’24€87.10
€100.37
+15.2%
6.2%€114.00€87.00€75.0221
Feb ’24€89.70
€100.13
+11.6%
6.0%€114.00€87.00€74.8421
Jan ’24€89.48
€99.53
+11.2%
5.8%€111.00€87.00€99.2420
Dec ’23€91.58
€97.83
+6.8%
5.5%€105.00€87.00€99.0220

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/27 18:43
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/08/31
Annual Earnings2024/08/31

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.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Sodexo S.A. is covered by 38 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Hubert D'AillieresBanco BPI, S.A.
Victoria Lee SternBarclays
Victoria Lee SternBarclays