Sodexo

What Sodexo does

Sodexo S.A. is a French multinational, founded in 1966 by Pierre Bellon and headquartered in Issy-les-Moulineaux, that provides integrated food services and facilities management to corporate, healthcare, education, government, energy/resources, and live-events clients across 43 countries. The company operates through dedicated business units — Business & Industry, Education (Sodexo Campus), Healthcare & Seniors, Government & Defense, Energy & Resources, and Sodexo Live! — and runs Entegra, a group purchasing organization that extends procurement leverage across the group and was recently expanded through the April 2026 acquisition of UK-based Prestige Purchasing. Approximately 430,000 employees serve roughly 80 million consumers daily, and the firm is structured as a Société Anonyme listed on Euronext Paris (ticker SW) and OTC in the US (SDXAY), with Bellon SA acting as reference shareholder.

The service offering blends on-site food services and hospitality with hard and soft facilities management (cleaning, building and grounds maintenance, technical support, linen, waste, healthcare technology management), won primarily through competitive global tenders and delivered under long-term contracts; recent flagship wins include Meta (130+ locations across 30+ countries), Clariant (50+ sites in 13 countries), Rio Tinto (7-year, 25 villages in Western Australia's Pilbara), and a 10-year extension with Liberty University. Proprietary technology includes the internal 'Menu AI' system that generates menus from a 400-recipe pool in a single day versus weeks manually, AI and computer-vision-based frictionless checkout stores, and approximately 200 service robots globally for floor cleaning and delivery. The company is also piloting AI waste analytics with Winnow across 200 kitchens, deploying eight Sidetrade Aimie autonomous AI agents for billing and collections, and running autonomous delivery robots (Ottonomy's Ottobot) at remote mining sites.

Revenue is generated primarily through long-term managed services contracts, with pricing negotiated by scope, volume, and service level rather than publicly disclosed. North America accounts for roughly half of group revenue. Fiscal 2025 consolidated revenues were €24.1 billion; Q3 Fiscal 2026 delivered €6.174 billion in revenue and +2.0% organic growth, prompting guidance of +1.2% to +1.5% organic growth and 3.2% to 3.4% underlying operating profit margin for Fiscal 2026. Under the new 'Shift & Grow 2030' plan, Sodexo is targeting above +5% organic growth and above 5% operating margin by Fiscal 2030, supported by approximately €1 billion in non-recurring investments and a leadership refresh led by first external CEO Thierry Delaporte.

Name

Sodexo

Legal name

Sodexo S.A.

Website

https://sodexo.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Sodexo is a French multinational provider of integrated food services and facilities management, serving corporate, healthcare, education, government, and remote-site clients across 43 countries with approximately 430,000 employees and 80 million daily consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Food Services and Facilities Management

NAICS

Caterers (722320), Food Service Contractors (722310), Special Food Services (7223)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Services & Catering (On-site/Corporate Dining/Vending) (IMAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grounds, Landscaping & Exterior Services (BPABAAAD), Contract Foodservice Management (Outsourced Catering) (THAFAIAH), Catering, Pantry & Food Service (On-site Refreshments/Events) (IMAIALAD), Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) & Hard/Soft Services (EDAEAAAA), Security, Safety & Fire/Life Safety Management (BPABAAAE)

Keywords

• Food services
• Facilities management
• Contract catering
• Workplace experience
• Integrated FM services

Headquarters

HQ city

Issy-les-moulineaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Integrated Facilities Management: Provides comprehensive facilities management services including cleaning, building maintenance, grounds maintenance, and technical support to corporate, healthcare, and government clients. Revenue generated through long-term service contracts with enterprise clients.
2. Food Services / Catering: Provides food services, catering, and hospitality services across corporate workplaces, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, sports and events venues, and remote sites. Revenue generated through contracts with educational institutions, corporations, healthcare systems, and event venues.
3. Employee Benefits / Meal Vouchers: Sodexo operates meal voucher and employee benefits programs in India, facilitated through partnerships with employers to provide tax-efficient meal benefits to employees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sodexo provides outsourced food services and integrated facilities management to large organizations across 43 countries. Its offering combines on-site contract catering, hospitality and workplace experience with soft and hard FM services such as cleaning, maintenance, grounds, technical support, linen, waste management, and healthcare technology management, delivered under multi-year enterprise contracts. Complementary offerings include meal voucher/employee benefits programs in India and event/sports venue hospitality through Sodexo Live!.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sodexo Live!: Events and hospitality segment covering stadiums, convention centers, and airport lounges
• Entegra
• Sodexo Campus

Products and services

• Food Services / Contract Catering
• Integrated Facilities Management Services
• Sodexo Live!
• Sodexo Meal Vouchers / Employee Benefits
• Entegra (Group Purchasing Organization)
• Sodexo Campus

Quantifiable outcome

• Menu AI reduces recipe development time from 2-4 weeks to 1 day
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MetacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 July 2026Major food services contract covering more than 130 locations in over 30 countries including corporate offices, large campuses, data centres, conference hubs and smaller office locations. Described as one of the largest single global workplace food services contracts Sodexo has won to date. Awarded following a highly competitive global tender process.
• ClariantcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2026Five-year global partnership providing integrated workplace services including wide range of soft and hard FM services from cleaning, to building, grounds maintenance and technical support. Covers more than 50 sites in 13 countries across key markets in Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific.
• Alfred UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2026New campus dining partnership effective June 1, replacing previous provider with new concept called The Saxon Club. Partnership introduces new dining concepts, expanded menu variety, wellness and allergen-friendly options, renovated spaces, campus food truck, and over 60 special events per semester.
• Naples Comprehensive HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2026Extended partnership after more than 20 years of service. Provides Food and Nutrition, Environmental Services, Linen Distribution, Waste Management, and Healthcare Technology Management services to the healthcare system.
• Liberty UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 June 2026New 10-year agreement extending relationship that began in 1976. Partnership reinforces Sodexo's role in operating one of the nation's largest campus dining programs with approximately 950 employees, 120,000-square-foot flagship dining facility with 27 platforms, 24 retail concepts, serving more than 12,000 meal plan students.
• Rio TintocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026Seven-year contract (with option to extend for three additional years) to provide facilities management for Rio Tinto's fly-in fly-out accommodation villages, residential houses and operational sites in Western Australia's Pilbara region. Covers 25 villages, 2,900 houses and more than 19,000 FIFO rooms. Maintains approximately 2,500 Sodexo jobs in Western Australia.
• National Council for Mental WellbeingminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 May 2026Partnership to bring Mental Health First Aid resources into campus dining at more than 300 colleges and universities, expanding education footprint in mental health support.
• NokiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtended and grew global partnership for Workplace Experience and Sustainable Food Services with Nokia in EMEA and China for three additional years.
• HM Naval Base PortsmouthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo-year extension to services contract at His Majesty's Naval Base Portsmouth as part of the Ministry of Defence's Future Maritime Support Programme (FMSP), worth £16 million per year.
• EntegracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSodexo's group purchasing organization (GPO) Entegra acquired UK-based hospitality procurement company Prestige Purchasing in April 2026, expanding procurement capabilities.
• Nuffield HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Nuffield Health and Greener by Default to reduce food-related emissions by 22% at 35 UK hospitals by making plant-based meals the default option. Initiative achieved 14% decrease in average meat served per patient and near-50% increase in plant protein servings.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Compass Group: World's largest contract foodservice and support services company. Direct competitor to Sodexo across corporate, healthcare, education, and sports & leisure verticals, with comparable global tender-based business model and similar margin profile.
• Aramark: U.S.-listed global provider of food, facilities, and uniform services. Competes head-to-head with Sodexo in North American education, healthcare, sports & entertainment, and business & industry segments.
• Elior Group: French-based contract foodservice operator serving corporate, education, healthcare, and public-sector clients across Europe and the U.S. Closely comparable to Sodexo in contract catering model, geographic footprint, and client mix.
• ISS A/S: Danish global facility services company providing cleaning, workplace, technical, and food services to corporate and institutional clients. Direct competitor in integrated facility management, particularly in Europe.
• ABM Industries: U.S. facility services provider offering janitorial, parking, HVAC, and integrated facility solutions. Comparable to Sodexo's facility management business, particularly in North American commercial real estate and healthcare.
• Mitie Group: UK-based facility management and professional services company providing security, cleaning, engineering, and catering to public and private sector clients. Comparable to Sodexo's UK government and corporate IFM contracts.
• Atalian Servest: Privately-held European facility services group offering cleaning, security, catering, and integrated FM. Direct competitor to Sodexo in continental European facility management contracts.

Broad incumbents

• CBRE Group: Global commercial real estate services giant with a facility management and government services arm. Broad incumbent overlapping with Sodexo in workplace and government FM; Patrick Roddy, Sodexo USA's FM COO, was previously president of CBRE Government & Defense Services.
• Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL): Global real estate services firm with integrated facility management and workplace experience offerings. Broad incumbent competing with Sodexo for corporate workplace and IFM mandates at multinational clients.
• G4S (Allied Universal): Global security and facility services provider, now part of Allied Universal. Comparable to Sodexo in security and integrated facility management offerings for enterprise and government clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SodexoGroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A37 records

Investments6 records

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