The Annual Shareholders Meeting held on December 17, 2024 fixed the dividend (before premium) for Fiscal 2024 at 2.65 euros to be fully paid up in cash. The dividend was paid on December 23, 2024 for a total amount of 388 million euros.
At its meeting held on October 22, 2025, the Board of Directors decided it would ask shareholders to approve a dividend (before premium) of 2.70 euros per share in respect of Fiscal 2025 at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting to be held on December 16, 2025.
Items recognized directly in other comprehensive income are shown below:
| FISCAL 2025 | FISCAL 2024 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in millions of euros) | INCREASE/ (DECREASE) DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, PRE-TAX |
INCOME TAX (EXPENSE)/ BENEFIT | INCREASE/ (DECREASE) DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, NET OF TAX |
INCREASE /(DECREASE) DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, PRE-TAX |
INCOME TAX (EXPENSE)/ BENEFIT | INCREASE/ (DECREASE) DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, NET OF TAX |
| Financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income* | — | (1) | (1) | 186 | (6) | 180 |
| Share of other items of comprehensive income of companies accounted for using the equity method | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Remeasurements of net defined benefit obligation | 2 | (1) | 1 | (34) | 7 | (27) |
| Exchange differences | (230) | — | (230) | 412 | — | 412 |
| TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) | (228) | (2) | (230) | 564 | 1 | 565 |
| TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) from continuing operations | (228) | (2) | (230) | 38 | 1 | 39 |
| TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/(LOSS) from discontinued operations | — | — | — | 526 | — | 526 |
Sodexo takes a long-term view in managing its capital structure, with the objective of ensuring the Group’s liquidity, optimizing its financial structure and allowing shareholders to benefit from its strong cash flow generation.
Contributing to decisions made may be objectives for earnings per share or estimated future cash flows, or for balancing various components of the consolidated statement of financial position in order to meet the net debt criteria defined by Group management and communicated to the marketplace.
The table below presents the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
| FISCAL 2025 | FISCAL 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent (in millions of euros) |
Net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent (in millions of euros) FISCAL 2025 695 |
Net profit attributable to equity holders of the parent (in millions of euros) FISCAL 2024 168 |
| Net profit from continuing operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in millions of euros) |
Net profit from continuing operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in millions of euros)FISCAL 2025 695 |
Net profit from continuing operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in millions of euros)FISCAL 2024 738 |
| Net profit from discontinued operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in millions of euros) |
Net profit from discontinued operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in millions of euros)FISCAL 2025 — |
Net profit from discontinued operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in millions of euros)FISCAL 2024 (570) |
| Basic weighted average number of shares |
Basic weighted average number of shares FISCAL 2025 146,014,551 |
Basic weighted average number of shares FISCAL 2024 146,451,943 |
| Basic earnings per share (in euros) |
Basic earnings per share (in euros) FISCAL 2025 4.76 |
Basic earnings per share (in euros) FISCAL 2024 1.15 |
| from continuing operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share) |
from continuing operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share)FISCAL 2025 4.76 |
from continuing operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share)FISCAL 2024 5.04 |
| from discontinued operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share) |
from discontinued operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share)FISCAL 2025 — |
from discontinued operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share)FISCAL 2024 (3.89) |
| Average dilutive effect of restricted share plans |
Average dilutive effect of restricted share plans FISCAL 2025 1,613,327 |
Average dilutive effect of restricted share plans FISCAL 2024 1,622,069 |
| Diluted weighted average number of shares |
Diluted weighted average number of shares FISCAL 2025 147,627,878 |
Diluted weighted average number of shares FISCAL 2024 148,074,012 |
| Diluted earnings per share (in euros) |
Diluted earnings per share (in euros) FISCAL 2025 4.71 |
Diluted earnings per share (in euros) FISCAL 2024 1.13 |
| from continuing operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share) |
from continuing operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share)FISCAL 2025 4.71 |
from continuing operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share)FISCAL 2024 4.98 |
| from discontinued operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share) |
from discontinued operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share)FISCAL 2025 — |
from discontinued operations – Attributable to equity holders of the parent (in euros per share)FISCAL 2024 (3.85) |
