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Organic revenue growth +17.5%
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Activity back up to 95% of pre-Covid levels
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Good control of inflation during the quarter
Q1 Fiscal 2022 revenues
Highlights of the period
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First quarter Fiscal 2022 consolidated revenues reached 5.3 billion euro, up +18.8% year-on-year including a net contribution from acquisitions and disposals of -0.9%, more than compensated by a currency impact of +2.1%. As a result, organic growth was +17.5%.
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On-site Services revenue organic growth was +17.9%. The ongoing recovery is visible in all segments, geographies and services. Healthcare & Seniors and Schools segments are now well above pre-Covid levels at respectively 105% and 104% of Fiscal 2019 revenues, adjusted for currencies. Corporate Services, Sports & Leisure and Universities all increased very substantially during the quarter, as employees returned to their offices, students to their universities and stadiums and convention centers reopened. As a result, Food Services also recovered strongly in the quarter, to reach 83% of Fiscal 2019 levels.
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Benefits & Rewards Services is also now back on a growth path, relative to the pre-Covid levels at 107% of Fiscal 2019. Revenue organic growth was +7.0%, with Europe, USA and Asia up +6.9%, now well above Fiscal 2019 levels, and Latin America up +7.3%, with a strong recovery in Brazil, in particular.
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During this first quarter, Sodexo continued to reinforce its commitments to reduce its environmental footprint.
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In October 2021, Sodexo in the United Kingdom & Ireland has announced a comprehensive roadmap to net zero and decarbonization of its business. Having already exceeded Group’s target to reduce carbon emissions by 34% by 2025 (compared to a 2017 baseline), the region has set its next steps,
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to become Carbon Neutral in its direct operations by 2025.
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to reduce carbon emissions across all three scopes by 55% by 2030.
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to decarbonize United Kingdom and Ireland business, with 90% of all carbon emissions cut across all three scopes, by 2045.
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Once again, Sodexo’s commitments were recognized by the 2021 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), Sodexo remaining at the top of its industry for the 17th consecutive year.
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