Cosan (CSAN) General and Admin. Expense: $470 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


CSAN Cosan SA CSAN
60 GF Score
Price $2.91
GF Value $6.19
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Cosan General and Admin. Expense?

Cosan CSAN +1.04% 60 General and Admin. Expense is $470 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates CSAN with a GF Score™ of 60/100 and a GF Value™ of $6.19 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Cosan's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $105 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $470 Mil.

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Cosan General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Cosan General and Admin. Expense Chart

Cosan Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Cosan Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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Cosan General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $470 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of $470 Mil mean?
Cosan (CSAN) has a General and Admin. Expense of $470 Mil as of Mar. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Cosan and its competitors.
Is Cosan's General and Admin. Expense too high?
Cosan's current General and Admin. Expense is $470 Mil. Overall, Cosan has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cosan's General and Admin. Expense compare to VLO and MPC?
Cosan's General and Admin. Expense of $470 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for an Oil & Gas company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Cosan and its competitors. Cosan's current General and Admin. Expense is $470 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cosan stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cosan (CSAN) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.19, compared to a current price of $2.91 — trading 53% below its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is $470 Mil. Cosan's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Cosan (CSAN), the current General and Admin. Expense is $470 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Cosan (CSAN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cosan stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $2.91 is trading 53% below its estimated GF Value™ of $6.19. GuruFocus considers Cosan to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for CSAN:

  • General and Admin. Expense: $470 Mil
  • GF Value™: $6.19 vs. price of $2.91 (53% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CSAN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Cosan Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Other Exchanges 9CI0:GermanyCSAN3:Brazil
Address Avenue Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4100 / 15th Floor Itaim Bibi, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04538-132
Cosan SA engages in several services throughout the energy and logistics sectors. Its reportable segments are Raizen, Compass, Moove, Rumo, and Radar. It generates the majority of its revenue from Raizen which operates in the production, commercialization, origination, and trading of ethanol, bioenergy, resale, and trading of electricity, renewable sources, marketing, origination, and trading of sugar and fuels, and lubricant.
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