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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. ADI Global Distribution's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $752 Mil.
ADI Global Distribution does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025.
ADI Global Distribution (NYSE:ADIG) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Explanation
An efficient operation keeps SGA costs low and thus has higher profit margin. The percentage of SGA relative to total revenue is an indication of how efficiently the company operates. Compare this percentage among the companies in the same industry is a good way of finding more efficient operations. A comparison of the SGA cost relative to the revenue with the historical value can also be an indication of how efficient the company has become.
Warren Buffett likes companies with consistent SGA as the percentage of gross profit.
Companies with no durable competitive advantage show wild variation in SG&A as % of Gross Profit.
If SGA is less than 30% of Gross Profit, it is fantastic. If SGA is nearing 100%, it is is in highly competitive industry.
ADI Global Distribution Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
ADI Global Distribution Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for ADI Global Distribution's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:
* 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.
ADI Global Distribution Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
ADI Global Distribution Annual Data
Trend
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
454.00
598.00
752.00
ADI Global Distribution Semi-Annual Data
Dec23
Dec24
Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
454.00
598.00
752.00
ADIG vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Computer Hardware subindustry, ADI Global Distribution's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense, along with its competitors' market caps and Selling, General, & Admin. Expense data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
ADI Global Distribution Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, ADI Global Distribution's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where ADI Global Distribution's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
ADI Global Distribution Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Calculation
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. For instance, personnel cost, advertising, rent, communication costs are all part of SGA.
What does a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $ Mil mean?
ADI Global Distribution (ADIG) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $ Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on ADI Global Distribution and its competitors.
Is ADI Global Distribution's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
ADI Global Distribution's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $ Mil. Overall, ADI Global Distribution has a GF Score™ of 14/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ADI Global Distribution's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
ADI Global Distribution's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $ Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for a Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware industry context. However, Selling, General, & 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense mean?
A high Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on ADI Global Distribution and its competitors. ADI Global Distribution's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $ Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ADI Global Distribution stock overvalued right now?
ADI Global Distribution (ADIG) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $ Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $ Mil. ADI Global Distribution's overall GF Score™ is 14/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Selling, General, & Admin. Expense calculated?
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For ADI Global Distribution (ADIG), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $ Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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.
ADI Global Distribution Inc is a specialty distributor of professionally installed low-voltage products, including security and audio-visual (AV) solutions, serving commercial and residential markets through an omnichannel go-to-market platform. It sells to professional installers, dealers, and integrators. The company's product portfolio includes products from third-party suppliers across low-voltage categories, as well as products and services offered under its own brands. Its customer base includes independent contractors, systems integrators, and low-voltage specialists serving business, institutional, and residential end users.
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