ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC (ADX:ADNOCDRILL) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: د.إ268 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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ADX:ADNOCDRILL ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC ADX:ADNOCDRILL
90 GF Score
Price د.إ6.04
GF Value د.إ6.49
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC ADX:ADNOCDRILL -0.33% 90 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ268 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates ADX:ADNOCDRILL with a GF Score™ of 90/100 and a GF Value™ of د.إ6.49 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was د.إ157 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was د.إ268 Mil.


ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC  (ADX:ADNOCDRILL) 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.


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ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC Annual Data
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Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC Quarterly Data
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ADX:ADNOCDRILL vs NE, RIG, VAL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Drilling subindustry, ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC'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.


ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC 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.

Selling, General, & 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 د.إ268 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ268 Mil mean?
ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC (ADX:ADNOCDRILL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ268 Mil as of Mar. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC and its competitors.
Is ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ268 Mil. Overall, ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC has a GF Score™ of 90/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NE and RIG?
ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ268 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 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC and its competitors. ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ268 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC (ADX:ADNOCDRILL) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is د.إ6.49, compared to a current price of د.إ6.04 — trading 6.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ268 Mil. ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC's overall GF Score™ is 90/100 with 5 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 ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC (ADX:ADNOCDRILL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ268 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 ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC (ADX:ADNOCDRILL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of د.إ6.04 is trading 6.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of د.إ6.49. GuruFocus considers ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for ADX:ADNOCDRILL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: د.إ268 Mil
  • GF Value™: د.إ6.49 vs. price of د.إ6.04 (6.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 90/100 with 5 warning signs

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


ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address SKEC 2, Zone 1 - E-17, P.O. Box 4017, Abu Dhabi, ARE
ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC is engaged in providing drilling services and supporting marine equipment, and the hiring out of onshore and offshore drilling rigs on behalf of related parties involved in onshore and offshore oil and gas exploration. The operating business segments are Onshore, Offshore, and OilField Services, with maximum revenue from the Onshore segment.
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