ASND (Ascendis Pharma AS) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $579 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


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What is Ascendis Pharma AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Ascendis Pharma AS ASND -1.87% 37 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $579 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates ASND with a GF Score™ of 37/100. 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. Ascendis Pharma AS's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $168 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $579 Mil.


Ascendis Pharma AS  (NAS:ASND) 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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Ascendis Pharma AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Ascendis Pharma AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

Ascendis Pharma AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Ascendis Pharma AS Annual Data
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Ascendis Pharma AS Quarterly Data
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ASND vs JAZZ, BBIO, EXEL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Ascendis Pharma AS'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.


Ascendis Pharma AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Ascendis Pharma AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ascendis Pharma AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Ascendis Pharma AS 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 $579 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 $579 Mil mean?
Ascendis Pharma AS (ASND) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $579 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 Ascendis Pharma AS and its competitors.
Is Ascendis Pharma AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Ascendis Pharma AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $579 Mil. Overall, Ascendis Pharma AS has a GF Score™ of 37/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ascendis Pharma AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to JAZZ and BBIO?
Ascendis Pharma AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $579 Mil can be compared against companies in the Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Biotechnology 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 Ascendis Pharma AS and its competitors. Ascendis Pharma AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $579 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ascendis Pharma AS stock overvalued right now?
Ascendis Pharma AS (ASND) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $579 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $579 Mil. Ascendis Pharma AS's overall GF Score™ is 37/100 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 Ascendis Pharma AS (ASND), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $579 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.

Ascendis Pharma AS Business Description

Other Exchanges A1SN34:Brazil
Address Tuborg Boulevard 12, Hellerup, DNK, 2900
Ascendis Pharma AS is a biopharmaceutical company that applies its TransCon technology platform to make a meaningful difference for patients. The firm's product pipeline includes Endocrinology and Oncology, which includes TransCon PTH, TransCon CNP, and others. It operates in the United States, Europe, and the rest of the world and derives the majority of its revenue from the United States.
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