Westpac Banking (ASX:WESSWG) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$6,820.00 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


What is Westpac Banking Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Westpac Banking ASX:WESSWG 67 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$6,820.00 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates ASX:WESSWG with a GF Score™ of 67/100. The stock has 3 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. Westpac Banking's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was A$3,381.00 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was A$6,820.00 Mil.


Westpac Banking  (ASX:WESSWG) 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.


Westpac Banking Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Westpac Banking Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Westpac Banking'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.

Westpac Banking Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Westpac Banking Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Westpac Banking Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24 Mar25 Sep25 Mar26
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ASX:WESSWG vs JPM, BAC, WFC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Westpac Banking'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.


Westpac Banking Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Westpac Banking's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Westpac Banking's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.



Westpac Banking 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 semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was A$6,820.00 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 A$6,820.00 Mil mean?
Westpac Banking (ASX:WESSWG) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$6,820.00 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 Westpac Banking and its competitors.
Is Westpac Banking's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Westpac Banking's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$6,820.00 Mil. Overall, Westpac Banking has a GF Score™ of 67/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Westpac Banking's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to JPM and BAC?
Westpac Banking's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$6,820.00 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 Westpac Banking and its competitors. Westpac Banking's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$6,820.00 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Westpac Banking stock overvalued right now?
Westpac Banking (ASX:WESSWG) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$6,820.00 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$6,820.00 Mil. Westpac Banking's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 3 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 Westpac Banking (ASX:WESSWG), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$6,820.00 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.

Westpac Banking Business Description

Address 275 Kent Street, Level 18, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Westpac is Australia's oldest bank and financial services group, with a significant franchise in Australia and New Zealand in the consumer, small business, corporate, and institutional sectors, in addition to its major presence in wealth management. Westpac is among a handful of banks around the globe currently retaining very high credit ratings. The bank benefits from a large national branch network and significant market share, particularly in home loans and retail deposits.