Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. BETA Technologies's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $47.05 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $155.74 Mil.
BETA Technologies (NYSE:BETA) 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.
BETA Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
BETA Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for BETA Technologies'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.
BETA Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BETA vs ACHR, ATRO, FLY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, BETA Technologies'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.
BETA Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, BETA Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where BETA Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
BETA Technologies 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 $155.74 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 $155.74 Mil mean?
BETA Technologies (BETA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $155.74 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 BETA Technologies and its competitors.
Is BETA Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
BETA Technologies' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $155.74 Mil. Overall, BETA Technologies has a GF Score™ of 12/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does BETA Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ACHR and ATRO?
BETA Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $155.74 Mil can be compared against companies in the Aerospace & Defense 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 Aerospace & Defense company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Aerospace & Defense 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 BETA Technologies and its competitors. BETA Technologies's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $155.74 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is BETA Technologies stock overvalued right now?
BETA Technologies (BETA) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $155.74 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $155.74 Mil. BETA Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 12/100 with 1 warning sign 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 BETA Technologies (BETA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $155.74 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.
BETA Technologies Inc is an aerospace company. The group has developed an electric aircraft platform and propulsion systems that are positioned to transform the aviation industry forward into a new phase of growth. It designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance electric aircraft, modern electric propulsion systems, charging systems, and components. The group also invested in the underlying infrastructure of this breakthrough technology, which is critical to bringing electric aviation to life. The group has developed a differentiated presence in North America and is well-positioned to expand globally. Its products and services are Aircraft, Charge, Motor, Battery, Flight Controls, and Training. It has one operating segment: Development and Manufacturing of Electric Aircraft.
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