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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. BWX Technologies's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $108 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $415 Mil.
BWX Technologies (NYSE:BWXT) 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.
BWX Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
BWX Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for BWX 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.
BWX Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
BWXT vs ARXS, TXT, MOG.A: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, BWX 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.
BWX Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Aerospace & Defense Industry
For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, BWX Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where BWX Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
BWX 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 $415 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 $415 Mil mean?
BWX Technologies (BWXT) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $415 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 BWX Technologies and its competitors.
Is BWX Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
BWX Technologies' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $415 Mil. Overall, BWX Technologies has a GF Score™ of 94/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does BWX Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ARXS and TXT?
BWX Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $415 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 BWX Technologies and its competitors. BWX Technologies's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $415 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is BWX Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, BWX Technologies (BWXT) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $142.49, compared to a current price of $173.74 — trading 21.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $415 Mil. BWX Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 94/100 with 4 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 BWX Technologies (BWXT), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $415 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 BWX Technologies (BWXT) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, BWX Technologies stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $173.74 is trading 21.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $142.49.
GuruFocus considers BWX Technologies to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for BWXT:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $415 Mil
GF Value™: $142.49 vs. price of $173.74 (21.9% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BWXT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
BWX Technologies Inc is a specialty manufacturer and service provider of nuclear components, operating in two segments: Government Operations and Commercial Operations. The Government Operations segment produces naval nuclear reactors and fuel for the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, while the Commercial Operations segment designs and manufactures commercial nuclear steam generators, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, reactor components, and other auxiliary equipment, including containers for the storage of spent nuclear fuel and other high-level nuclear waste. The majority of the company's revenue comes from Government Operations, with sales principally in the United States, Canada, and other regions.
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