Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Pathward Financial's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $55.4 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $206.6 Mil.
Pathward Financial (NAS:CASH) 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.
Pathward Financial Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Pathward Financial Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Pathward Financial'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.
Pathward Financial Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CASH vs TFIN, DCOM, CHCO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Pathward Financial'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.
Pathward Financial Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Pathward Financial's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Pathward Financial's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Pathward Financial 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 $206.6 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 $206.6 Mil mean?
Pathward Financial (CASH) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $206.6 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 Pathward Financial and its competitors.
Is Pathward Financial's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Pathward Financial's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $206.6 Mil. Overall, Pathward Financial has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Pathward Financial's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TFIN and DCOM?
Pathward Financial's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $206.6 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 Pathward Financial and its competitors. Pathward Financial's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $206.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Pathward Financial stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pathward Financial (CASH) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $89.77, compared to a current price of $88.72 — trading 1.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $206.6 Mil. Pathward Financial's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 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 Pathward Financial (CASH), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $206.6 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 Pathward Financial (CASH) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Pathward Financial stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $88.72 is trading 1.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $89.77.
GuruFocus considers Pathward Financial to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for CASH:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $206.6 Mil
GF Value™: $89.77 vs. price of $88.72 (1.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CASH stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Pathward Financial Inc is a unitary savings and loan holding company. It's a wholly owned full-service banking subsidiary of Meta Financial, is both a community-oriented financial institution offering a variety of financial services to meet the needs of the communities it serves, and a payments company providing services on a nationwide basis. It operates through three reportable segments: Consumer: The Consumer segment includes the Partner Solutions business line, which collaborates with partners to navigate payment and lending needs; Commercial: The Commercial segment includes the Company's Commercial Finance business line, which helps businesses access funds needed to launch, operate, and grow; and Corporate Services. The majority of the revenue is generated from Consumer segment.
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