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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. City Holding Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $22.2 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $86.9 Mil.
City Holding Co (NAS:CHCO) 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.
City Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
City Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for City Holding Co'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.
City Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
CHCO vs LOB, NBHC, SRCE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, City Holding Co'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.
City Holding Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, City Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where City Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
City Holding Co 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $86.9 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 $86.9 Mil mean?
City Holding Co (CHCO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $86.9 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on City Holding Co and its competitors.
Is City Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
City Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $86.9 Mil. Overall, City Holding Co has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does City Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LOB and NBHC?
City Holding Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $86.9 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 City Holding Co and its competitors. City Holding Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $86.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is City Holding Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, City Holding Co (CHCO) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $133.61, compared to a current price of $144.46 — trading 8.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $86.9 Mil. City Holding Co's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 6 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 City Holding Co (CHCO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $86.9 Mil as of Jun. 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 City Holding Co (CHCO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, City Holding Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $144.46 is trading 8.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $133.61.
GuruFocus considers City Holding Co to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for CHCO:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $86.9 Mil
GF Value™: $133.61 vs. price of $144.46 (8.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CHCO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
City Holding Co is a financial holding company. The company conducts its principal activities through its wholly-owned subsidiary, City National Bank of West Virginia (City National). Through the bank, it provides banking, trust and investment management, and other financial solutions through its network of banking offices located in the states of West Virginia, Virginia, southeastern Ohio, and Kentucky. It offers various products and services such as overdraft facilities, savings accounts, credit cards and debit cards, loans for various purposes, investment advisory, securities brokerage, insurance products, and others. The company's business activities are currently limited to one reportable business segment, which is community banking.
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