Carrefour (CHIX:CAP) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €2,994 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)


CHIX:CAP Carrefour CHIX:CAP
72 GF Score
Price €16.42
GF Value €14.65
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 13 Warning Signs
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What is Carrefour Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Carrefour CHIX:CAP 72 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,994 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates CHIX:CAP with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of €14.65 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 13 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. Carrefour's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €1,402 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €2,994 Mil.


Carrefour  (CHIX:CAp) 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.


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Carrefour Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Carrefour's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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Carrefour Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Carrefour Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,549.00 3,254.00 3,583.00 3,204.00 2,994.00

Carrefour Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,778.00 1,638.00 1,566.00 1,592.00 1,402.00

CHIX:CAP vs KR, SFM, ACI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Carrefour'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.


Carrefour Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Carrefour's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Carrefour 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €2,994 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 €2,994 Mil mean?
Carrefour (CHIX:CAP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2,994 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Carrefour and its competitors.
Is Carrefour's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Carrefour's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,994 Mil. Overall, Carrefour has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Carrefour's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KR and SFM?
Carrefour's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2,994 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Defensive 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 Retail - Defensive company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Defensive 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 Carrefour and its competitors. Carrefour's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,994 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Carrefour stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carrefour (CHIX:CAP) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €14.65, compared to a current price of €16.42 — trading 12.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,994 Mil. Carrefour's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 13 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 Carrefour (CHIX:CAP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,994 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Carrefour (CHIX:CAP) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carrefour stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €16.42 is trading 12.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of €14.65. GuruFocus considers Carrefour to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CHIX:CAP:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €2,994 Mil
  • GF Value™: €14.65 vs. price of €16.42 (12.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 13 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the CHIX:CAP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Carrefour Business Description

Address 93, Avenue de Paris, Massy Cedex, Paris, FRA, 91300
Founded in 1959, Carrefour is a multiformat retailer with operations in over 40 countries. Approximately 75% of sales stem from Europe and the rest from Latin America. In France, where Carrefour generates nearly 50% of its total revenue, the firm has a grocery market share of 22%, behind market leader E.Leclerc (24%), according to Kantar. Carrefour operates over 15,000 stores in hypermarket, supermarket, convenience store, and discount store formats. In 2024, Carrefour completed the acquisition of the Cora and Match banners from Louis Delhaize group for an enterprise value of EUR 1.05 billion.
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