Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Americold Realty Trust's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $71 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $272 Mil.
Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) 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.
Americold Realty Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Americold Realty Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Americold Realty Trust'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.
Americold Realty Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
COLD vs NSA, LXP, TRNO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the REIT - Industrial subindustry, Americold Realty Trust'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.
Americold Realty Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs REITs Industry
For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Americold Realty Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Americold Realty Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Americold Realty Trust 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 $272 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 $272 Mil mean?
Americold Realty Trust (COLD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $272 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 Americold Realty Trust and its competitors.
Is Americold Realty Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Americold Realty Trust's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $272 Mil. Overall, Americold Realty Trust has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Americold Realty Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NSA and LXP?
Americold Realty Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $272 Mil can be compared against companies in the REITs 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 REITs company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the REITs 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 Americold Realty Trust and its competitors. Americold Realty Trust's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $272 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Americold Realty Trust stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Americold Realty Trust (COLD) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $21.74, compared to a current price of $15.77 — trading 27.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $272 Mil. Americold Realty Trust's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 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 Americold Realty Trust (COLD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $272 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 Americold Realty Trust (COLD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Americold Realty Trust stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $15.77 is trading 27.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $21.74.
GuruFocus considers Americold Realty Trust to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for COLD:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $272 Mil
GF Value™: $21.74 vs. price of $15.77 (27.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the COLD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Americold Realty Trust Inc is the world's second-largest owner and operator of temperature-controlled warehouses behind privately held Lineage Logistics. The Atlanta, Georgia-based firm owns and operates approximately 231 temperature-controlled warehouses, spanning 1.4 billion cubic feet. In 2022, the firm derived more than 80% of its revenue from the United States but also has sizable operations in Europe, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Americold supplements its core business by providing supply management and transportation services to its various customers. It operates as a real estate investment trust.
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