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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Crane Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $163 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $617 Mil.
Crane Co (NYSE:CR) 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.
Crane Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Crane Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Crane 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.
CR vs GGG, RRX, GNRC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Crane 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.
Crane Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Crane Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Crane Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Crane 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 $617 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 $617 Mil mean?
Crane Co (CR) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $617 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 Crane Co and its competitors.
Is Crane Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Crane Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $617 Mil. Overall, Crane Co has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Crane Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GGG and RRX?
Crane Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $617 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 Crane Co and its competitors. Crane Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $617 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Crane Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Crane Co (CR) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $208.44, compared to a current price of $223.07 — trading 7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $617 Mil. Crane Co's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 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 Crane Co (CR), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $617 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 Crane Co (CR) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Crane Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $223.07 is trading 7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $208.44.
GuruFocus considers Crane Co to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for CR:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $617 Mil
GF Value™: $208.44 vs. price of $223.07 (7% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the CR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Crane is a diversified industrial firm that manufactures a broad range of products, including valves, pumps, aerospace components, and fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels. Its business is organized into two segments: aerospace and advanced technologies, and process flow technologies. Crane generated approximately $2.3 billion in revenue in 2025.
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