Cosan (CSAN) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $814 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


CSAN Cosan SA CSAN
67 GF Score
Price $2.94
GF Value $5.65
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Cosan Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Cosan CSAN -2.33% 67 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $814 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates CSAN with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of $5.65 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 3 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. Cosan's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $190 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $814 Mil.


Cosan  (NYSE:CSAN) 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.


Cosan Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Cosan Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Cosan'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.

Cosan Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Cosan Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Cosan Quarterly Data
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CSAN vs VLO, MPC, PSX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Cosan'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.


Cosan Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Cosan's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Cosan 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 $814 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 $814 Mil mean?
Cosan (CSAN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $814 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 Cosan and its competitors.
Is Cosan's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Cosan's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $814 Mil. Overall, Cosan has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cosan's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VLO and MPC?
Cosan's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $814 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Cosan and its competitors. Cosan's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $814 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cosan stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cosan (CSAN) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $5.65, compared to a current price of $2.94 — trading 48% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $814 Mil. Cosan's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 3 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 Cosan (CSAN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $814 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 Cosan (CSAN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cosan stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $2.94 is trading 48% below its estimated GF Value™ of $5.65. GuruFocus considers Cosan to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for CSAN:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $814 Mil
  • GF Value™: $5.65 vs. price of $2.94 (48% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 3 warning signs

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


Cosan Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Other Exchanges 9CI0:GermanyCSAN3:Brazil
Address Avenue Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 4100 / 15th Floor Itaim Bibi, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04538-132
Cosan SA engages in several services throughout the energy and logistics sectors. Its reportable segments are Raizen, Compass, Moove, Rumo, and Radar. It generates the majority of its revenue from Raizen which operates in the production, commercialization, origination, and trading of ethanol, bioenergy, resale, and trading of electricity, renewable sources, marketing, origination, and trading of sugar and fuels, and lubricant.
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