DFIN (Donnelley Financial Solutions) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $279.5 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


DFIN Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc DFIN
60 GF Score
Price $44.14
GF Value $61.16
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Donnelley Financial Solutions Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Donnelley Financial Solutions DFIN -2.02% 60 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $279.5 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates DFIN with a GF Score™ of 60/100 and a GF Value™ of $61.16 (Modestly Undervalued).

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Donnelley Financial Solutions's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $67.4 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $279.5 Mil.


Donnelley Financial Solutions  (NYSE:DFIN) 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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Donnelley Financial Solutions Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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* 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.

Donnelley Financial Solutions Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Donnelley Financial Solutions Annual Data
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Donnelley Financial Solutions Quarterly Data
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DFIN vs AMPL, MITK, RDVT: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Donnelley Financial Solutions'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.


Donnelley Financial Solutions Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Donnelley Financial Solutions's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Donnelley Financial Solutions 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 $279.5 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 $279.5 Mil mean?
Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $279.5 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions and its competitors.
Is Donnelley Financial Solutions' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Donnelley Financial Solutions' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $279.5 Mil. Overall, Donnelley Financial Solutions has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Donnelley Financial Solutions' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AMPL and MITK?
Donnelley Financial Solutions' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $279.5 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software 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 Software company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Software 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions and its competitors. Donnelley Financial Solutions's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $279.5 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Donnelley Financial Solutions stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $61.16, compared to a current price of $44.14 — trading 27.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $279.5 Mil. Donnelley Financial Solutions' overall GF Score™ is 60/100. 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $279.5 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 Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Donnelley Financial Solutions stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $44.14 is trading 27.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $61.16. GuruFocus considers Donnelley Financial Solutions to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for DFIN:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $279.5 Mil
  • GF Value™: $61.16 vs. price of $44.14 (27.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100

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


Donnelley Financial Solutions Business Description

Other Exchanges 1DN:Germany
Address 391 Steel Way, Lancaster, PA, USA, 17601
Donnelley Financial Solutions Inc is a risk and compliance software solutions and related services provider. The company provides regulatory filing and deal solutions via its software-as-a-service, technology-enabled services, and print and distribution solutions to public and private companies, mutual funds, and other regulated investment firms. It operates in four reportable segments: Capital Markets - Software Solutions, Capital Markets - Compliance and Communications Management (its key revenue-generating segment), Investment Companies - Software Solutions, and Investment Companies - Compliance and Communications Management. Its geographical segments are the United States (USA), Europe, Asia, Canada, and Others, of which the USA accounts for the vast majority of its total revenue.
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