Emaar Properties PJSC (DFM:EMAAR) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: د.إ2,820 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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DFM:EMAAR Emaar Properties PJSC DFM:EMAAR
99 GF Score
Price د.إ11.16
GF Value د.إ16.11
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Emaar Properties PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Emaar Properties PJSC DFM:EMAAR -3.46% 99 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ2,820 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates DFM:EMAAR with a GF Score™ of 99/100 and a GF Value™ of د.إ16.11 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Emaar Properties PJSC's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was د.إ641 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was د.إ2,820 Mil.


Emaar Properties PJSC  (DFM:EMAAR) 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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Emaar Properties PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Emaar Properties PJSC'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.

Emaar Properties PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Emaar Properties PJSC Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Emaar Properties PJSC Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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Emaar Properties PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Emaar Properties PJSC'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.


Emaar Properties PJSC Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Emaar Properties PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Emaar Properties PJSC 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 د.إ2,820 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 د.إ2,820 Mil mean?
Emaar Properties PJSC (DFM:EMAAR) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ2,820 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 Emaar Properties PJSC and its competitors.
Is Emaar Properties PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Emaar Properties PJSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ2,820 Mil. Overall, Emaar Properties PJSC has a GF Score™ of 99/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Emaar Properties PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Emaar Properties PJSC's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of د.إ2,820 Mil can be compared against companies in the Real Estate 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 Real Estate company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Real Estate 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 Emaar Properties PJSC and its competitors. Emaar Properties PJSC's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ2,820 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Emaar Properties PJSC stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Emaar Properties PJSC (DFM:EMAAR) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is د.إ16.11, compared to a current price of د.إ11.16 — trading 30.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ2,820 Mil. Emaar Properties PJSC's overall GF Score™ is 99/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Emaar Properties PJSC (DFM:EMAAR), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is د.إ2,820 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 Emaar Properties PJSC (DFM:EMAAR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Emaar Properties PJSC stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of د.إ11.16 is trading 30.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of د.إ16.11. GuruFocus considers Emaar Properties PJSC to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for DFM:EMAAR:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: د.إ2,820 Mil
  • GF Value™: د.إ16.11 vs. price of د.إ11.16 (30.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 99/100 with 1 warning sign

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


Emaar Properties PJSC Business Description

Address Emaar Business Park Building 1, Level 7, P.O. Box 9440, Dubai Hills Estate, Dubai, ARE
Emaar Properties PJSC is engaged in property investment, development, and development management, shopping malls and retail, hospitality, property management, utility services, and investments in providers of financial services. Its segments are, namely, real estate (develop, sell, and manage condominiums, villas, commercial units and plots of land), leasing, retail and related activities (develop, lease and manage malls, retail, commercial, and residential spaces), and hospitality (develop, own, and/or manage hotels, serviced apartments and leisure activities). It earns revenue from sources other than property sales, leasing, retail and related activities, and hospitality, and this revenue is included in other operating income. The majority of revenue comes from real estate.
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