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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. DiDi Global's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1,140 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $4,974 Mil.
DiDi Global (OTCPK:DIDIY) 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.
DiDi Global Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
DiDi Global Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for DiDi Global'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.
DiDi Global Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
DIDIY vs QH, SHOP, UBER: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Software - Application subindustry, DiDi Global'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.
DiDi Global Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, DiDi Global's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where DiDi Global's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
DiDi Global 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 $4,974 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 $4,974 Mil mean?
DiDi Global (DIDIY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4,974 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 DiDi Global and its competitors.
Is DiDi Global's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
DiDi Global's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,974 Mil. Overall, DiDi Global has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does DiDi Global's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to QH and SHOP?
DiDi Global's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4,974 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 DiDi Global and its competitors. DiDi Global's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,974 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is DiDi Global stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DiDi Global (DIDIY) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $5.53, compared to a current price of $3.52 — trading 36.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,974 Mil. DiDi Global's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 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 DiDi Global (DIDIY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,974 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 DiDi Global (DIDIY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, DiDi Global stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $3.52 is trading 36.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $5.53.
GuruFocus considers DiDi Global to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for DIDIY:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $4,974 Mil
GF Value™: $5.53 vs. price of $3.52 (36.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the DIDIY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
DiDi Global Inc is a mobility technology platform that provides a range of mobility services as well as other services. It is building four key components of its platform that work together to improve the consumer experience: shared mobility; energy and vehicle services; electric mobility; and autonomous driving. It is a go-to brand in China for shared mobility, providing consumers with a range of safe, affordable, and convenient mobility services, including ride-hailing, taxi-hailing, chauffeur, hitch, and other forms of shared mobility. The company operates in three segments: China Mobility, which mainly includes ride hailing, chauffeur, hitch, online taxi, and other services in the PRC; International; and Other Initiatives.
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