CK Hutchison Holdings (FRA:2CKA) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €1,816 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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FRA:2CKA CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd FRA:2CKA
72 GF Score
Price €7.55
GF Value €4.73
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is CK Hutchison Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

CK Hutchison Holdings FRA:2CKA 72 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,816 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates FRA:2CKA with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of €4.73 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 10 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. CK Hutchison Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was €887 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €1,816 Mil.


CK Hutchison Holdings  (FRA:2CKA) 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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CK Hutchison Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CK Hutchison Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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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.

CK Hutchison Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

CK Hutchison Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,647.79 1,233.26 1,763.71 2,104.26 1,810.01

CK Hutchison Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 818.04 892.24 1,182.72 928.68 887.28

FRA:2CKA vs HON, MMM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, CK Hutchison Holdings'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.


CK Hutchison Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, CK Hutchison Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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CK Hutchison Holdings 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1,816 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 €1,816 Mil mean?
CK Hutchison Holdings (FRA:2CKA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,816 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on CK Hutchison Holdings and its competitors.
Is CK Hutchison Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
CK Hutchison Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,816 Mil. Overall, CK Hutchison Holdings has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CK Hutchison Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to HON and MMM?
CK Hutchison Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,816 Mil can be compared against companies in the Conglomerates 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 Conglomerates company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Conglomerates 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 CK Hutchison Holdings and its competitors. CK Hutchison Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,816 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CK Hutchison Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CK Hutchison Holdings (FRA:2CKA) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €4.73, compared to a current price of €7.55 — trading 59.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,816 Mil. CK Hutchison Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 10 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 CK Hutchison Holdings (FRA:2CKA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,816 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 CK Hutchison Holdings (FRA:2CKA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CK Hutchison Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €7.55 is trading 59.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €4.73. GuruFocus considers CK Hutchison Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:2CKA:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €1,816 Mil
  • GF Value™: €4.73 vs. price of €7.55 (59.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 10 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:2CKA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


CK Hutchison Holdings Business Description

Address 2 Queen’s Road Central, 48th Floor, Cheung Kong Center, Hong Kong, HKG
CK Hutchison Holdings, or CKH, is a Hong Kong headquartered conglomerate with key businesses in ports, retail, infrastructure, and telecommunications. The company was created in 2015 to house the merged assets of Cheung Kong Holdings and Hutchison Whampoa as the group sought to flatten out and simplify its original holding structure. CKH contains most of the businesses previously housed in Hutchison Whampoa, minus the property assets, which were spun off into their own listing, CK Asset Holdings. Telecommunications and infrastructure activities now make up the largest share of EBITDA, at around 51%. The planned sale of most of the ports business is currently being scrutinized by the government.
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