Credit Acceptance (FRA:2D5) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €147 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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FRA:2D5 Credit Acceptance Corp FRA:2D5
73 GF Score
Price €505.00
GF Value €520.00
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What is Credit Acceptance Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Credit Acceptance FRA:2D5 73 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €147 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:2D5 with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of €520.00. The stock has 9 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. Credit Acceptance's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €49 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €147 Mil.


Credit Acceptance  (FRA:2D5) 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.


Credit Acceptance Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Credit Acceptance Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Credit Acceptance'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.

Credit Acceptance Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Credit Acceptance Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Credit Acceptance Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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FRA:2D5 vs ENVA, KLAR, SEZL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Credit Acceptance'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.


Credit Acceptance Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Credit Acceptance's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Credit Acceptance 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €147 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 €147 Mil mean?
Credit Acceptance (FRA:2D5) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €147 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Credit Acceptance and its competitors.
Is Credit Acceptance's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Credit Acceptance's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €147 Mil. Overall, Credit Acceptance has a GF Score™ of 73/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Credit Acceptance's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ENVA and KLAR?
Credit Acceptance's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €147 Mil can be compared against companies in the Credit Services 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 Credit Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Credit Services 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 Credit Acceptance and its competitors. Credit Acceptance's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €147 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Credit Acceptance stock overvalued right now?
Credit Acceptance (FRA:2D5) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €147 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €520.00, compared to a current price of €505.00 — trading 2.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €147 Mil. Credit Acceptance's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 9 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 Credit Acceptance (FRA:2D5), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €147 Mil as of Jun. 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 Credit Acceptance (FRA:2D5) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Credit Acceptance stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €505.00 is trading 2.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of €520.00.

Key valuation signals for FRA:2D5:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €147 Mil
  • GF Value™: €520.00 vs. price of €505.00 (2.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:2D5 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Credit Acceptance Business Description

Other Exchanges CACC:USA2D5:Germany
Address 25505 West Twelve Mile Road, Southfield, MI, USA, 48034-8339
Credit Acceptance Corp is a consumer finance company that specializes in automobile loans. These loans are offered through a U.S. nationwide network of automobile dealers that benefit from sales of vehicles to consumers who could otherwise not obtain financing. The company also benefits from repeat and referral sales, and from sales to customers responding to advertisements for financing, but qualify for traditional financing. The company derives its revenue from finance charges, premiums earned on the reinsurance of vehicle service contracts, and other fees. Of these, financing charges, including servicing fees, are by far a source of revenue.
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