Installed Building Products (FRA:2IL) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €500 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:2IL Installed Building Products Inc FRA:2IL
91 GF Score
Price €206.00
GF Value €197.44
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Installed Building Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Installed Building Products FRA:2IL +3.00% 91 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €500 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:2IL with a GF Score™ of 91/100 and a GF Value™ of €197.44. The stock has 2 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. Installed Building Products's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €125 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €500 Mil.


Installed Building Products  (FRA:2IL) 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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Installed Building Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Installed Building Products'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.

Installed Building Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Installed Building Products Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Installed Building Products Quarterly Data
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FRA:2IL vs TMHC, MTH, SKY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Installed Building Products'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.


Installed Building Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Installed Building Products's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Installed Building Products's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Installed Building Products 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 €500 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 €500 Mil mean?
Installed Building Products (FRA:2IL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €500 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 Installed Building Products and its competitors.
Is Installed Building Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Installed Building Products' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €500 Mil. Overall, Installed Building Products has a GF Score™ of 91/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Installed Building Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TMHC and MTH?
Installed Building Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €500 Mil can be compared against companies in the Homebuilding & Construction 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 Homebuilding & Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Homebuilding & Construction 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 Installed Building Products and its competitors. Installed Building Products's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €500 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Installed Building Products stock overvalued right now?
Installed Building Products (FRA:2IL) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €500 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €197.44, compared to a current price of €206.00 — trading 4.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €500 Mil. Installed Building Products' overall GF Score™ is 91/100 with 2 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 Installed Building Products (FRA:2IL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €500 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 Installed Building Products (FRA:2IL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Installed Building Products stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €206.00 is trading 4.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of €197.44.

Key valuation signals for FRA:2IL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €500 Mil
  • GF Value™: €197.44 vs. price of €206.00 (4.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 91/100 with 2 warning signs

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


Installed Building Products Business Description

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Address 495 South High Street, Suite 50, Columbus, OH, USA, 43215
Installed Building Products Inc is an insulation installer serving the residential new construction market and are also a diversified installer of complementary building products, including waterproofing, fire-stopping and fireproofing, garage doors, rain gutters, window blinds, shower doors, closet shelving, mirrors and other products throughout the United States. The company installs fiberglass insulation, spray foam insulation, and cellulose insulation. The company has three operating segments consisting of Installation, Manufacturing and Distribution operations. Majority of revenue is derived from Installation segment.
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