Franco-Nevada (FRA:3FO) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €37 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:3FO Franco-Nevada Corp FRA:3FO
90 GF Score
Price €185.90
GF Value €235.56
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Franco-Nevada Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Franco-Nevada FRA:3FO -0.19% 90 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:3FO with a GF Score™ of 90/100 and a GF Value™ of €235.56 (Modestly Undervalued).

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Franco-Nevada's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €13 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €37 Mil.


Franco-Nevada  (FRA:3FO) 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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Franco-Nevada Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Franco-Nevada'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.

Franco-Nevada Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Franco-Nevada Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Franco-Nevada Quarterly Data
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FRA:3FO vs NEM, AU, RGLD: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Gold subindustry, Franco-Nevada'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.


Franco-Nevada Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Franco-Nevada's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Franco-Nevada's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Franco-Nevada 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 €37 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 €37 Mil mean?
Franco-Nevada (FRA:3FO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €37 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 Franco-Nevada and its competitors.
Is Franco-Nevada's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Franco-Nevada's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37 Mil. Overall, Franco-Nevada has a GF Score™ of 90/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Franco-Nevada's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NEM and AU?
Franco-Nevada's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €37 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Franco-Nevada and its competitors. Franco-Nevada's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Franco-Nevada stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Franco-Nevada (FRA:3FO) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €235.56, compared to a current price of €185.90 — trading 21.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37 Mil. Franco-Nevada's overall GF Score™ is 90/100. 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 Franco-Nevada (FRA:3FO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €37 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 Franco-Nevada (FRA:3FO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Franco-Nevada stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €185.90 is trading 21.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of €235.56. GuruFocus considers Franco-Nevada to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:3FO:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €37 Mil
  • GF Value™: €235.56 vs. price of €185.90 (21.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 90/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:3FO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Franco-Nevada Business Description

Address 199 Bay Street, Suite 2000, Commerce Court West, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5L 1G9
Franco-Nevada Corp is a precious-metals-focused royalty and investment company. The company owns a diversified portfolio of precious metals and royalty streams, which is actively managed to generate the bulk of its revenue from gold, silver, and platinum. The company does not operate mines, develop projects, or conduct exploration. The company's short-term financial performance is linked to the price of commodities and the amount of production from its portfolio of producing assets. Its long-term performance is affected by the availability of exploration and development capital. The company holds a portfolio of assets, diversified by commodity, revenue type, and stage of a project.
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