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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Jackson Financial's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €259 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €952 Mil.
Jackson Financial (FRA:8WF) 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.
Jackson Financial Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Jackson Financial Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Jackson Financial'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.
Jackson Financial Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:8WF vs LNC, PRI, CNO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Insurance - Life subindustry, Jackson Financial'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.
Jackson Financial Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Jackson Financial's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Jackson Financial's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Jackson Financial 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 €952 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 €952 Mil mean?
Jackson Financial (FRA:8WF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €952 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 Jackson Financial and its competitors.
Is Jackson Financial's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Jackson Financial's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €952 Mil. Overall, Jackson Financial has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Jackson Financial's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LNC and PRI?
Jackson Financial's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €952 Mil can be compared against companies in the Insurance 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 an Insurance company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Insurance 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 Jackson Financial and its competitors. Jackson Financial's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €952 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Jackson Financial stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jackson Financial (FRA:8WF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €138.14, compared to a current price of €103.40 — trading 25.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €952 Mil. Jackson Financial's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 7 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 Jackson Financial (FRA:8WF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €952 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 Jackson Financial (FRA:8WF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jackson Financial stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €103.40 is trading 25.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of €138.14.
GuruFocus considers Jackson Financial to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:8WF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €952 Mil
GF Value™: €138.14 vs. price of €103.40 (25.1% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:8WF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Jackson Financial Inc helps Americans grow and protect their retirement savings and income to enable them to pursue financial freedom for life. Its retail product offerings are comprised of annuities, designed to help retail investors save for and live in retirement. Its diverse suite of annuities includes a variable, fixed index, and fixed annuities. The company manages its business through three segments: Retail Annuities, Institutional Products, and Closed Life and Annuity Blocks and Corporate and Other segments. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Retail Annuities segment, which offers a variety of retirement income and savings products of variable annuities, registered index-linked annuities ("RILA"), fixed index annuities, fixed annuities, and payout annuities.
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