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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Asbury Automotive Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €441 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €1,782 Mil.
Asbury Automotive Group (FRA:AWG) 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.
Asbury Automotive Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Asbury Automotive Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Asbury Automotive Group'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.
Asbury Automotive Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:AWG vs OPLN, GPI, VVV: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Asbury Automotive Group'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.
Asbury Automotive Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Asbury Automotive Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Asbury Automotive Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Asbury Automotive Group 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 €1,782 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 €1,782 Mil mean?
Asbury Automotive Group (FRA:AWG) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,782 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 Asbury Automotive Group and its competitors.
Is Asbury Automotive Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Asbury Automotive Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,782 Mil. Overall, Asbury Automotive Group has a GF Score™ of 90/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Asbury Automotive Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to OPLN and GPI?
Asbury Automotive Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,782 Mil can be compared against companies in the Vehicles & Parts 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 Asbury Automotive Group and its competitors. Asbury Automotive Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,782 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Asbury Automotive Group stock overvalued right now?
Asbury Automotive Group (FRA:AWG) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,782 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €239.20, compared to a current price of €199.00 — trading 16.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,782 Mil. Asbury Automotive Group's overall GF Score™ is 90/100 with 4 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 Asbury Automotive Group (FRA:AWG), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,782 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 Asbury Automotive Group (FRA:AWG) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Asbury Automotive Group stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €199.00 is trading 16.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of €239.20.
Key valuation signals for FRA:AWG:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €1,782 Mil
GF Value™: €239.20 vs. price of €199.00 (16.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:AWG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Asbury Automotive Group is a regional collection of automobile dealerships that went public in March 2002. The company operates 158 new-vehicle stores and 37 collision centers. Over 70% of new-vehicle revenue is from luxury and import brands. Asbury also offers third-party financing and insurance products and its own F&I products via Total Care Auto. Asbury operates in 14 states (mostly in Rocky Mountain states, Texas, the Northeast, and Southeast). Asbury store brands include Herb Chambers in the Northeast, McDavid and Park Place in Texas, Koons in the Washington, D.C. area, and the Larry H. Miller brand in the Western US. Asbury generated about $18 billion of revenue in 2025 and is based in the Atlanta area. The firm targets at least $30 billion of revenue sometime around 2030.
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