Columbia Banking System (FRA:CM6) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €691 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:CM6 Columbia Banking System Inc FRA:CM6
51 GF Score
Price €27.00
GF Value €21.14
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Columbia Banking System Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Columbia Banking System FRA:CM6 +0.75% 51 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €691 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:CM6 with a GF Score™ of 51/100 and a GF Value™ of €21.14 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 7 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. Columbia Banking System's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €177 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €691 Mil.


Columbia Banking System  (FRA:CM6) 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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Columbia Banking System Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Columbia Banking System'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.

Columbia Banking System Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Columbia Banking System Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Columbia Banking System Quarterly Data
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FRA:CM6 vs PB, BOKF, WAL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Columbia Banking System'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.


Columbia Banking System Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Columbia Banking System's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Columbia Banking System's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Columbia Banking System 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 €691 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 €691 Mil mean?
Columbia Banking System (FRA:CM6) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €691 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 Columbia Banking System and its competitors.
Is Columbia Banking System's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Columbia Banking System's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €691 Mil. Overall, Columbia Banking System has a GF Score™ of 51/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Columbia Banking System's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PB and BOKF?
Columbia Banking System's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €691 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 Columbia Banking System and its competitors. Columbia Banking System's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €691 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Columbia Banking System stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Columbia Banking System (FRA:CM6) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €21.14, compared to a current price of €27.00 — trading 27.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €691 Mil. Columbia Banking System's overall GF Score™ is 51/100 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 Columbia Banking System (FRA:CM6), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €691 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 Columbia Banking System (FRA:CM6) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Columbia Banking System stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €27.00 is trading 27.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of €21.14. GuruFocus considers Columbia Banking System to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:CM6:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €691 Mil
  • GF Value™: €21.14 vs. price of €27.00 (27.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 51/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:CM6 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Columbia Banking System Business Description

Other Exchanges COLB:USA
Address 1301 A Street, Tacoma, WA, USA, 98402-4200
Columbia Banking System Inc is a registered bank holding company whose wholly-owned banking subsidiary is Columbia State Bank. The company provides a full range of banking services to small and medium sized businesses, professionals, and individuals throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California. The company's subsidiary Columbia Trust Company is an Oregon trust company that provides agency, fiduciary, and other related trust services with offices in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. The firm offers various products and services under Personal Banking, Business Banking, and Wealth Management divisions.
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