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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Commercial Metals Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was €190 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was €711 Mil.
Commercial Metals Co (FRA:CMS) 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.
Commercial Metals Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Commercial Metals Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Commercial Metals Co'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.
Commercial Metals Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:CMS vs ESAB, GPGI, WOR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Commercial Metals Co'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.
Commercial Metals Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Commercial Metals Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Commercial Metals Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Commercial Metals Co 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 May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €711 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 €711 Mil mean?
Commercial Metals Co (FRA:CMS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €711 Mil as of May. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Commercial Metals Co and its competitors.
Is Commercial Metals Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Commercial Metals Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €711 Mil. Overall, Commercial Metals Co has a GF Score™ of 84/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Commercial Metals Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ESAB and GPGI?
Commercial Metals Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €711 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 Commercial Metals Co and its competitors. Commercial Metals Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €711 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Commercial Metals Co stock overvalued right now?
Commercial Metals Co (FRA:CMS) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €711 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €55.17, compared to a current price of €58.50 — trading 6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €711 Mil. Commercial Metals Co's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 with 6 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 Commercial Metals Co (FRA:CMS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €711 Mil as of May. 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 Commercial Metals Co (FRA:CMS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Commercial Metals Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €58.50 is trading 6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €55.17.
Key valuation signals for FRA:CMS:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €711 Mil
GF Value™: €55.17 vs. price of €58.50 (6% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:CMS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Commercial Metals Co is a manufacturer and supplier of early-stage construction materials, including steel reinforcing bars, concrete pipes, precast products, and soil stabilization solutions. It also produces merchant bar, steel fence posts, and wire rod, serving domestic and some international markets in Europe and Asia. Its products are used in infrastructure and building projects such as highways, bridges, airports, and commercial and residential buildings.
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