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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Dover's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was €424 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €1,645 Mil.
Dover (FRA:DOV) 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.
Dover Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Dover Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Dover'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.
FRA:DOV vs OTIS, XYL, IR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Dover'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.
Dover Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Dover's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dover's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Dover 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1,645 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 €1,645 Mil mean?
Dover (FRA:DOV) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,645 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Dover and its competitors.
Is Dover's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Dover's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,645 Mil. Overall, Dover has a GF Score™ of 92/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dover's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to OTIS and XYL?
Dover's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,645 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 Dover and its competitors. Dover's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,645 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dover stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dover (FRA:DOV) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €171.79, compared to a current price of €172.90 — trading 0.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,645 Mil. Dover's overall GF Score™ is 92/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Dover (FRA:DOV), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,645 Mil as of Jun. 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 Dover (FRA:DOV) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dover stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €172.90 is trading 0.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of €171.79.
GuruFocus considers Dover to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:DOV:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €1,645 Mil
GF Value™: €171.79 vs. price of €172.90 (0.6% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:DOV stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Founded in 1955 by George Ohrstrom, Dover has become an industrial behemoth through the acquisition of dozens of esteemed brands. The company is organized into five segments through which it designs and manufactures highly engineered components, such as vehicle repair, factory automation, welding, aerospace, fuel dispensing, printing, liquid handling, refrigeration, and can-making equipment. It has operations around the globe but generates over half of its revenue in the United States.
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