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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Dick's Sporting Goods's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was €995 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was €4,033 Mil.
Dick's Sporting Goods (FRA:DSG) 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.
Dick's Sporting Goods Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Dick's Sporting Goods Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Dick's Sporting Goods'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.
Dick's Sporting Goods Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:DSG vs BBY, ULTA, TSCO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Dick's Sporting Goods'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.
Dick's Sporting Goods Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Dick's Sporting Goods's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Dick's Sporting Goods's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Dick's Sporting Goods 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €4,033 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 €4,033 Mil mean?
Dick's Sporting Goods (FRA:DSG) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €4,033 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Dick's Sporting Goods and its competitors.
Is Dick's Sporting Goods' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Dick's Sporting Goods' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €4,033 Mil. Overall, Dick's Sporting Goods has a GF Score™ of 92/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dick's Sporting Goods' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BBY and ULTA?
Dick's Sporting Goods' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €4,033 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 Dick's Sporting Goods and its competitors. Dick's Sporting Goods's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €4,033 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dick's Sporting Goods stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dick's Sporting Goods (FRA:DSG) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €246.76, compared to a current price of €172.15 — trading 30.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €4,033 Mil. Dick's Sporting Goods' overall GF Score™ is 92/100 with 5 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 Dick's Sporting Goods (FRA:DSG), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €4,033 Mil as of Apr. 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 Dick's Sporting Goods (FRA:DSG) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dick's Sporting Goods stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €172.15 is trading 30.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of €246.76.
GuruFocus considers Dick's Sporting Goods to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for FRA:DSG:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €4,033 Mil
GF Value™: €246.76 vs. price of €172.15 (30.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:DSG stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Dick's Sporting Goods is a retailer that offers sports and outdoor apparel, footwear, and equipment online and in physical stores. The company's legacy business includes more than 700 stores under its own name, more than 110 Golf Galaxy golf specialty stores, and about 50 outlet stores. In September 2025, Dick's acquired multinational retailer Foot Locker. With this move, Dick's added about 2,600 stores under the Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, atmos, and WSS nameplates in North America, the Asia-Pacific, and EMEA—Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The combined Dick's and Foot Locker has an annual sales base of more than $22 billion. Based in the Pittsburgh area, Dick's was founded in 1948 by the father of current executive chair and controlling shareholder Edward Stack.
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