Medifast (FRA:MDF) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €222.6 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


FRA:MDF Medifast Inc FRA:MDF
69 GF Score
Price €8.80
GF Value €6.98
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Medifast Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Medifast FRA:MDF -4.24% 69 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €222.6 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:MDF with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of €6.98 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 2 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. Medifast's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €47.6 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €222.6 Mil.


Medifast  (FRA:MDF) 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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Medifast Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Medifast'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.

Medifast Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Medifast Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Medifast Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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FRA:MDF vs RGS, EVTK, DROR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Personal Services subindustry, Medifast'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.


Medifast Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Medifast's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Medifast 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 €222.6 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 €222.6 Mil mean?
Medifast (FRA:MDF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €222.6 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 Medifast and its competitors.
Is Medifast's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Medifast's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €222.6 Mil. Overall, Medifast has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Medifast's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to RGS and EVTK?
Medifast's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €222.6 Mil can be compared against companies in the Personal Services 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 Personal Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Personal Services 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 Medifast and its competitors. Medifast's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €222.6 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Medifast stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Medifast (FRA:MDF) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €6.98, compared to a current price of €8.80 — trading 26.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €222.6 Mil. Medifast's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 2 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 Medifast (FRA:MDF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €222.6 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 Medifast (FRA:MDF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Medifast stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €8.80 is trading 26.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of €6.98. GuruFocus considers Medifast to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:MDF:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €222.6 Mil
  • GF Value™: €6.98 vs. price of €8.80 (26.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 2 warning signs

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


Medifast Business Description

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Address 100 International Drive, Baltimore, MD, USA, 21202
Medifast Inc is a old health and wellness company known for its habit-based and coach-guided lifestyle solution OPTAVIA, which provides people with a simple, yet comprehensive approach to address obesity and support a healthy life. The company provides unparalleled coaching support along with community, tailored nutrition and healthy habits, and empowers people to master their weight loss journey through each stage of life. The company has access to GLP-1 medications where clinically appropriate. The company is focused on offering talent to Lifelong Transformation, Making a Healthy Lifestyle Second Nature.
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