PetroChina Co (FRA:PC6) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €-52 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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FRA:PC6 PetroChina Co Ltd FRA:PC6
78 GF Score
Price €1.04
GF Value €0.87
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is PetroChina Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

PetroChina Co FRA:PC6 +0.14% 78 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €-52 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates FRA:PC6 with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of €0.87 (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. PetroChina Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €3,742 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €-52 Mil.


PetroChina Co  (FRA:PC6) 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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PetroChina Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for PetroChina Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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PetroChina Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

PetroChina Co Annual Data
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PetroChina Co Quarterly Data
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FRA:PC6 vs XOM, CVX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, PetroChina 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.


PetroChina Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, PetroChina Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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PetroChina 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €-52 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 €-52 Mil mean?
PetroChina Co (FRA:PC6) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €-52 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 PetroChina Co and its competitors.
Is PetroChina Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
PetroChina Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €-52 Mil. Overall, PetroChina Co has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does PetroChina Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to XOM and CVX?
PetroChina Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €-52 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 PetroChina Co and its competitors. PetroChina Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €-52 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is PetroChina Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PetroChina Co (FRA:PC6) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €0.87, compared to a current price of €1.04 — trading 19.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €-52 Mil. PetroChina Co's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 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 PetroChina Co (FRA:PC6), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €-52 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 PetroChina Co (FRA:PC6) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PetroChina Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €1.04 is trading 19.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of €0.87. GuruFocus considers PetroChina Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FRA:PC6:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €-52 Mil
  • GF Value™: €0.87 vs. price of €1.04 (19.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:PC6 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


PetroChina Co Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address No. 9 Dongzhimen North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100007
PetroChina, the national champion that inherited the majority of Chinese onshore oil and gas assets, has developed into an international supermajor. In 2025, it produced more than 1.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent of oil and gas, and processed 1.4 billion barrels of crude oil. It also has more than 22,000 service stations. The fluctuations in the prices of crude oil, refined products, chemical products, and natural gas have a significant impact on PetroChina's revenue. State-owned China National Petroleum Corp is PetroChina's controlling shareholder with a stake of more than 82%.
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