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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Prosperity Bancshares's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was €101 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €363 Mil.
Prosperity Bancshares (FRA:PPY) 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.
Prosperity Bancshares Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Prosperity Bancshares Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Prosperity Bancshares'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.
Prosperity Bancshares Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
FRA:PPY vs COLB, BOKF, CBSH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Prosperity Bancshares'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.
Prosperity Bancshares Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Prosperity Bancshares's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Prosperity Bancshares's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Prosperity Bancshares 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 €363 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 €363 Mil mean?
Prosperity Bancshares (FRA:PPY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €363 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 Prosperity Bancshares and its competitors.
Is Prosperity Bancshares' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Prosperity Bancshares' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €363 Mil. Overall, Prosperity Bancshares has a GF Score™ of 77/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Prosperity Bancshares' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to COLB and BOKF?
Prosperity Bancshares' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €363 Mil can be compared against companies in the Banks 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 Banks company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Banks 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 Prosperity Bancshares and its competitors. Prosperity Bancshares's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €363 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Prosperity Bancshares stock overvalued right now?
Prosperity Bancshares (FRA:PPY) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €363 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €72.39, compared to a current price of €64.00 — trading 11.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €363 Mil. Prosperity Bancshares' overall GF Score™ is 77/100 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 Prosperity Bancshares (FRA:PPY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €363 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 Prosperity Bancshares (FRA:PPY) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Prosperity Bancshares stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €64.00 is trading 11.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of €72.39.
Key valuation signals for FRA:PPY:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €363 Mil
GF Value™: €72.39 vs. price of €64.00 (11.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the FRA:PPY stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Prosperity Bancshares Inc provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals and small to midsize businesses. It provides a wide array of financial products and services to businesses and consumers throughout Texas and Oklahoma. The bank provides Personal, Business, Mortgage, and Banking Services.
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