Lumen Technologies (HAM:CYTH) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €2,850 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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HAM:CYTH Lumen Technologies Inc HAM:CYTH
53 GF Score
Price €5.85
GF Value €3.13
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Lumen Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Lumen Technologies HAM:CYTH +3.91% 53 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,850 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates HAM:CYTH with a GF Score™ of 53/100 and a GF Value™ of €3.13 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 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. Lumen Technologies's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €687 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €2,850 Mil.


Lumen Technologies  (HAM:CYTH) 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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Lumen Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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

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* 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.

Lumen Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Lumen Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Lumen Technologies 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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HAM:CYTH vs GSAT, IRDM, LBRDA: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Lumen Technologies'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.


Lumen Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Lumen Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Lumen Technologies 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 €2,850 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 €2,850 Mil mean?
Lumen Technologies (HAM:CYTH) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2,850 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 Lumen Technologies and its competitors.
Is Lumen Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Lumen Technologies' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,850 Mil. Overall, Lumen Technologies has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Lumen Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GSAT and IRDM?
Lumen Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €2,850 Mil can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication 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 Telecommunication Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Telecommunication 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 Lumen Technologies and its competitors. Lumen Technologies's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,850 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lumen Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lumen Technologies (HAM:CYTH) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €3.13, compared to a current price of €5.85 — trading 86.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,850 Mil. Lumen Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 53/100 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 Lumen Technologies (HAM:CYTH), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €2,850 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 Lumen Technologies (HAM:CYTH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lumen Technologies stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €5.85 is trading 86.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of €3.13. GuruFocus considers Lumen Technologies to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for HAM:CYTH:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €2,850 Mil
  • GF Value™: €3.13 vs. price of €5.85 (86.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Lumen Technologies Business Description

Address 100 CenturyLink Drive, Monroe, LA, USA, 71203
Lumen Technologies is one of the largest telecommunications carriers serving global enterprises. The merger with Level 3 in 2017, the 2022 divestiture of much of its local phone business in rural areas, and the 2026 sale of its remaining consumer fiber network to AT&T have shifted the company's operations away from the legacy consumer business and toward enterprise services, which account for about 85%-90% of revenue. Lumen offers businesses a full suite of communications services, providing colocation and data center services, data transportation, phone service, and internet access.
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