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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. JM Smucker Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was €306 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was €1,280 Mil.
JM Smucker Co (HAM:JM2) 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.
JM Smucker Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
JM Smucker Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for JM Smucker Co'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.
JM Smucker Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
HAM:JM2 vs JBS, MKC, HRL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, JM Smucker 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.
JM Smucker Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, JM Smucker Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where JM Smucker Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
JM Smucker 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €1,280 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 €1,280 Mil mean?
JM Smucker Co (HAM:JM2) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,280 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 JM Smucker Co and its competitors.
Is JM Smucker Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
JM Smucker Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,280 Mil. Overall, JM Smucker Co has a GF Score™ of 66/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does JM Smucker Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to JBS and MKC?
JM Smucker Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,280 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 JM Smucker Co and its competitors. JM Smucker Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,280 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is JM Smucker Co stock overvalued right now?
JM Smucker Co (HAM:JM2) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,280 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €103.54, compared to a current price of €98.74 — trading 4.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,280 Mil. JM Smucker Co's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 4 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 JM Smucker Co (HAM:JM2), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,280 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 JM Smucker Co (HAM:JM2) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, JM Smucker Co stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €98.74 is trading 4.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of €103.54.
Key valuation signals for HAM:JM2:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €1,280 Mil
GF Value™: €103.54 vs. price of €98.74 (4.6% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the HAM:JM2 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
J.M. Smucker is a packaged food company that primarily sells through the US retail channel (73% of fiscal 2025 revenue came through its retail pet foods, coffee, and frozen handheld/spreads segments), with the remaining share consisting of sweet baked snacks (through the Hostess acquisition) and international (primarily Canada). Retail coffee is its largest category (32% of sales) with brands Folgers and Dunkin'. Pet foods (19% of sales) holds leading brands like Milk-Bone and Meow Mix. Of its remaining, approximately 22% comes from frozen handhelds and spreads, through brands Jif, Smucker's, and Uncrustables. The company acquired Hostess Brands in fiscal 2024 to boost its snack and convenience store presence.
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