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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. SHW AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was €40.3 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €40.3 Mil.
SHW AG (HAM:SW10) 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.
SHW AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
SHW AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for SHW AG'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.
HAM:SW10 vs ORLY, AZO, GPC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Auto Parts subindustry, SHW AG'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.
SHW AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, SHW AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SHW AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
SHW AG 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.
For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was €40.3 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 €40.3 Mil mean?
SHW AG (HAM:SW10) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €40.3 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on SHW AG and its competitors.
Is SHW AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
SHW AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €40.3 Mil. Overall, SHW AG has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SHW AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ORLY and AZO?
SHW AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €40.3 Mil can be compared against companies in the Vehicles & Parts 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 SHW AG and its competitors. SHW AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €40.3 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SHW AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SHW AG (HAM:SW10) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €12.02, compared to a current price of €6.70 — trading 44.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €40.3 Mil. SHW AG's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 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 SHW AG (HAM:SW10), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €40.3 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 SHW AG (HAM:SW10) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SHW AG stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of €6.70 is trading 44.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of €12.02.
GuruFocus considers SHW AG to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for HAM:SW10:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €40.3 Mil
GF Value™: €12.02 vs. price of €6.70 (44.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the HAM:SW10 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
SHW AG is a Germany-based developer and manufacturer of a product that contributes to a reduction of fuel consumption and consequently CO2 emissions in the vehicle industry. The company has two operating segments, Pumps, and Engine Components and Brake Disc segment. In its Pumps and engine components business segment SHW develops and produces engine and transmission components for the various area of application. In the Brake Discs business segment, it develops and produces Monobloc, ventilated, cast iron brake discs as well as lightweight brake discs. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Pumps and engine components business segment.
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