HTH (Hilltop Holdings) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $723 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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HTH Hilltop Holdings Inc HTH
61 GF Score
Price $38.28
GF Value $35.48
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Hilltop Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Hilltop Holdings HTH +0.21% 61 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $723 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates HTH with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of $35.48 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 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. Hilltop Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $169 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $723 Mil.


Hilltop Holdings  (NYSE:HTH) 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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Hilltop Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hilltop Holdings'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.

Hilltop Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Hilltop Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Hilltop Holdings 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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HTH vs TMS, TREE, RILY: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, Hilltop Holdings'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.


Hilltop Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Hilltop Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Hilltop Holdings 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 $723 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 $723 Mil mean?
Hilltop Holdings (HTH) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $723 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 Hilltop Holdings and its competitors.
Is Hilltop Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Hilltop Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $723 Mil. Overall, Hilltop Holdings has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hilltop Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TMS and TREE?
Hilltop Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $723 Mil can be compared against companies in the Diversified Financial 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 Diversified Financial Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Diversified Financial 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 Hilltop Holdings and its competitors. Hilltop Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $723 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hilltop Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hilltop Holdings (HTH) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $35.48, compared to a current price of $38.28 — trading 7.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $723 Mil. Hilltop Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 6 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 Hilltop Holdings (HTH), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $723 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 Hilltop Holdings (HTH) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hilltop Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $38.28 is trading 7.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $35.48. GuruFocus considers Hilltop Holdings to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for HTH:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $723 Mil
  • GF Value™: $35.48 vs. price of $38.28 (7.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Hilltop Holdings Business Description

Other Exchanges WXF:Germany
Address 6565 Hillcrest Avenue, Dallas, TX, USA, 75205
Hilltop Holdings Inc is a Dallas-based financial holding company. The company has three segments: The banking segment includes the operations of the Bank; The broker-dealer segment includes the operations of Securities Holdings,; and the mortgage origination segment is composed of PrimeLending. Majority of revenue is from Broker-dealer Segment.
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