HTO (H2O America) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $128.0 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


HTO H2O America HTO
72 GF Score
Price $62.42
GF Value $57.40
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is H2O America Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

H2O America HTO +2.71% 72 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $128.0 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates HTO with a GF Score™ of 72/100 and a GF Value™ of $57.40 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 9 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. H2O America's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $29.8 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $128.0 Mil.


H2O America  (NAS:HTO) 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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H2O America Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for H2O America'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.

H2O America Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

H2O America Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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H2O America 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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HTO vs CWT, AWR, MSEX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, H2O America'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.


H2O America Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, H2O America's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where H2O America's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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H2O America 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 $128.0 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 $128.0 Mil mean?
H2O America (HTO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $128.0 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 H2O America and its competitors.
Is H2O America's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
H2O America's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $128.0 Mil. Overall, H2O America has a GF Score™ of 72/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does H2O America's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CWT and AWR?
H2O America's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $128.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Regulated 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 an Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 H2O America and its competitors. H2O America's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $128.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is H2O America stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, H2O America (HTO) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $57.40, compared to a current price of $62.42 — trading 8.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $128.0 Mil. H2O America's overall GF Score™ is 72/100 with 9 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 H2O America (HTO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $128.0 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 H2O America (HTO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, H2O America stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $62.42 is trading 8.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $57.40. GuruFocus considers H2O America to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for HTO:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $128.0 Mil
  • GF Value™: $57.40 vs. price of $62.42 (8.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 72/100 with 9 warning signs

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


H2O America Business Description

Other Exchanges 76W:Germany
Address 110 West Taylor Street, San Jose, CA, USA, 95110
H2O America is a national investor-owned network of local water and wastewater utilities united by one purpose: delivering clean, high-quality water to the communities it calls home. Across approximately 407,000 water and wastewater service connections, the company invests in critical infrastructure to strengthen the water supply for generations to come. Its single reportable segment provides water utility and utility-related services to its customers.
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