IESC (IES Holdings) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $520 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


IESC IES Holdings Inc IESC
85 GF Score
Price $699.98
GF Value $262.56
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is IES Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

IES Holdings IESC -4.58% 85 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $520 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates IESC with a GF Score™ of 85/100 and a GF Value™ of $262.56 (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. IES Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $142 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $520 Mil.


IES Holdings  (NAS:IESC) 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.


IES Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


IES Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for IES Holdings'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.

IES Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

IES Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
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IES 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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IESC vs DY, J, BLD: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, IES 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.


IES Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, IES Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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IES 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 $520 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 $520 Mil mean?
IES Holdings (IESC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $520 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 IES Holdings and its competitors.
Is IES Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
IES Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $520 Mil. Overall, IES Holdings has a GF Score™ of 85/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does IES Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to DY and J?
IES Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $520 Mil can be compared against companies in the Construction 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 Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Construction 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 IES Holdings and its competitors. IES Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $520 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is IES Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, IES Holdings (IESC) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $262.56, compared to a current price of $699.98 — trading 166.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $520 Mil. IES Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 85/100 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 IES Holdings (IESC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $520 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 IES Holdings (IESC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, IES Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $699.98 is trading 166.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of $262.56. GuruFocus considers IES Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for IESC:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $520 Mil
  • GF Value™: $262.56 vs. price of $699.98 (166.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 5 warning signs

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


IES Holdings Business Description

Other Exchanges 1IESC:Italy45T:Germany
Address 13131 Dairy Ashford Road, Suite 500, Sugar Land, TX, USA, 77478
IES Holdings Inc owns and manages subsidiaries that design and installs integrated electrical and technology systems and provide infrastructure products and services. It has four business segments; Communications, Residential, Infrastructure Solutions, and Commercial & Industrial. The majority of the revenue for the company is generated from its Residential segment in which the company provides electrical installation services for single-family housing and multi-family apartment complexes, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and plumbing installation services. This segment also provides services for installing residential solar power, both for new construction and existing residences.
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