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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Jacobs Solutions's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $876 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $2,488 Mil.
Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) 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.
Jacobs Solutions Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Jacobs Solutions Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Jacobs Solutions'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.
Jacobs Solutions Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
J vs DY, IESC, BLD: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Jacobs Solutions'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.
Jacobs Solutions Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Jacobs Solutions's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Jacobs Solutions's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Jacobs Solutions 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 $2,488 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 $2,488 Mil mean?
Jacobs Solutions (J) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2,488 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 Jacobs Solutions and its competitors.
Is Jacobs Solutions' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Jacobs Solutions' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2,488 Mil. Overall, Jacobs Solutions has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Jacobs Solutions' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to DY and IESC?
Jacobs Solutions' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $2,488 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 Jacobs Solutions and its competitors. Jacobs Solutions's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2,488 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Jacobs Solutions stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jacobs Solutions (J) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $129.47, compared to a current price of $129.66 — trading 0.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2,488 Mil. Jacobs Solutions' overall GF Score™ is 73/100 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 Jacobs Solutions (J), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $2,488 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 Jacobs Solutions (J) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jacobs Solutions stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $129.66 is trading 0.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $129.47.
GuruFocus considers Jacobs Solutions to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for J:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $2,488 Mil
GF Value™: $129.47 vs. price of $129.66 (0.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the J stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Jacobs Solutions is a global provider of engineering, design, procurement, construction, and maintenance services as well as cyber engineering and security solutions. The firm serves industrial, commercial, and government clients in a wide variety of sectors, including water, transportation, healthcare, technology, and chemicals. Jacobs Solutions employs approximately 60,000 workers. The company generated $12 billion in revenue in fiscal 2025.
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