JCAP (Jefferson Capital) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $158.2 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


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What is Jefferson Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Jefferson Capital JCAP +1.78% 17 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $158.2 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates JCAP with a GF Score™ of 17/100. The stock has 2 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. Jefferson Capital's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $42.4 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $158.2 Mil.


Jefferson Capital  (NAS:JCAP) 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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Jefferson Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Jefferson Capital'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.
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Jefferson Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Jefferson Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
14.90 104.67 147.40

Jefferson Capital Quarterly Data
Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 31.31 39.36 36.36 40.06 42.41

JCAP vs LU, WRLD, FINV: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Jefferson Capital'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.


Jefferson Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Jefferson Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Jefferson Capital 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 $158.2 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 $158.2 Mil mean?
Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $158.2 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 Jefferson Capital and its competitors.
Is Jefferson Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Jefferson Capital's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $158.2 Mil. Overall, Jefferson Capital has a GF Score™ of 17/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Jefferson Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LU and WRLD?
Jefferson Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $158.2 Mil can be compared against companies in the Credit 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 Credit Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Credit 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 Jefferson Capital and its competitors. Jefferson Capital's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $158.2 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Jefferson Capital stock overvalued right now?
Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $158.2 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $158.2 Mil. Jefferson Capital's overall GF Score™ is 17/100 with 2 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 Jefferson Capital (JCAP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $158.2 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.

Jefferson Capital Business Description

Address 600 South Highway 169, Suite 1575, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 55426
Jefferson Capital Inc and its subsidiaries operate in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Latin America, providing debt recovery solutions across a broad range of consumer receivables, including credit card, automotive, utilities, telecom, and other accounts. The Company mainly purchases portfolios of consumer receivables from independent third parties at deep discounts to face value and manages these portfolios by working with individuals as obligations are repaid and financial recovery is achieved, including accounts subject to bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, the Company provides debt servicing and portfolio management services to credit originators for non-performing loans and generates revenue through credit card acquisition programs.
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