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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. JELD-WEN Holding's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $139 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $545 Mil.
JELD-WEN Holding (NYSE:JELD) 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.
JELD-WEN Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
JELD-WEN Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for JELD-WEN Holding'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.
JELD-WEN Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
JELD vs BURCA, CSTE, INVE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, JELD-WEN Holding'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.
JELD-WEN Holding Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, JELD-WEN Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where JELD-WEN Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
JELD-WEN Holding 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $545 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 $545 Mil mean?
JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $545 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on JELD-WEN Holding and its competitors.
Is JELD-WEN Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
JELD-WEN Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $545 Mil. Overall, JELD-WEN Holding has a GF Score™ of 51/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does JELD-WEN Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BURCA and CSTE?
JELD-WEN Holding's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $545 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 JELD-WEN Holding and its competitors. JELD-WEN Holding's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $545 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is JELD-WEN Holding stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.20, compared to a current price of $1.93 — trading 68.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $545 Mil. JELD-WEN Holding's overall GF Score™ is 51/100 with 7 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 JELD-WEN Holding (JELD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $545 Mil as of Jun. 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 JELD-WEN Holding (JELD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, JELD-WEN Holding stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $1.93 is trading 68.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $6.20.
GuruFocus considers JELD-WEN Holding to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for JELD:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $545 Mil
GF Value™: $6.20 vs. price of $1.93 (68.9% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the JELD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
JELD-WEN Holding Inc is engaged in door and window manufacturing. The company designs, produces, and distributes interior and exterior building products, offering a selection of doors, windows, walls, and related products. The products are used in the new construction of residential and non-residential buildings. The firm's operating segments are North America, and Europe. It generates a majority of its revenue from North America.
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