LCLN (Lincoln International) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $87.9 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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What is Lincoln International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Lincoln International LCLN +2.10% 21 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $87.9 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates LCLN with a GF Score™ of 21/100. The stock has 4 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. Lincoln International's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $87.9 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $87.9 Mil.


Lincoln International  (NYSE:LCLN) 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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Lincoln International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Lincoln International'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.

Lincoln International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Lincoln International Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
37.76 43.77 151.12 183.25 87.95

Lincoln International Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense 37.76 43.77 151.12 183.25 87.95

LCLN vs TIGR, AXG, BTGO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Lincoln International'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.


Lincoln International Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Capital Markets Industry

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

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


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Lincoln International 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.

For stock reported annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $87.9 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 $87.9 Mil mean?
Lincoln International (LCLN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $87.9 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Lincoln International and its competitors.
Is Lincoln International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Lincoln International's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $87.9 Mil. Overall, Lincoln International has a GF Score™ of 21/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Lincoln International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TIGR and AXG?
Lincoln International's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $87.9 Mil can be compared against companies in the Capital Markets 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 Capital Markets company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Capital Markets 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 Lincoln International and its competitors. Lincoln International's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $87.9 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lincoln International stock overvalued right now?
Lincoln International (LCLN) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $87.9 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $87.9 Mil. Lincoln International's overall GF Score™ is 21/100 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 Lincoln International (LCLN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $87.9 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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.

Lincoln International Business Description

Address 110 North Wacker Drive, 51st Floor, Chicago, IL, USA, 60606
Lincoln International Inc is an independent investment banking advisory company focused on private capital markets. The company operates its business through its two operating segments: Investment Banking Advisory and Valuations and Opinions. The Investment Banking Advisory segment offers a range of services related to mergers and acquisitions, with key areas of focus including sell-side advisory, buy-side advisory, asset sales and divestitures, restructuring, primary and secondary capital raising, and merger-related engagements. The Valuations and Opinions segment provides valuation services to investment funds and financial institutions. The majority of revenue is derived from the Investment Banking Advisory segment. Geographically, the maximum revenue is derived from the Americas.
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