LEVI (Levi Strauss) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $3,351 Mil (TTM As of May. 2026)


LEVI Levi Strauss & Co LEVI
86 GF Score
Price $24.31
GF Value $21.31
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Levi Strauss Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Levi Strauss LEVI +1.97% 86 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3,351 Mil as of May. 2026. GuruFocus rates LEVI with a GF Score™ of 86/100 and a GF Value™ of $21.31 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 6 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. Levi Strauss's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in May. 2026 was $843 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $3,351 Mil.


Levi Strauss  (NYSE:LEVI) 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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Levi Strauss Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Levi Strauss's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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Levi Strauss Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Levi Strauss Annual Data
Trend Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23 Nov24 Nov25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Levi Strauss Quarterly Data
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LEVI vs VFC, KTB, ZGN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Levi Strauss'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.


Levi Strauss Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Levi Strauss's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Levi Strauss 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 May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $3,351 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 $3,351 Mil mean?
Levi Strauss (LEVI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $3,351 Mil as of May. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Levi Strauss and its competitors.
Is Levi Strauss' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Levi Strauss' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3,351 Mil. Overall, Levi Strauss has a GF Score™ of 86/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Levi Strauss' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VFC and KTB?
Levi Strauss' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $3,351 Mil can be compared against companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories 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 Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories 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 Levi Strauss and its competitors. Levi Strauss's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3,351 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Levi Strauss stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Levi Strauss (LEVI) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $21.31, compared to a current price of $24.31 — trading 14.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3,351 Mil. Levi Strauss' overall GF Score™ is 86/100 with 6 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 Levi Strauss (LEVI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3,351 Mil as of May. 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 Levi Strauss (LEVI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Levi Strauss stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $24.31 is trading 14.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $21.31. GuruFocus considers Levi Strauss to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LEVI:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $3,351 Mil
  • GF Value™: $21.31 vs. price of $24.31 (14.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 86/100 with 6 warning signs

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


Levi Strauss Business Description

Address 1155 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94111
Levi Strauss & Co is involved in designing, marketing, and selling products that include jeans, casual and dresses pants, tops, shorts, skirts, jackets, footwear, and related accessories directly or through third parties and licensees for men, women, and children under Levi's, Dockers, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co. and Denizen brands. The company manages its business according to three regional segments: the Americas, which is the key revenue driver; Europe; and Asia.
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