Carlsberg AS (LTS:0AI3) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: kr27,825 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)

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LTS:0AI3 Carlsberg AS LTS:0AI3
82 GF Score
Price kr1,115.00
GF Value kr1,215.17
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is Carlsberg AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Carlsberg AS LTS:0AI3 82 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr27,825 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates LTS:0AI3 with a GF Score™ of 82/100 and a GF Value™ of kr1,215.17 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 9 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. Carlsberg AS's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was kr13,471 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was kr27,825 Mil.


Carlsberg AS  (LTS:0AI3) 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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Carlsberg AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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

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* 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.

Carlsberg AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Carlsberg AS Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18,851.00 21,566.00 22,432.00 23,623.00 28,089.00

Carlsberg AS Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11,499.00 11,905.00 11,718.00 14,354.00 13,471.00

LTS:0AI3 vs BUD, STZ, TAP: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Beverages - Brewers subindustry, Carlsberg AS'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.


Carlsberg AS Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Carlsberg AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Carlsberg AS 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was kr27,825 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 kr27,825 Mil mean?
Carlsberg AS (LTS:0AI3) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr27,825 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 Carlsberg AS and its competitors.
Is Carlsberg AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Carlsberg AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr27,825 Mil. Overall, Carlsberg AS has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Carlsberg AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BUD and STZ?
Carlsberg AS's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of kr27,825 Mil can be compared against companies in the Beverages - Alcoholic 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 Beverages - Alcoholic company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Beverages - Alcoholic 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 Carlsberg AS and its competitors. Carlsberg AS's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr27,825 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Carlsberg AS stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carlsberg AS (LTS:0AI3) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is kr1,215.17, compared to a current price of kr1,115.00 — trading 8.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr27,825 Mil. Carlsberg AS's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 9 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 Carlsberg AS (LTS:0AI3), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is kr27,825 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.

Is Carlsberg AS (LTS:0AI3) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Carlsberg AS stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of kr1,115.00 is trading 8.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of kr1,215.17. GuruFocus considers Carlsberg AS to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0AI3:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: kr27,825 Mil
  • GF Value™: kr1,215.17 vs. price of kr1,115.00 (8.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0AI3 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Carlsberg AS Business Description

Address J.C. Jacobsens Gade 1, Copenhagen, DNK, 1799
Carlsberg is the third-largest brewer in the world after Anheuser-Busch InBev and Heineken. It holds leading share in Scandinavia, western China, and several other markets in Asia. Its key brands include Carlsberg, 1664, Tuborg, Holsten, and Somersby. The company's 2025 beverage volume was split among Western Europe (42%), Eastern Europe and India (28%), and Asia (30%).
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