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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Progressive's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $0 Mil.
Progressive (LTS:0KOC) 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.
Progressive Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Progressive Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Progressive'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.
Progressive Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LTS:0KOC vs CB, TRV, ALL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Progressive'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.
Progressive Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Insurance Industry
For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Progressive's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Progressive's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Progressive 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 $0 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 $0 Mil mean?
Progressive (LTS:0KOC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0 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 Progressive and its competitors.
Is Progressive's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Progressive's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0 Mil. Overall, Progressive has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Progressive's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CB and TRV?
Progressive's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Insurance 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 an Insurance company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Insurance 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 Progressive and its competitors. Progressive's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Progressive stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Progressive (LTS:0KOC) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $271.11, compared to a current price of $210.07 — trading 22.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0 Mil. Progressive's overall GF Score™ is 87/100 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 Progressive (LTS:0KOC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $0 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.
Is Progressive (LTS:0KOC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Progressive stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $210.07 is trading 22.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $271.11.
GuruFocus considers Progressive to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for LTS:0KOC:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $0 Mil
GF Value™: $271.11 vs. price of $210.07 (22.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0KOC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Progressive underwrites private and commercial auto insurance and specialty lines; it has almost 27 million personal auto policies in force and is one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. Progressive markets its policies through independent insurance agencies in the US and Canada and directly via the internet and telephone. Its premiums are split between the agent and the direct channel. The company also offers commercial auto policies and entered homeowners insurance through an acquisition in 2015.
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