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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,034 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $4,127 Mil.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (LTS:0LER) 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.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
* 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.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
LTS:0LER vs ZTS, UTHR, VTRS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries'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.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Teva Pharmaceutical Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries 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 $4,127 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 $4,127 Mil mean?
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (LTS:0LER) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4,127 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 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and its competitors.
Is Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,127 Mil. Overall, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has a GF Score™ of 45/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ZTS and UTHR?
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4,127 Mil can be compared against companies in the Drug Manufacturers 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 Drug Manufacturers company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Drug Manufacturers 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 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and its competitors. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,127 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Teva Pharmaceutical Industries stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (LTS:0LER) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $20.76, compared to a current price of $35.60 — trading 71.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,127 Mil. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' overall GF Score™ is 45/100 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 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (LTS:0LER), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,127 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 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (LTS:0LER) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $35.60 is trading 71.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of $20.76.
GuruFocus considers Teva Pharmaceutical Industries to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for LTS:0LER:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $4,127 Mil
GF Value™: $20.76 vs. price of $35.60 (71.5% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the LTS:0LER stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Teva Pharmaceutical, based in Israel, is the world's leading generic drug manufacturer. Teva derives half of its sales from North America and makes up a high-single-digit percentage of the total number of generic prescriptions in the US. It also has a significant presence in Europe, Japan, Russia, and Israel. Besides generics, Teva has a portfolio of innovative medicines and biosimilars in two main therapeutic areas: neurology and immunology. Teva also sells active pharmaceutical ingredients, offers contract manufacturing services, and owns Anda, a US-based generic and specialty drug distributor.
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