LX (LexinFintech Holdings) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $325 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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LX LexinFintech Holdings Ltd LX
61 GF Score
Price $1.36
GF Value $3.05
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is LexinFintech Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

LexinFintech Holdings LX +1.87% 61 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $325 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates LX with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of $3.05 (Significantly Undervalued). 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. LexinFintech Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $88 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $325 Mil.


LexinFintech Holdings  (NAS:LX) 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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LexinFintech Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for LexinFintech Holdings'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.

LexinFintech Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

LexinFintech Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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LexinFintech Holdings Quarterly Data
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LX vs TROO, OPRT, MFIN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, LexinFintech Holdings'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.


LexinFintech Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, LexinFintech Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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LexinFintech Holdings 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 $325 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 $325 Mil mean?
LexinFintech Holdings (LX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $325 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 LexinFintech Holdings and its competitors.
Is LexinFintech Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
LexinFintech Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $325 Mil. Overall, LexinFintech Holdings has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does LexinFintech Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TROO and OPRT?
LexinFintech Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $325 Mil can be compared against companies in the Credit Services 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 Credit Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Credit Services 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 LexinFintech Holdings and its competitors. LexinFintech Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $325 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is LexinFintech Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, LexinFintech Holdings (LX) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $3.05, compared to a current price of $1.36 — trading 55.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $325 Mil. LexinFintech Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 61/100 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 LexinFintech Holdings (LX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $325 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 LexinFintech Holdings (LX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, LexinFintech Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $1.36 is trading 55.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of $3.05. GuruFocus considers LexinFintech Holdings to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for LX:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $325 Mil
  • GF Value™: $3.05 vs. price of $1.36 (55.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 4 warning signs

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


LexinFintech Holdings Business Description

Other Exchanges 1LFA:Germany
Address No. 3099 Keyuan South Road, 27th Floor, China Energy Storage Tower, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, CHN, 518057
LexinFintech Holdings Ltd is an online consumer finance platform and a technology-driven service provider in China. The group is engaged in online direct sales services and online consumer finance services for its customers in the PRC. Geographically, it derives revenue from China.
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