MEI (Methode Electronics) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $169 Mil (TTM As of Apr. 2026)

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MEI Methode Electronics Inc MEI
63 GF Score
Price $15.12
GF Value $9.94
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Methode Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Methode Electronics MEI +0.87% 63 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $169 Mil as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates MEI with a GF Score™ of 63/100 and a GF Value™ of $9.94 (Significantly Overvalued). 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. Methode Electronics's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was $56 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was $169 Mil.


Methode Electronics  (NYSE:MEI) 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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Methode Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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

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Methode Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Methode Electronics Annual Data
Trend Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25 Apr26
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Methode Electronics Quarterly Data
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MEI vs KOPN, LPTH, OPTX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Methode Electronics'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.


Methode Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Methode Electronics's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Methode Electronics 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 Apr. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $169 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 $169 Mil mean?
Methode Electronics (MEI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $169 Mil as of Apr. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Methode Electronics and its competitors.
Is Methode Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Methode Electronics' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $169 Mil. Overall, Methode Electronics has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Methode Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KOPN and LPTH?
Methode Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $169 Mil can be compared against companies in the Hardware 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 Hardware company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Hardware 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 Methode Electronics and its competitors. Methode Electronics's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $169 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Methode Electronics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Methode Electronics (MEI) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $9.94, compared to a current price of $15.12 — trading 52.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $169 Mil. Methode Electronics' overall GF Score™ is 63/100 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 Methode Electronics (MEI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $169 Mil as of Apr. 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 Methode Electronics (MEI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Methode Electronics stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $15.12 is trading 52.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of $9.94. GuruFocus considers Methode Electronics to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for MEI:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $169 Mil
  • GF Value™: $9.94 vs. price of $15.12 (52.1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Methode Electronics Business Description

Other Exchanges ME5A:Germany
Address 8750 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Suite 1000, Chicago, IL, USA, 60631-3518
Methode Electronics Inc supplier of custom-engineered solutions with sales, engineering, and manufacturing locations in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. It designs, engineers, and produces mechatronic products for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) utilizing a broad range of technologies for user interface, light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems, power distribution, and sensor applications. The firm is organized into various business segments: Automotive, Industrial, Interface, and Medical. The Automotive segment, which generates maximum revenue, supplies electronic and electro-mechanical devices and related products to automobiles, including overhead and center consoles, hidden and ergonomic switches, insert molded components, LED-based lighting, and sensors.
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