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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Arrow Electronics's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN11,832 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN45,446 Mil.
Arrow Electronics (MEX:ARW) 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.
Arrow Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Arrow Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Arrow Electronics'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.
Arrow Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
MEX:ARW vs AVT, NSIT, SNX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Arrow 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.
Arrow Electronics Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Arrow Electronics's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Arrow Electronics's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Arrow 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 Mar. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was MXN45,446 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 MXN45,446 Mil mean?
Arrow Electronics (MEX:ARW) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN45,446 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 Arrow Electronics and its competitors.
Is Arrow Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Arrow Electronics' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN45,446 Mil. Overall, Arrow Electronics has a GF Score™ of 81/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Arrow Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AVT and NSIT?
Arrow Electronics' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN45,446 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 Arrow Electronics and its competitors. Arrow Electronics's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN45,446 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Arrow Electronics stock overvalued right now?
Arrow Electronics (MEX:ARW) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN45,446 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN1,889.14, compared to a current price of MXN2,665.00 — trading 41.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN45,446 Mil. Arrow Electronics' overall GF Score™ is 81/100 with 10 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 Arrow Electronics (MEX:ARW), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN45,446 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 Arrow Electronics (MEX:ARW) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Arrow Electronics stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of MXN2,665.00 is trading 41.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN1,889.14.
Key valuation signals for MEX:ARW:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN45,446 Mil
GF Value™: MXN1,889.14 vs. price of MXN2,665.00 (41.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:ARW stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Arrow Electronics Inc. is a provider of products, services, and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. It has one of the world's broadest portfolios of product offerings available from electronic components and enterprise computing solutions suppliers, coupled with a range of services, solutions, and software, the company helps industrial and commercial customers introduce products, reduce their time to market, and enhance their overall competitiveness. The company has two business segments, the global components business and the global enterprise computing solutions.
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