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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Cisco Systems's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Apr. 2026 was MXN61,587 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was MXN256,588 Mil.
Cisco Systems (MEX:CSCO) 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.
Cisco Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Cisco Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Cisco Systems'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.
Cisco Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
MEX:CSCO vs CIEN, MSI, LITE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Cisco Systems'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.
Cisco Systems Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Cisco Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cisco Systems's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Cisco Systems 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 MXN256,588 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 MXN256,588 Mil mean?
Cisco Systems (MEX:CSCO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN256,588 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 Cisco Systems and its competitors.
Is Cisco Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Cisco Systems' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN256,588 Mil. Overall, Cisco Systems has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Cisco Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CIEN and MSI?
Cisco Systems' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN256,588 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 Cisco Systems and its competitors. Cisco Systems's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN256,588 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Cisco Systems stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cisco Systems (MEX:CSCO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN1,167.94, compared to a current price of MXN1,940.00 — trading 66.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN256,588 Mil. Cisco Systems' overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 8 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 Cisco Systems (MEX:CSCO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN256,588 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 Cisco Systems (MEX:CSCO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Cisco Systems stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of MXN1,940.00 is trading 66.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN1,167.94.
GuruFocus considers Cisco Systems to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for MEX:CSCO:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN256,588 Mil
GF Value™: MXN1,167.94 vs. price of MXN1,940.00 (66.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:CSCO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Cisco Systems is the largest provider of networking equipment in the world and one of the largest software companies in the world. Its largest businesses are selling networking hardware and software (where it has leading market shares) and cybersecurity software such as firewalls. It also has collaboration products, like its Webex suite, and observability tools. It primarily outsources its manufacturing to third parties and has a large sales and marketing staff—25,000 strong across 90 countries. Overall, Cisco employs 80,000 people and sells its products globally.
73GF Score
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