Essex Property Trust (MEX:ESS) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN1,383 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


MEX:ESS Essex Property Trust Inc MEX:ESS
78 GF Score
Price MXN4,081.12
GF Value MXN3,901.69
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What is Essex Property Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Essex Property Trust MEX:ESS 78 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN1,383 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:ESS with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN3,901.69. The stock has 12 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. Essex Property Trust's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN361 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN1,383 Mil.


Essex Property Trust  (MEX:ESS) 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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Essex Property Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Essex Property Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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Essex Property Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Essex Property Trust Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,063.41 1,103.03 1,077.42 2,062.67 1,295.47

Essex Property Trust Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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MEX:ESS vs INVH, MAA, SUI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the REIT - Residential subindustry, Essex Property Trust'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.


Essex Property Trust Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Essex Property Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Essex Property Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Essex Property Trust 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 MXN1,383 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 MXN1,383 Mil mean?
Essex Property Trust (MEX:ESS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN1,383 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 Essex Property Trust and its competitors.
Is Essex Property Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Essex Property Trust's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN1,383 Mil. Overall, Essex Property Trust has a GF Score™ of 78/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Essex Property Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to INVH and MAA?
Essex Property Trust's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN1,383 Mil can be compared against companies in the REITs 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 REITs company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the REITs 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 Essex Property Trust and its competitors. Essex Property Trust's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN1,383 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Essex Property Trust stock overvalued right now?
Essex Property Trust (MEX:ESS) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN1,383 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN3,901.69, compared to a current price of MXN4,081.12 — trading 4.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN1,383 Mil. Essex Property Trust's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 12 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 Essex Property Trust (MEX:ESS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN1,383 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 Essex Property Trust (MEX:ESS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Essex Property Trust stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN4,081.12 is trading 4.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN3,901.69.

Key valuation signals for MEX:ESS:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN1,383 Mil
  • GF Value™: MXN3,901.69 vs. price of MXN4,081.12 (4.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 12 warning signs

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


Essex Property Trust Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address 1100 Park Place, Suite 200, San Mateo, CA, USA, 94403
Essex Property Trust owns a portfolio of 259 apartment communities with over 63,000 units. The company focuses on owning large, high-quality properties on the West Coast in the urban and suburban submarkets of Southern California, Northern California, and Seattle.
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