Essity AB (MEX:ESSITYBN) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN51,273 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


MEX:ESSITYBN Essity AB MEX:ESSITYBN
89 GF Score
Price MXN501.28
GF Value MXN496.09
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What is Essity AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Essity AB MEX:ESSITYBN 89 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN51,273 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:ESSITYBN with a GF Score™ of 89/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN496.09. The stock has 3 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. Essity AB's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN12,545 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN51,273 Mil.


Essity AB  (MEX:ESSITYBN) 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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Essity AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Essity AB'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.

Essity AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Essity AB 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 40,393.37 41,171.16 42,463.75 51,927.56 51,480.01

Essity AB Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 13,664.64 13,228.28 12,755.04 12,744.55 12,545.40

MEX:ESSITYBN vs PG, CL, KVUE: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Essity AB'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.


Essity AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Essity AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Essity AB 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 MXN51,273 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 MXN51,273 Mil mean?
Essity AB (MEX:ESSITYBN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN51,273 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 Essity AB and its competitors.
Is Essity AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Essity AB's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN51,273 Mil. Overall, Essity AB has a GF Score™ of 89/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Essity AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to PG and CL?
Essity AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN51,273 Mil can be compared against companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods 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 Essity AB and its competitors. Essity AB's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN51,273 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Essity AB stock overvalued right now?
Essity AB (MEX:ESSITYBN) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN51,273 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN496.09, compared to a current price of MXN501.28 — trading 1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN51,273 Mil. Essity AB's overall GF Score™ is 89/100 with 3 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 Essity AB (MEX:ESSITYBN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN51,273 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 Essity AB (MEX:ESSITYBN) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Essity AB stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN501.28 is trading 1% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN496.09.

Key valuation signals for MEX:ESSITYBN:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN51,273 Mil
  • GF Value™: MXN496.09 vs. price of MXN501.28 (1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 89/100 with 3 warning signs

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


Essity AB Business Description

Address Klarabergsviadukten 63, PO Box 200, Stockholm, SWE, SE-101 23
Essity is a health and hygiene company spun out of Svenska Cellulosa in June 2017. Essity's products span the feminine care, baby care, toilet paper, facial tissue, and wet wipes categories, as well as hand soap, hand sanitizers, and tissue dispensers for institutional customers. Essity also offers medical solutions in the form of wound care, orthopedics, and compression therapy, accounting for around 8% of net sales. Essity operates in 150 markets and generates 61% of its revenue in Europe.
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