Host Hotels & Resorts (MEX:HST) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN2,209 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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MEX:HST Host Hotels & Resorts Inc MEX:HST
79 GF Score
Price MXN306.34
GF Value MXN255.73
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What is Host Hotels & Resorts Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Host Hotels & Resorts MEX:HST 79 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN2,209 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates MEX:HST with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of MXN255.73. The stock has 8 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. Host Hotels & Resorts's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN505 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN2,209 Mil.


Host Hotels & Resorts  (MEX:HST) 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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Host Hotels & Resorts Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Host Hotels & Resorts'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.

Host Hotels & Resorts Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Host Hotels & Resorts Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Host Hotels & Resorts 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 634.20 470.73 495.29 738.23 504.92

MEX:HST vs RHP, APLE, PK: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the REIT - Hotel & Motel subindustry, Host Hotels & Resorts'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.


Host Hotels & Resorts Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs REITs Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Host Hotels & Resorts's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Host Hotels & Resorts 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 MXN2,209 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 MXN2,209 Mil mean?
Host Hotels & Resorts (MEX:HST) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN2,209 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 Host Hotels & Resorts and its competitors.
Is Host Hotels & Resorts' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Host Hotels & Resorts' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN2,209 Mil. Overall, Host Hotels & Resorts has a GF Score™ of 79/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Host Hotels & Resorts' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to RHP and APLE?
Host Hotels & Resorts' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN2,209 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 Host Hotels & Resorts and its competitors. Host Hotels & Resorts's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN2,209 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Host Hotels & Resorts stock overvalued right now?
Host Hotels & Resorts (MEX:HST) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN2,209 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN255.73, compared to a current price of MXN306.34 — trading 19.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN2,209 Mil. Host Hotels & Resorts' overall GF Score™ is 79/100 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 Host Hotels & Resorts (MEX:HST), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN2,209 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 Host Hotels & Resorts (MEX:HST) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Host Hotels & Resorts stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of MXN306.34 is trading 19.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN255.73.

Key valuation signals for MEX:HST:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN2,209 Mil
  • GF Value™: MXN255.73 vs. price of MXN306.34 (19.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 8 warning signs

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


Host Hotels & Resorts Business Description

Industry Real EstateREITs
Address 4747 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 1300, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Host Hotels & Resorts owns 78 predominantly urban and resort upper-upscale and luxury hotel properties representing over 42,000 rooms, mainly in the United States. Host sold off the company's interests in a joint venture owning a portfolio of hotels throughout Europe and also sold other joint ventures that owned properties in Asia and the United States. The majority of Host's portfolio operates under the Marriott and Starwood brands.
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