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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. NOV's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN5,987 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was MXN22,689 Mil.
NOV (MEX:NOV) 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.
NOV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
NOV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for NOV'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.
MEX:NOV vs WFRD, AROC, KGS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, NOV'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.
NOV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, NOV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where NOV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
NOV 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 MXN22,689 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 MXN22,689 Mil mean?
NOV (MEX:NOV) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN22,689 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 NOV and its competitors.
Is NOV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
NOV's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN22,689 Mil. Overall, NOV has a GF Score™ of 73/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does NOV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to WFRD and AROC?
NOV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN22,689 Mil can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas 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 an Oil & Gas company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Oil & Gas 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 NOV and its competitors. NOV's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN22,689 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is NOV stock overvalued right now?
NOV (MEX:NOV) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN22,689 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN294.68, compared to a current price of MXN313.00 — trading 6.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN22,689 Mil. NOV's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 9 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 NOV (MEX:NOV), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN22,689 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 NOV (MEX:NOV) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, NOV stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of MXN313.00 is trading 6.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN294.68.
Key valuation signals for MEX:NOV:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN22,689 Mil
GF Value™: MXN294.68 vs. price of MXN313.00 (6.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:NOV stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
NOV (formerly National Oilwell Varco) designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of equipment and components supplying the oil and gas industry, including rig equipment, downhole tools, drill pipe, and well casing. NOV's customers include major integrated oil companies, national oil companies, independent oil and gas companies, and drilling contractors. Its operations are organized into two reportable segments: energy products and services and energy equipment. NOV operates on a global scale, with international markets contributing nearly two-thirds of its annual revenue.
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