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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Trinity Industries's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN892 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was MXN3,890 Mil.
Trinity Industries (MEX:TRN) 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.
Trinity Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Trinity Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Trinity Industries'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.
Trinity Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
MEX:TRN vs GBX, FSTR, RAIL: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Railroads subindustry, Trinity Industries'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.
Trinity Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Trinity Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Trinity Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Trinity Industries 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was MXN3,890 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 MXN3,890 Mil mean?
Trinity Industries (MEX:TRN) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN3,890 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Trinity Industries and its competitors.
Is Trinity Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Trinity Industries' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN3,890 Mil. Overall, Trinity Industries has a GF Score™ of 67/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Trinity Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GBX and FSTR?
Trinity Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN3,890 Mil can be compared against companies in the Transportation 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 Transportation company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Transportation 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 Trinity Industries and its competitors. Trinity Industries's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN3,890 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Trinity Industries stock overvalued right now?
Trinity Industries (MEX:TRN) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of MXN3,890 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is MXN364.44, compared to a current price of MXN551.50 — trading 51.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN3,890 Mil. Trinity Industries' overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 7 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 Trinity Industries (MEX:TRN), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is MXN3,890 Mil as of Jun. 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 Trinity Industries (MEX:TRN) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Trinity Industries stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of MXN551.50 is trading 51.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of MXN364.44.
Key valuation signals for MEX:TRN:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: MXN3,890 Mil
GF Value™: MXN364.44 vs. price of MXN551.50 (51.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MEX:TRN stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Trinity Industries Inc sells and leases railroad products and railcar maintenance services in North America. The company operates under the name TrinityRail in two main segments: railcar leasing and management services, which owns railcars and provides fleet management and administration services; rail products, which builds, sells, and modifies freight and tank railcars and their components; and all other, which sells highway products such as guardrail and other highway barriers. Customers include railroads, leasing companies, and shipping companies in agriculture, construction, consumer products, energy, and chemicals.
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