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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Eni SpA's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was €823 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €3,251 Mil.
Eni SpA (MIL:ENI) 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.
Eni SpA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Eni SpA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Eni SpA'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.
MIL:ENI vs XOM, CVX: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Eni SpA'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.
Eni SpA Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Eni SpA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Eni SpA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Eni SpA 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 €3,251 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 €3,251 Mil mean?
Eni SpA (MIL:ENI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €3,251 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 Eni SpA and its competitors.
Is Eni SpA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Eni SpA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €3,251 Mil. Overall, Eni SpA has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Eni SpA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to XOM and CVX?
Eni SpA's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €3,251 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 Eni SpA and its competitors. Eni SpA's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €3,251 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Eni SpA stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eni SpA (MIL:ENI) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €14.82, compared to a current price of €22.40 — trading 51.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €3,251 Mil. Eni SpA's overall GF Score™ is 54/100 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 Eni SpA (MIL:ENI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €3,251 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 Eni SpA (MIL:ENI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eni SpA stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of €22.40 is trading 51.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of €14.82.
GuruFocus considers Eni SpA to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for MIL:ENI:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €3,251 Mil
GF Value™: €14.82 vs. price of €22.40 (51.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MIL:ENI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Eni is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2025, the company produced 0.8 million barrels of liquids and 4.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At year-end 2025, Eni held reserves of 6.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 44% of which are liquids. The Italian government owns a 33.1% stake in the company. Plentitude, Eni's renewable and low-carbon business, has 5.8 gigawatts of renewable power capacity, serves 10 million electricity customers, and operates 23,000 electric vehicle charging points.
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