MWA (Mueller Water Products) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $257 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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MWA Mueller Water Products Inc MWA
94 GF Score
Price $25.79
GF Value $25.07
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Mueller Water Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Mueller Water Products MWA +2.18% 94 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $257 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates MWA with a GF Score™ of 94/100 and a GF Value™ of $25.07 (Fairly Valued).

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Mueller Water Products's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $60 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $257 Mil.


Mueller Water Products  (NYSE:MWA) 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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Mueller Water Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Mueller Water Products'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.

Mueller Water Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Mueller Water Products Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
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Mueller Water Products Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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MWA vs MIR, KAI, SXI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Mueller Water Products'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.


Mueller Water Products Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Mueller Water Products's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mueller Water Products's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Mueller Water Products 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 $257 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 $257 Mil mean?
Mueller Water Products (MWA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $257 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 Mueller Water Products and its competitors.
Is Mueller Water Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Mueller Water Products' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $257 Mil. Overall, Mueller Water Products has a GF Score™ of 94/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Mueller Water Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MIR and KAI?
Mueller Water Products' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $257 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 Mueller Water Products and its competitors. Mueller Water Products's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $257 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Mueller Water Products stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mueller Water Products (MWA) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $25.07, compared to a current price of $25.79 — trading 2.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $257 Mil. Mueller Water Products' overall GF Score™ is 94/100. 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 Mueller Water Products (MWA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $257 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 Mueller Water Products (MWA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Mueller Water Products stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $25.79 is trading 2.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $25.07. GuruFocus considers Mueller Water Products to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for MWA:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $257 Mil
  • GF Value™: $25.07 vs. price of $25.79 (2.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 94/100

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


Mueller Water Products Business Description

Other Exchanges JT5:Germany
Address 1200 Abernathy Road N.E., Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA, USA, 30328
Mueller Water Products Inc is a U.S.-based company that manufactures and sells products and services used in the transmission, distribution, and measurement of water. The company operates in two segments: Water Flow Solutions and Water Management Solutions. The Water Flow Solutions segment, which derives maximum revenue for the company, includes products like iron gate valves, specialty valves, and service brass products. Water Management Solutions' portfolio includes fire hydrants, repair and installation, natural gas, metering, leak detection, and pressure management and control products and solutions. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from the United States and the rest from Canada and other international locations.
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