OSG (Octave Specialty Group) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $206.2 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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OSG Octave Specialty Group Inc OSG
63 GF Score
Price $6.22
GF Value $7.50
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Octave Specialty Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Octave Specialty Group OSG +1.97% 63 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $206.2 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates OSG with a GF Score™ of 63/100 and a GF Value™ of $7.50 (Modestly Undervalued).

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Octave Specialty Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $53.2 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $206.2 Mil.


Octave Specialty Group  (NYSE:OSG) 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.


Octave Specialty Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Octave Specialty Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Octave Specialty Group'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.

Octave Specialty Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Octave Specialty Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Octave Specialty Group Quarterly Data
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OSG vs MBI, JRVR, FACO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Insurance - Specialty subindustry, Octave Specialty Group'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.


Octave Specialty Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Octave Specialty Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Octave Specialty Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Octave Specialty Group 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 $206.2 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 $206.2 Mil mean?
Octave Specialty Group (OSG) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $206.2 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 Octave Specialty Group and its competitors.
Is Octave Specialty Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Octave Specialty Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $206.2 Mil. Overall, Octave Specialty Group has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Octave Specialty Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MBI and JRVR?
Octave Specialty Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $206.2 Mil can be compared against companies in the Insurance 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 Insurance company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Insurance 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 Octave Specialty Group and its competitors. Octave Specialty Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $206.2 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Octave Specialty Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Octave Specialty Group (OSG) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.50, compared to a current price of $6.22 — trading 17.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $206.2 Mil. Octave Specialty Group's overall GF Score™ is 63/100. 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 Octave Specialty Group (OSG), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $206.2 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 Octave Specialty Group (OSG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Octave Specialty Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $6.22 is trading 17.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $7.50. GuruFocus considers Octave Specialty Group to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for OSG:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $206.2 Mil
  • GF Value™: $7.50 vs. price of $6.22 (17.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100

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


Octave Specialty Group Business Description

Other Exchanges FGPN:Germany
Address 40 Wall Street, New York, NY, USA, 10005
Octave Specialty Group Inc is a world-wide specialty insurance firm that provides strategic direction, risk oversight, data and technology solutions, and capital support to MGA businesses operating across the U.S., U.K., and Bermuda. The company operates in two segments: Specialty Property and Casualty Insurance and ID.
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