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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Otis Worldwide's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $520 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $1,960 Mil.
Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS) 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.
Otis Worldwide Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Otis Worldwide Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Otis Worldwide'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.
Otis Worldwide Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
OTIS vs INIO, XYL, DOV: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Otis Worldwide'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.
Otis Worldwide Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Otis Worldwide's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Otis Worldwide's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Otis Worldwide 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 $1,960 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 $1,960 Mil mean?
Otis Worldwide (OTIS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,960 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 Otis Worldwide and its competitors.
Is Otis Worldwide's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Otis Worldwide's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,960 Mil. Overall, Otis Worldwide has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Otis Worldwide's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to INIO and XYL?
Otis Worldwide's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,960 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 Otis Worldwide and its competitors. Otis Worldwide's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,960 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Otis Worldwide stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $101.61, compared to a current price of $71.93 — trading 29.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,960 Mil. Otis Worldwide's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 3 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 Otis Worldwide (OTIS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,960 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 Otis Worldwide (OTIS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Otis Worldwide stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $71.93 is trading 29.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $101.61.
GuruFocus considers Otis Worldwide to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for OTIS:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $1,960 Mil
GF Value™: $101.61 vs. price of $71.93 (29.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the OTIS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Otis is the largest global elevator and escalator supplier by revenue with around 18% global market share. In 1854 Otis' founder and namesake Elisha Graves Otis, invented a safety mechanism that prevented elevators from falling if the hoisting cable failed. The company's product and service lifecycle begins with installations of elevator units in new buildings, later selling maintenance services on the units, and eventually replacement of the units after the average 15- to 20-year useful life of an elevator. As the largest global OEM, Otis has amassed an installed base under service that exceeds 2 million elevators. Its business model is similar to that of its closest competitors Kone, Schindler, and TK Elevator.
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