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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Blue Owl Capital's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $184 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $741 Mil.
Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) 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.
Blue Owl Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Blue Owl Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Blue Owl Capital'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.
Blue Owl Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
OWL vs MAAS, BXSL, OBDC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Blue Owl Capital'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.
Blue Owl Capital Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blue Owl Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Blue Owl Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Blue Owl Capital 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 $741 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 $741 Mil mean?
Blue Owl Capital (OWL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $741 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 Blue Owl Capital and its competitors.
Is Blue Owl Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Blue Owl Capital's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $741 Mil. Overall, Blue Owl Capital has a GF Score™ of 62/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Blue Owl Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MAAS and BXSL?
Blue Owl Capital's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $741 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management 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 Asset Management company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management 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 Blue Owl Capital and its competitors. Blue Owl Capital's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $741 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Blue Owl Capital stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $22.37, compared to a current price of $9.29 — trading 58.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $741 Mil. Blue Owl Capital's overall GF Score™ is 62/100 with 8 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 Blue Owl Capital (OWL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $741 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 Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blue Owl Capital stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $9.29 is trading 58.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $22.37.
GuruFocus considers Blue Owl Capital to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for OWL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $741 Mil
GF Value™: $22.37 vs. price of $9.29 (58.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the OWL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Blue Owl Capital is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, $307.4 billion in total managed assets, including $187.7 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of 2025. The company has three core business segments: global private equity, (with $69.1 billion in total AUM and $39.5 billion in fee-earning AUM), private credit ($157.7 billion/$99.5 billion), and real estate/real assets ($80.6 billion/$48.7 billion). The firm primarily serves institutional investors (68% of AUM) and high-net-worth individuals (32%). Blue Owl operates through more than 20 offices in the Americas, and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions.
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