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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. POSCO Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $424 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $1,819 Mil.
POSCO Holdings (NYSE:PKX) 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.
POSCO Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
POSCO Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for POSCO Holdings'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.
POSCO Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
PKX vs NUE, STLD, RS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, POSCO Holdings'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.
POSCO Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, POSCO Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where POSCO Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
POSCO Holdings 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 $1,819 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 $1,819 Mil mean?
POSCO Holdings (PKX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,819 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 POSCO Holdings and its competitors.
Is POSCO Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
POSCO Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,819 Mil. Overall, POSCO Holdings has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does POSCO Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NUE and STLD?
POSCO Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,819 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 a Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 POSCO Holdings and its competitors. POSCO Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,819 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is POSCO Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, POSCO Holdings (PKX) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $59.99, compared to a current price of $54.92 — trading 8.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,819 Mil. POSCO Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 6 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 POSCO Holdings (PKX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,819 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 POSCO Holdings (PKX) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, POSCO Holdings stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $54.92 is trading 8.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of $59.99.
GuruFocus considers POSCO Holdings to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for PKX:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $1,819 Mil
GF Value™: $59.99 vs. price of $54.92 (8.5% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the PKX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
POSCO Holdings Inc is a holding company operating through its subsidiaries. Its business is divided into segments, with the Steel segment generating the majority of revenue from the manufacture and sale of steel products. The Infrastructure segment includes trading, construction, and logistics and system integration activities. The Rechargeable Battery Materials segment focuses on EV battery materials such as lithium, nickel, and cathode and anode materials. The Others segment includes the controlling company and investment business. Geographically, the Group generates majority of its revenue from Asia (excluding China and Japan).
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