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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Recruit Holdings Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $2,698 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $10,068 Mil.
Recruit Holdings Co (OTCPK:RCRRF) 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.
Recruit Holdings Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Recruit Holdings Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Recruit Holdings Co'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.
Recruit Holdings Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
RCRRF vs GOOGL, META, SPOT: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Recruit Holdings Co'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.
Recruit Holdings Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Interactive Media Industry
For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Recruit Holdings Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Recruit Holdings Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Recruit Holdings Co 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 $10,068 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 $10,068 Mil mean?
Recruit Holdings Co (RCRRF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $10,068 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 Recruit Holdings Co and its competitors.
Is Recruit Holdings Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Recruit Holdings Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10,068 Mil. Overall, Recruit Holdings Co has a GF Score™ of 97/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Recruit Holdings Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GOOGL and META?
Recruit Holdings Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $10,068 Mil can be compared against companies in the Interactive Media 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 Interactive Media company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Interactive Media 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 Recruit Holdings Co and its competitors. Recruit Holdings Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10,068 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Recruit Holdings Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Recruit Holdings Co (RCRRF) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $60.48, compared to a current price of $79.77 — trading 31.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10,068 Mil. Recruit Holdings Co's overall GF Score™ is 97/100 with 5 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 Recruit Holdings Co (RCRRF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $10,068 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 Recruit Holdings Co (RCRRF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Recruit Holdings Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $79.77 is trading 31.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $60.48.
GuruFocus considers Recruit Holdings Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for RCRRF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $10,068 Mil
GF Value™: $60.48 vs. price of $79.77 (31.9% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the RCRRF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Recruit is a holding company for various technology and employment-related businesses. Recruit's primary business is its HR technology segment, in which it owns two out of three globally scaled employment-related platforms: www.indeed.com, an online marketplace for employment; and www.glassdoor.com, an online review site for employers. Recruit also owns various marketing businesses operating in Japan for life events and lifestyle, a software solutions business for small and medium-size enterprises, or SMEs, in Japan, and various staffing businesses operating throughout the developed world.
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