Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Reliance Worldwide's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was $147 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $286 Mil.
Reliance Worldwide (OTCPK:RLLWF) 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.
Reliance Worldwide Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Reliance Worldwide Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Reliance 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.
Reliance Worldwide Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
RLLWF vs TT, JCI, CARR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Building Products & Equipment subindustry, Reliance 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.
Reliance Worldwide Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Reliance Worldwide's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Reliance Worldwide's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Reliance 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $286 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 $286 Mil mean?
Reliance Worldwide (RLLWF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $286 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Reliance Worldwide and its competitors.
Is Reliance Worldwide's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Reliance Worldwide's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $286 Mil. Overall, Reliance Worldwide has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Reliance Worldwide's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TT and JCI?
Reliance Worldwide's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $286 Mil can be compared against companies in the Construction 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 Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Construction 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 Reliance Worldwide and its competitors. Reliance Worldwide's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $286 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Reliance Worldwide stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Reliance Worldwide (RLLWF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $3.04, compared to a current price of $2.50 — trading 17.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $286 Mil. Reliance Worldwide's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 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 Reliance Worldwide (RLLWF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $286 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 Reliance Worldwide (RLLWF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Reliance Worldwide stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $2.50 is trading 17.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $3.04.
GuruFocus considers Reliance Worldwide to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for RLLWF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $286 Mil
GF Value™: $3.04 vs. price of $2.50 (17.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the RLLWF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Reliance manufactures behind-the-wall plumbing products, which include fittings, pipes, valves, fluid dispensers, pipe systems, and appliance connectors. Its main segment is the US, which comprises about two-thirds of our midcycle EBITDA estimates. Other segments include EMEA and the Asia-Pacific, which contribute about 15% and 20%, respectively, of our midcycle EBITDA estimates. The firm is best known for its push-to-connect products, including the brands SharkBite in the US and John Guest in the United Kingdom. Reliance's primary target segment is the do-it-yourself market. Smaller sales segments include residential and commercial construction, and hot water system manufacturers, which use some Reliance products in manufacturing.
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