Root (ROOT) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $252 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


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77 GF Score
Price $65.11
GF Value $87.80
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Root Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Root ROOT -1.74% 77 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $252 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates ROOT with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of $87.80 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Root's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $52 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $252 Mil.


Root  (NAS:ROOT) 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.


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Root Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Root'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.

Root Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Root Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 367.80 175.40 132.60 205.30 271.70

Root Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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ROOT vs BOW, HRTG, DGICA: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Insurance - Property & Casualty subindustry, Root'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.


Root Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Insurance Industry

For the Insurance industry and Financial Services sector, Root's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Root's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Root 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 $252 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 $252 Mil mean?
Root (ROOT) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $252 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 Root and its competitors.
Is Root's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Root's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $252 Mil. Overall, Root has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Root's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to BOW and HRTG?
Root's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $252 Mil can be compared against companies in the Insurance 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 Insurance company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Insurance 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 Root and its competitors. Root's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $252 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Root stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Root (ROOT) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $87.80, compared to a current price of $65.11 — trading 25.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $252 Mil. Root's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 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 Root (ROOT), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $252 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 Root (ROOT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Root stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $65.11 is trading 25.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $87.80. GuruFocus considers Root to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ROOT:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $252 Mil
  • GF Value™: $87.80 vs. price of $65.11 (25.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROOT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Root Business Description

Address 80 East Rich Street, Suite 500, Columbus, OH, USA, 43215
Root Inc develops and launches a direct-to-consumer personal automobile insurance and mobile technology company. It generates revenue from the sales of auto insurance policies within the United States.
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