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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. SAP SE's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $2,888 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $12,124 Mil.
SAP SE (NYSE:SAP) 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.
SAP SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
SAP SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for SAP SE'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.
SAP vs UBER, SHOP, CRM: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Software - Application subindustry, SAP SE'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.
SAP SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry
For the Software industry and Technology sector, SAP SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SAP SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
SAP SE 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 $12,124 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 $12,124 Mil mean?
SAP SE (SAP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $12,124 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 SAP SE and its competitors.
Is SAP SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
SAP SE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $12,124 Mil. Overall, SAP SE has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does SAP SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to UBER and SHOP?
SAP SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $12,124 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software 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 Software company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Software 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 SAP SE and its competitors. SAP SE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $12,124 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is SAP SE stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SAP SE (SAP) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $250.89, compared to a current price of $159.72 — trading 36.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $12,124 Mil. SAP SE's overall GF Score™ is 77/100. 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 SAP SE (SAP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $12,124 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 SAP SE (SAP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, SAP SE stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $159.72 is trading 36.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $250.89.
GuruFocus considers SAP SE to be Significantly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for SAP:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $12,124 Mil
GF Value™: $250.89 vs. price of $159.72 (36.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SAP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Founded in Germany in 1972 by former IBM employees, SAP is the world's largest provider of enterprise application software. Known as the leader in enterprise resource planning software, SAP's portfolio also includes software for supply chain management, procurement, travel and expense management, and customer relationship management, among others. The company operates in more than 180 countries and has more than 400,000 customers, approximately 80% of which are small to medium-size enterprises.
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