Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sartorius AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $256 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $1,031 Mil.
Sartorius AG (OTCPK:SARTF) 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.
Sartorius AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sartorius AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sartorius AG'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.
Sartorius AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SARTF vs ISRG, BDX, MDLN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Sartorius AG'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.
Sartorius AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Sartorius AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sartorius AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sartorius AG 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 $1,031 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 $1,031 Mil mean?
Sartorius AG (SARTF) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,031 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 Sartorius AG and its competitors.
Is Sartorius AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sartorius AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,031 Mil. Overall, Sartorius AG has a GF Score™ of 84/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sartorius AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ISRG and BDX?
Sartorius AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,031 Mil can be compared against companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments 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 Medical Devices & Instruments company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Medical Devices & Instruments 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 Sartorius AG and its competitors. Sartorius AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,031 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sartorius AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sartorius AG (SARTF) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $273.45, compared to a current price of $212.80 — trading 22.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,031 Mil. Sartorius AG's overall GF Score™ is 84/100 with 10 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 Sartorius AG (SARTF), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,031 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 Sartorius AG (SARTF) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sartorius AG stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $212.80 is trading 22.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $273.45.
GuruFocus considers Sartorius AG to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for SARTF:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $1,031 Mil
GF Value™: $273.45 vs. price of $212.80 (22.2% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SARTF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sartorius AG is a leading provider of bioprocessing solutions. Its bioprocess division sells equipment and consumables for upstream and downstream manufacturing of biologic drugs and focuses on single-use technology. Its laboratory products and services division offers a wide range of products for laboratory use, including scales, pipettes, and filtration equipment. As of 2024, the bioprocess and LPS divisions contributed 80% and 20% of revenue, respectively. Bioprocess is housed in its subsidiary Sartorius Stedim Biotech, of which Sartorius AG has a 72% ownership and 83% voting control. The business is geographically diverse, with revenue across Europe, Middle East, and Africa (41% of 2024 sales), the Americas (36%), and Asia-Pacific (23%). We estimate China revenue to be around 10%.
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