Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sotera Health Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $68 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $258 Mil.
Sotera Health Co (NAS:SHC) 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.
Sotera Health Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sotera Health Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sotera Health 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.
Sotera Health Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SHC vs VCYT, RDNT, BLLN: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Sotera Health 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.
Sotera Health Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry
For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Sotera Health Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sotera Health Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sotera Health 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 $258 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 $258 Mil mean?
Sotera Health Co (SHC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $258 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 Sotera Health Co and its competitors.
Is Sotera Health Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sotera Health Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $258 Mil. Overall, Sotera Health Co has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sotera Health Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to VCYT and RDNT?
Sotera Health Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $258 Mil can be compared against companies in the Medical Diagnostics & Research 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 Diagnostics & Research company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Medical Diagnostics & Research 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 Sotera Health Co and its competitors. Sotera Health Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $258 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sotera Health Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sotera Health Co (SHC) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $16.35, compared to a current price of $18.42 — trading 12.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $258 Mil. Sotera Health Co's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 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 Sotera Health Co (SHC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $258 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 Sotera Health Co (SHC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sotera Health Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $18.42 is trading 12.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of $16.35.
GuruFocus considers Sotera Health Co to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for SHC:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $258 Mil
GF Value™: $16.35 vs. price of $18.42 (12.7% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SHC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Sotera Health Co provides sterilization, analytical lab testing, and advisory services to help ensure that medical, pharmaceutical, and food products are safe for healthcare practitioners, patients, and consumers. The company operates in three reportable segments: Sterigenics, Nordion, and Nelson Labs. The Sterigenics segment, which generates maximum revenue, provides outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, food safety, and other application markets using three core technologies: gamma irradiation, EO processing, and E-beam irradiation. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from the United States, followed by Canada, Europe, and other regions.
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