Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Solid Power's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $8.12 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $29.21 Mil.
Solid Power (NAS:SLDP) 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.
Solid Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Solid Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Solid Power'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.
Solid Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
SLDP vs MLR, MNRO, CPS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Auto Parts subindustry, Solid Power'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.
Solid Power Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry
For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Solid Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Solid Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Solid Power 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 $29.21 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 $29.21 Mil mean?
Solid Power (SLDP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $29.21 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 Solid Power and its competitors.
Is Solid Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Solid Power's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $29.21 Mil. Overall, Solid Power has a GF Score™ of 66/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Solid Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MLR and MNRO?
Solid Power's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $29.21 Mil can be compared against companies in the Vehicles & Parts 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 Solid Power and its competitors. Solid Power's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $29.21 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Solid Power stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Solid Power (SLDP) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $1.43, compared to a current price of $2.52 — trading 76.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $29.21 Mil. Solid Power's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 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 Solid Power (SLDP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $29.21 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 Solid Power (SLDP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Solid Power stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $2.52 is trading 76.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of $1.43.
GuruFocus considers Solid Power to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for SLDP:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $29.21 Mil
GF Value™: $1.43 vs. price of $2.52 (76.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the SLDP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Solid Power Inc develops solid-state battery technology and manufacturing processes. Its sulfide-based solid electrolyte material replaces the liquid or gel electrolyte used in traditional lithium-ion battery cells and enables improvement in energy density, battery life and safety performance. The company produces electrolytes on two pilot manufacturing lines using a batch manufacturing process for customer sampling and internal cell development, and manufactures solid-state cells on pre-pilot and pilot cell manufacturing lines. Its cell manufacturing processes are developed around industry-standard lithium-ion battery manufacturing processes and equipment, and it manufactures all cell designs, including cathodes and anodes, using materials sourced from external suppliers.
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