STG (Sunlands Technology Group) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $173.3 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


STG Sunlands Technology Group STG
59 GF Score
Price $3.97
GF Value $6.21
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Sunlands Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Sunlands Technology Group STG +0.51% 59 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $173.3 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates STG with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of $6.21 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 2 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. Sunlands Technology Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $40.3 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $173.3 Mil.


Sunlands Technology Group  (NYSE:STG) 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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Sunlands Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Sunlands Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Sunlands Technology Group Annual Data
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Sunlands Technology Group Quarterly Data
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STG vs SKIL, AACG, RYET: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Sunlands Technology Group'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.


Sunlands Technology Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Sunlands Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Sunlands Technology Group 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 $173.3 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 $173.3 Mil mean?
Sunlands Technology Group (STG) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $173.3 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 Sunlands Technology Group and its competitors.
Is Sunlands Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sunlands Technology Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $173.3 Mil. Overall, Sunlands Technology Group has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sunlands Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to SKIL and AACG?
Sunlands Technology Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $173.3 Mil can be compared against companies in the Education 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 Education company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Education 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 Sunlands Technology Group and its competitors. Sunlands Technology Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $173.3 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sunlands Technology Group stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sunlands Technology Group (STG) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $6.21, compared to a current price of $3.97 — trading 36.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $173.3 Mil. Sunlands Technology Group's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 with 2 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 Sunlands Technology Group (STG), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $173.3 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 Sunlands Technology Group (STG) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sunlands Technology Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $3.97 is trading 36.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $6.21. GuruFocus considers Sunlands Technology Group to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for STG:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $173.3 Mil
  • GF Value™: $6.21 vs. price of $3.97 (36.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 2 warning signs

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


Sunlands Technology Group Business Description

Other Exchanges S790:Germany
Address No. 36 Chuangyuan Road, Building 6, Chaolai Science Park, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100012
Sunlands Technology Group operates in China's adult online education market and adult personal interest learning market through its online platforms. The Group has a deep understanding of the educational needs of its prospective students and offers solutions to help them achieve their goals. It provides online professional courses and educational content, including interest, professional skills, professional certification preparation courses, and degree- or diploma-oriented post-secondary courses. The Group adopts a counseling-oriented sales and marketing approach to offer education solutions based on students' backgrounds and goals, delivering adult online education and personal interest learning through extensive course and content offerings.
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