STRL (Sterling Infrastructure) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $168 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


STRL Sterling Infrastructure Inc STRL
83 GF Score
Price $660.72
GF Value $211.89
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Sterling Infrastructure Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Sterling Infrastructure STRL -2.03% 83 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $168 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates STRL with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of $211.89 (Significantly Overvalued). 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. Sterling Infrastructure's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $48 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $168 Mil.


Sterling Infrastructure  (NAS:STRL) 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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Sterling Infrastructure Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sterling Infrastructure'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.

Sterling Infrastructure Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Sterling Infrastructure Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
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Sterling Infrastructure Quarterly Data
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STRL vs MTZ, APG, J: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Sterling Infrastructure'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.


Sterling Infrastructure Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Sterling Infrastructure's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sterling Infrastructure's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Sterling Infrastructure 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 $168 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 $168 Mil mean?
Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $168 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 Sterling Infrastructure and its competitors.
Is Sterling Infrastructure's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sterling Infrastructure's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $168 Mil. Overall, Sterling Infrastructure has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sterling Infrastructure's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MTZ and APG?
Sterling Infrastructure's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $168 Mil can be compared against companies in the Construction 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 Construction company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Construction 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 Sterling Infrastructure and its competitors. Sterling Infrastructure's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $168 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sterling Infrastructure stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $211.89, compared to a current price of $660.72 — trading 211.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $168 Mil. Sterling Infrastructure's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 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 Sterling Infrastructure (STRL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $168 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 Sterling Infrastructure (STRL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sterling Infrastructure stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $660.72 is trading 211.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $211.89. GuruFocus considers Sterling Infrastructure to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STRL:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $168 Mil
  • GF Value™: $211.89 vs. price of $660.72 (211.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 2 warning signs

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


Sterling Infrastructure Business Description

Other Exchanges 1STRL:ItalyUAO:Germany
Address 1800 Hughes Landing Boulevard, Suite 250, The Woodlands, TX, USA, 77380
Sterling Infrastructure Inc operates through subsidiaries within three segments: E-Infrastructure, Transportation, and Building Solutions in the United States, mainly across the Southern, Northeastern, Mid-Atlantic, and Rocky Mountain regions and the Pacific Islands. E-Infrastructure Solutions generates maximum revenue and provides site development and mission-critical electrical services for data centers, manufacturing, distribution centers, warehousing, and power generation. Transportation Solutions includes infrastructure and rehabilitation projects for highways, airports, ports, rail, and storm drainage systems. Building Solutions includes residential and commercial concrete foundations, parking structures, plumbing services, and surveys for new single-family residential builds.
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