Tetra Technologies (STU:TGI) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €87.8 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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STU:TGI Tetra Technologies Inc STU:TGI
69 GF Score
Price €7.25
GF Value €3.71
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Tetra Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Tetra Technologies STU:TGI -3.33% 69 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €87.8 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates STU:TGI with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of €3.71 (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. Tetra Technologies's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €22.2 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €87.8 Mil.


Tetra Technologies  (STU:TGI) 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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Tetra Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tetra Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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Tetra Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Tetra Technologies Annual Data
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Tetra Technologies Quarterly Data
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STU:TGI vs DLX, MATW, CODI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Tetra Technologies'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.


Tetra Technologies Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Tetra Technologies's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Tetra Technologies 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 Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €87.8 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 €87.8 Mil mean?
Tetra Technologies (STU:TGI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €87.8 Mil as of Jun. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Tetra Technologies and its competitors.
Is Tetra Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Tetra Technologies' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €87.8 Mil. Overall, Tetra Technologies has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tetra Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to DLX and MATW?
Tetra Technologies' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €87.8 Mil can be compared against companies in the Conglomerates 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 Conglomerates company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Conglomerates 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 Tetra Technologies and its competitors. Tetra Technologies's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €87.8 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tetra Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tetra Technologies (STU:TGI) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is €3.71, compared to a current price of €7.25 — trading 95.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €87.8 Mil. Tetra Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 69/100 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 Tetra Technologies (STU:TGI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €87.8 Mil as of Jun. 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 Tetra Technologies (STU:TGI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tetra Technologies stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €7.25 is trading 95.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of €3.71. GuruFocus considers Tetra Technologies to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for STU:TGI:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €87.8 Mil
  • GF Value™: €3.71 vs. price of €7.25 (95.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 2 warning signs

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


Tetra Technologies Business Description

Other Exchanges TTI:USA
Address 10000 Energy Drive, Spring, TX, USA, 77389
Tetra Technologies Inc is a diversified oil and gas services company, focused on completion fluids and associated products and services, water management, frac flowback, production well testing, offshore rig cooling, and compression services. It has two reporting segments, namely Completion Fluids & Products and Water & Flowback Services. The Completion Fluids & Products Division manufactures and markets clear brine fluids, additives, and associated products and services. The Water & Flowback Services Segment provides onshore oil and gas operators with comprehensive water management services. The majority of revenue is from the Completion Fluids & Products segment.
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