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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Terex's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $209 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $703 Mil.
Terex (NYSE:TEX) 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.
Terex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Terex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Terex'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.
TEX vs FSS, AGCO, OSK: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Terex'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.
Terex Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry
For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Terex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Terex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Terex 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 $703 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 $703 Mil mean?
Terex (TEX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $703 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 Terex and its competitors.
Is Terex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Terex's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $703 Mil. Overall, Terex has a GF Score™ of 92/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Terex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to FSS and AGCO?
Terex's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $703 Mil can be compared against companies in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 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 Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 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 Terex and its competitors. Terex's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $703 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Terex stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Terex (TEX) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $54.64, compared to a current price of $66.33 — trading 21.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $703 Mil. Terex's overall GF Score™ is 92/100 with 7 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 Terex (TEX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $703 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 Terex (TEX) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Terex stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $66.33 is trading 21.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $54.64.
GuruFocus considers Terex to be Modestly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for TEX:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $703 Mil
GF Value™: $54.64 vs. price of $66.33 (21.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TEX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Terex is a global manufacturer of aerial work platforms, materials processing equipment, and specialty equipment for the waste, recycling, and utility industries. Its current composition is a result of numerous acquisitions over several decades to focus on a smaller group of light construction and other vocational equipment, having divested a handful of underperforming businesses, particularly in cranes and other lifting equipment. These remaining segments see heavy demand in nonresidential construction (aerial work platforms—40% sales), aggregates/mining (materials processing—30% sales), environmental, waste/recycling and utilities (environmental solutions group—30% sales).
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