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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. TKO Group Holdings's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $380 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $1,529 Mil.
TKO Group Holdings (NYSE:TKO) 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.
TKO Group Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
TKO Group Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for TKO Group Holdings'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.
TKO Group Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TKO vs WMG, NWSA, SIRI: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Entertainment subindustry, TKO Group Holdings'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.
TKO Group Holdings Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, TKO Group Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where TKO Group Holdings's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
TKO Group Holdings 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 $1,529 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 $1,529 Mil mean?
TKO Group Holdings (TKO) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,529 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 TKO Group Holdings and its competitors.
Is TKO Group Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
TKO Group Holdings' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,529 Mil. Overall, TKO Group Holdings has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does TKO Group Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to WMG and NWSA?
TKO Group Holdings' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $1,529 Mil can be compared against companies in the Media - Diversified 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 Media - Diversified company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Media - Diversified 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 TKO Group Holdings and its competitors. TKO Group Holdings's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,529 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is TKO Group Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, TKO Group Holdings (TKO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $134.41, compared to a current price of $181.81 — trading 35.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,529 Mil. TKO Group Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 63/100 with 6 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 TKO Group Holdings (TKO), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $1,529 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 TKO Group Holdings (TKO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, TKO Group Holdings stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $181.81 is trading 35.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $134.41.
GuruFocus considers TKO Group Holdings to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for TKO:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $1,529 Mil
GF Value™: $134.41 vs. price of $181.81 (35.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TKO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
TKO Group Holdings Inc is a sports and sports entertainment company that operates combat sports and sports entertainment companies. It owns and manages valuable sports and entertainment intellectual property. The company distributes content and monetizes its intellectual property through four activities: Media rights, production, and content, Live events and hospitality, Partnerships and marketing and Consumer products licensing, The company has two reportable segments, UFC and WWE. The company generates majority of revenue from the UFC segment. The UFC segment revenue consists of media rights fees associated with the distribution of its programming content, ticket sales, and site fees associated with the business's international live events.
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