Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Tutor Perini's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was $95 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $442 Mil.
Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) 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.
Tutor Perini Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Tutor Perini Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Tutor Perini'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.
Tutor Perini Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
TPC vs KBR, PRIM, EXPO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Tutor Perini'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.
Tutor Perini Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Construction Industry
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Tutor Perini's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Tutor Perini's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Tutor Perini 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 $442 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 $442 Mil mean?
Tutor Perini (TPC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $442 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 Tutor Perini and its competitors.
Is Tutor Perini's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Tutor Perini's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $442 Mil. Overall, Tutor Perini has a GF Score™ of 64/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tutor Perini's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to KBR and PRIM?
Tutor Perini's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $442 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 Tutor Perini and its competitors. Tutor Perini's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $442 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tutor Perini stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tutor Perini (TPC) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $32.65, compared to a current price of $74.26 — trading 127.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $442 Mil. Tutor Perini's overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 3 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 Tutor Perini (TPC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $442 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 Tutor Perini (TPC) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tutor Perini stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $74.26 is trading 127.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $32.65.
GuruFocus considers Tutor Perini to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for TPC:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $442 Mil
GF Value™: $32.65 vs. price of $74.26 (127.4% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the TPC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Tutor Perini Corp offers general contracting, construction management, and design-build services to private and public customers. The company constructs and repairs transportation infrastructure, water-treatment facilities, and a wide range of buildings. Tutor Perini has three operating segments: Civil, Building, and Specialty Contractors. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Civil segment, which specializes in public works construction and the replacement and reconstruction of infrastructure. Its civil contracting services include construction and rehabilitation of highways, bridges, tunnels, mass-transit systems, military and other government facilities, and water management and wastewater treatment facilities. Geographically it derives key revenue from the United States.
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