Visa (V) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $4,832 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


V Visa Inc V
95 GF Score
Price $348.97
GF Value $419.46
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Visa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Visa V +0.22% 95 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,832 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates V with a GF Score™ of 95/100 and a GF Value™ of $419.46 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 3 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. Visa's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $1,233 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $4,832 Mil.


Visa  (NYSE:V) 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.


Visa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Visa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Visa'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.

Visa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Visa Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2,524.00 3,035.00 3,216.00 3,793.00 4,369.00

Visa Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 973.00 1,090.00 1,376.00 1,133.00 1,233.00

V vs MA, AXP, COF: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, Visa'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.


Visa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Visa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Visa 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 $4,832 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 $4,832 Mil mean?
Visa (V) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4,832 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 Visa and its competitors.
Is Visa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Visa's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,832 Mil. Overall, Visa has a GF Score™ of 95/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Visa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MA and AXP?
Visa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $4,832 Mil can be compared against companies in the Credit Services 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 Credit Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Credit Services 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 Visa and its competitors. Visa's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,832 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Visa stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Visa (V) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $419.46, compared to a current price of $348.97 — trading 16.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,832 Mil. Visa's overall GF Score™ is 95/100 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 Visa (V), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $4,832 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 Visa (V) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Visa stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $348.97 is trading 16.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of $419.46. GuruFocus considers Visa to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for V:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $4,832 Mil
  • GF Value™: $419.46 vs. price of $348.97 (16.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 95/100 with 3 warning signs

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


Visa Business Description

Address P.O. Box 8999, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94128-8999
Visa is the largest payment processor in the world. In fiscal 2025, it processed almost $17 trillion in total volume. Visa operates in over 200 countries and processes transactions in over 160 currencies. Its systems are capable of processing over 65,000 transactions per second.
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