VLVCY (Volvo Car AB) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $3,488 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


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70 GF Score
Price $3.73
GF Value $5.42
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Volvo Car AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Volvo Car AB VLVCY -8.69% 70 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3,488 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates VLVCY with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of $5.42 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 5 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. Volvo Car AB's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $780 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $3,488 Mil.


Volvo Car AB  (OTCPK:VLVCY) 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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Volvo Car AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Volvo Car AB'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.

Volvo Car AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Volvo Car AB Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 3,134.79 3,130.18 3,545.08 3,188.17 3,335.13

Volvo Car AB Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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VLVCY vs TSLA, GM, F: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, Volvo Car AB'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.


Volvo Car AB Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Volvo Car AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Volvo Car AB 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 $3,488 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 $3,488 Mil mean?
Volvo Car AB (VLVCY) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $3,488 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 Volvo Car AB and its competitors.
Is Volvo Car AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Volvo Car AB's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3,488 Mil. Overall, Volvo Car AB has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Volvo Car AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TSLA and GM?
Volvo Car AB's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $3,488 Mil can be compared against companies in the Vehicles & Parts 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 Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 Volvo Car AB and its competitors. Volvo Car AB's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3,488 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Volvo Car AB stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Volvo Car AB (VLVCY) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $5.42, compared to a current price of $3.73 — trading 31.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3,488 Mil. Volvo Car AB's overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 5 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 Volvo Car AB (VLVCY), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $3,488 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 Volvo Car AB (VLVCY) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Volvo Car AB stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $3.73 is trading 31.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $5.42. GuruFocus considers Volvo Car AB to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for VLVCY:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $3,488 Mil
  • GF Value™: $5.42 vs. price of $3.73 (31.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 5 warning signs

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


Volvo Car AB Business Description

Address Gunnar Engellaus vag 8, Gothenburg, SWE, 418 78
Volvo Car AB manufactures, designs, and supplies automobiles. The company offers a wide range of cars. Geographically, it has a presence in China, the USA; Sweden; Germany; the United Kingdom; Japan, and South Korea. The company generates maximum revenue from the sale of new cars.
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