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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Valmont Industries's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Jun. 2026 was $175 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $699 Mil.
Valmont Industries (NYSE:VMI) 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.
Valmont Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Valmont Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Valmont Industries'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.
Valmont Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
VMI vs GHC, SEB, OTTR: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Conglomerates subindustry, Valmont Industries'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.
Valmont Industries Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Valmont Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Valmont Industries's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Valmont Industries 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 $699 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 $699 Mil mean?
Valmont Industries (VMI) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $699 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 Valmont Industries and its competitors.
Is Valmont Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Valmont Industries' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $699 Mil. Overall, Valmont Industries has a GF Score™ of 90/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Valmont Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GHC and SEB?
Valmont Industries' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $699 Mil can be compared against companies in the Conglomerates 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 Conglomerates company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Conglomerates 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 Valmont Industries and its competitors. Valmont Industries's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $699 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Valmont Industries stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Valmont Industries (VMI) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $345.53, compared to a current price of $493.64 — trading 42.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $699 Mil. Valmont Industries' overall GF Score™ is 90/100. 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 Valmont Industries (VMI), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $699 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 Valmont Industries (VMI) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Valmont Industries stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $493.64 is trading 42.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $345.53.
GuruFocus considers Valmont Industries to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for VMI:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $699 Mil
GF Value™: $345.53 vs. price of $493.64 (42.9% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the VMI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Valmont began in 1946 when founder, Robert B. Daugherty, combined his $5,000 savings with a wholehearted belief that business could and should be done better. From those modest beginnings, the company grew into a global leader, designing and manufacturing highly engineered products and services that support infrastructure development and agricultural productivity. Two primary business segments comprise Valmont: Agriculture and Infrastructure. Valmont have 85 manufacturing facilities in 22 countries, and do business in more than 100 countries across six continents.
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