QVC Group (WBO:QVC) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €1,538 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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WBO:QVC QVC Group Inc WBO:QVC
44 GF Score
Price €0.32
GF Value €90.20
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What is QVC Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

QVC Group WBO:QVC 44 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,538 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates WBO:QVC with a GF Score™ of 44/100 and a GF Value™ of €90.20. The stock has 6 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. QVC Group's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €379 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €1,538 Mil.


QVC Group  (WBO:QVC) 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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QVC Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for QVC Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

QVC Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

QVC Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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QVC Group 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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WBO:QVC vs IPW, MI, OCG: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Internet Retail subindustry, QVC Group'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.


QVC Group Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, QVC Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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QVC Group 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 €1,538 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 €1,538 Mil mean?
QVC Group (WBO:QVC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,538 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 QVC Group and its competitors.
Is QVC Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
QVC Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,538 Mil. Overall, QVC Group has a GF Score™ of 44/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does QVC Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to IPW and MI?
QVC Group's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,538 Mil can be compared against companies in the Retail - Cyclical 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 QVC Group and its competitors. QVC Group's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,538 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is QVC Group stock overvalued right now?
QVC Group (WBO:QVC) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,538 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is €90.20, compared to a current price of €0.32 — trading 99.6% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,538 Mil. QVC Group's overall GF Score™ is 44/100 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 QVC Group (WBO:QVC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,538 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 QVC Group (WBO:QVC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, QVC Group stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €0.32 is trading 99.6% below its estimated GF Value™ of €90.20.

Key valuation signals for WBO:QVC:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €1,538 Mil
  • GF Value™: €90.20 vs. price of €0.32 (99.6% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 44/100 with 6 warning signs

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


QVC Group Business Description

Address 1200 Wilson Drive, West Chester, PA, USA, 19380
QVC Group Inc is a live social shopping company. The company has six retail brands QVC, HSN, Ballard Designs, Frontgate, Garnet Hill, Grandin Road, and others. QVC offers assortment of quality merchandise and classifies its products into six groups: home, apparel, beauty, accessories, electronics and jewelry. The company has three reportable segments: QxH, QVC International, and CBI. Majority of revenue is from Home products from QxH segment. The company also operates in Japan, Germany and Other foreign countries.
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