Telekom Austria AG (WBO:TKA) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €1,121 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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WBO:TKA Telekom Austria AG WBO:TKA
76 GF Score
Price €9.76
GF Value €9.17
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Telekom Austria AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Telekom Austria AG WBO:TKA +2.52% 76 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,121 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates WBO:TKA with a GF Score™ of 76/100 and a GF Value™ of €9.17 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 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. Telekom Austria AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was €275 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was €1,121 Mil.


Telekom Austria AG  (WBO:TKA) 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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Telekom Austria AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Telekom Austria AG'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.

Telekom Austria AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Telekom Austria AG Annual Data
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Telekom Austria AG Quarterly Data
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WBO:TKA vs TMUS, VZ, T: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Telekom Austria AG'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.


Telekom Austria AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Telekom Austria AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Telekom Austria AG 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 €1,121 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 €1,121 Mil mean?
Telekom Austria AG (WBO:TKA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,121 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 Telekom Austria AG and its competitors.
Is Telekom Austria AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Telekom Austria AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,121 Mil. Overall, Telekom Austria AG has a GF Score™ of 76/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Telekom Austria AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TMUS and VZ?
Telekom Austria AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €1,121 Mil can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication 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 Telecommunication Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Telecommunication 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 Telekom Austria AG and its competitors. Telekom Austria AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,121 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Telekom Austria AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Telekom Austria AG (WBO:TKA) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is €9.17, compared to a current price of €9.76 — trading 6.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,121 Mil. Telekom Austria AG's overall GF Score™ is 76/100 with 4 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 Telekom Austria AG (WBO:TKA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €1,121 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 Telekom Austria AG (WBO:TKA) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Telekom Austria AG stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of €9.76 is trading 6.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of €9.17. GuruFocus considers Telekom Austria AG to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for WBO:TKA:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €1,121 Mil
  • GF Value™: €9.17 vs. price of €9.76 (6.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 76/100 with 4 warning signs

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


Telekom Austria AG Business Description

Other Exchanges 0NKL:UKTA1:Germany
Address Lassallestrasse 9, Vienna, AUT, 1020
Telekom Austria AG is a telecommunications provider. The company offers products and services in the areas of voice telephony, broadband Internet, mobile and home entertainment, as well as smart home, data and IT solutions, wholesale, payment solutions, and digital services. It generates income in the form of Service revenues and Equipment revenues. Geographically, the company operates across Austria, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Belarus. A majority of its revenue is generated from its business in Austria.
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