Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Worthington Steel's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in May. 2026 was $81 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was $298 Mil.
Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) 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.
Worthington Steel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Worthington Steel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Worthington Steel'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.
Worthington Steel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
WS vs NWPX, MTUS, MSB: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Steel subindustry, Worthington Steel'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.
Worthington Steel Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Steel Industry
For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Worthington Steel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Worthington Steel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Worthington Steel 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 May. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $298 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 $298 Mil mean?
Worthington Steel (WS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $298 Mil as of May. 2026. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on Worthington Steel and its competitors.
Is Worthington Steel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Worthington Steel's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $298 Mil. Overall, Worthington Steel has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Worthington Steel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NWPX and MTUS?
Worthington Steel's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of $298 Mil can be compared against companies in the Steel 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 Steel company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Steel 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 Worthington Steel and its competitors. Worthington Steel's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $298 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Worthington Steel stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Worthington Steel (WS) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $33.80, compared to a current price of $32.02 — trading 5.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $298 Mil. Worthington Steel's overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 10 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 Worthington Steel (WS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is $298 Mil as of May. 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 Worthington Steel (WS) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Worthington Steel stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $32.02 is trading 5.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of $33.80.
GuruFocus considers Worthington Steel to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for WS:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: $298 Mil
GF Value™: $33.80 vs. price of $32.02 (5.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the WS stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Worthington Steel Inc is a processor of carbon flat-rolled steel, a producer of laser-welded solutions, and a provider of electrical steel laminations. The company has manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, China, India, Germany and Mexico. It buys coils of steel from primary steel producers and processes them to precise type, thickness, length, width, shape, and surface quality required by customer specifications. The company's product lines and processing capabilities include; carbon flat-rolled steel processing, electrical steel laminations, and tailor welded products. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States followed by Canada, Mexico, and other regions.
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