Compania General de Electricidad CGE (XSGO:CGE) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CLP113,597 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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XSGO:CGE Compania General de Electricidad SA CGE XSGO:CGE
58 GF Score
Price CLP227.20
GF Value CLP276.68
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Compania General de Electricidad CGE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Compania General de Electricidad CGE XSGO:CGE 58 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP113,597 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates XSGO:CGE with a GF Score™ of 58/100 and a GF Value™ of CLP276.68 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 7 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. Compania General de Electricidad CGE's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was CLP31,912 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was CLP113,597 Mil.


Compania General de Electricidad CGE  (XSGO:CGE) 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.


Compania General de Electricidad CGE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


Compania General de Electricidad CGE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Compania General de Electricidad CGE'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.

Compania General de Electricidad CGE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Compania General de Electricidad CGE Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 105,338.54 89,410.20 109,618.69 115,485.59 116,852.15

Compania General de Electricidad CGE Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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XSGO:CGE vs NEE, SO, DUK: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Compania General de Electricidad CGE'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.


Compania General de Electricidad CGE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Compania General de Electricidad CGE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Compania General de Electricidad CGE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Compania General de Electricidad CGE 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 CLP113,597 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 CLP113,597 Mil mean?
Compania General de Electricidad CGE (XSGO:CGE) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP113,597 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 Compania General de Electricidad CGE and its competitors.
Is Compania General de Electricidad CGE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Compania General de Electricidad CGE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP113,597 Mil. Overall, Compania General de Electricidad CGE has a GF Score™ of 58/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Compania General de Electricidad CGE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to NEE and SO?
Compania General de Electricidad CGE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CLP113,597 Mil can be compared against companies in the Utilities - Regulated 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 an Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 Compania General de Electricidad CGE and its competitors. Compania General de Electricidad CGE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP113,597 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Compania General de Electricidad CGE stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compania General de Electricidad CGE (XSGO:CGE) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CLP276.68, compared to a current price of CLP227.20 — trading 17.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP113,597 Mil. Compania General de Electricidad CGE's overall GF Score™ is 58/100 with 7 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 Compania General de Electricidad CGE (XSGO:CGE), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CLP113,597 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 Compania General de Electricidad CGE (XSGO:CGE) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Compania General de Electricidad CGE stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of CLP227.20 is trading 17.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of CLP276.68. GuruFocus considers Compania General de Electricidad CGE to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XSGO:CGE:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CLP113,597 Mil
  • GF Value™: CLP276.68 vs. price of CLP227.20 (17.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 58/100 with 7 warning signs

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


Compania General de Electricidad CGE Business Description

Address Avenida Presidente Riesco 5561, Piso 17, Santiago, CHL
Compania General de Electricidad SA CGE is an integrated gas and electricity company. It is operating in the areas of gas supply and transportation, distribution, electricity generation, marketing, and trading.
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