Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Alcoa's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF65 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF248 Mil.
Alcoa (XSWX:AA) 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.
Alcoa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Alcoa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Alcoa'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.
XSWX:AA vs CENX, CSTM, KALU: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Aluminum subindustry, Alcoa'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.
Alcoa Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Alcoa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Alcoa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Alcoa 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 CHF248 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 CHF248 Mil mean?
Alcoa (XSWX:AA) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF248 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 Alcoa and its competitors.
Is Alcoa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Alcoa's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF248 Mil. Overall, Alcoa has a GF Score™ of 67/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Alcoa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to CENX and CSTM?
Alcoa's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF248 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Alcoa and its competitors. Alcoa's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF248 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Alcoa stock overvalued right now?
Alcoa (XSWX:AA) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF248 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF24.91, compared to a current price of CHF38.76 — trading 55.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF248 Mil. Alcoa's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 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 Alcoa (XSWX:AA), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF248 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 Alcoa (XSWX:AA) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Alcoa stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of CHF38.76 is trading 55.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF24.91.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:AA:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF248 Mil
GF Value™: CHF24.91 vs. price of CHF38.76 (55.6% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:AA stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Alcoa is a vertically integrated aluminum company whose operations include bauxite mining, alumina refining, and manufacturing primary aluminum. It is one of the world's largest bauxite miners and alumina refiners by production volume, but sits outside the top-10 aluminum producers, a list dominated by Chinese companies. Profits are closely tied to prevailing commodity prices along the aluminum supply chain.Alcoa was the first mass producer of aluminum, launching the world-changing Hall-Heroult smelting process in the 1880s, making aluminum affordable. It listed as a public company in 1925. In 2016, Alcoa spun off its automotive and aerospace metal parts segment to focus on mining, smelting, and refining. It bought the 40% unowned balance of AWAC in mid-2024.
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