Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. ASML Holding NV's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF275 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF1,189 Mil.
ASML Holding NV (XSWX:ASML) 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.
ASML Holding NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
ASML Holding NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for ASML Holding NV'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.
ASML Holding NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSWX:ASML vs AMAT, LRCX, KLAC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, ASML Holding NV'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.
ASML Holding NV Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Semiconductors Industry
For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, ASML Holding NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where ASML Holding NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
ASML Holding NV 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 CHF1,189 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 CHF1,189 Mil mean?
ASML Holding NV (XSWX:ASML) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,189 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 ASML Holding NV and its competitors.
Is ASML Holding NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
ASML Holding NV's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,189 Mil. Overall, ASML Holding NV has a GF Score™ of 89/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ASML Holding NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to AMAT and LRCX?
ASML Holding NV's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,189 Mil can be compared against companies in the Semiconductors 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 Semiconductors company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Semiconductors 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 ASML Holding NV and its competitors. ASML Holding NV's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,189 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ASML Holding NV stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ASML Holding NV (XSWX:ASML) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF892.68, compared to a current price of CHF1,587.40 — trading 77.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,189 Mil. ASML Holding NV's overall GF Score™ is 89/100 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 ASML Holding NV (XSWX:ASML), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,189 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 ASML Holding NV (XSWX:ASML) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ASML Holding NV stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of CHF1,587.40 is trading 77.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF892.68.
GuruFocus considers ASML Holding NV to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:ASML:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF1,189 Mil
GF Value™: CHF892.68 vs. price of CHF1,587.40 (77.8% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:ASML stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
ASML is the leader in lithography systems for manufacturing semiconductors with 90% market share. Lithography is the process in which a light source is used to expose circuit patterns from a photo mask onto a semiconductor wafer. Lithography allows chipmakers to increase the number of transistors on the same area of silicon, with lithography historically representing a high portion of the cost of making cutting-edge chips. ASML outsources the manufacturing of most of its parts, acting like an assembler. ASML's largest clients are TSMC, Samsung, Intel, SK Hynix, and Micron.
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