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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Becton Dickinson's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF955 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF4,226 Mil.
Becton Dickinson (XSWX:BDX) 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.
Becton Dickinson Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Becton Dickinson Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Becton Dickinson'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.
Becton Dickinson Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSWX:BDX vs MDLN, RMD, WST: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Becton Dickinson'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.
Becton Dickinson Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Medical Devices & Instruments Industry
For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Becton Dickinson's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Becton Dickinson's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Becton Dickinson 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 CHF4,226 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 CHF4,226 Mil mean?
Becton Dickinson (XSWX:BDX) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF4,226 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 Becton Dickinson and its competitors.
Is Becton Dickinson's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Becton Dickinson's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF4,226 Mil. Overall, Becton Dickinson has a GF Score™ of 77/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Becton Dickinson's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MDLN and RMD?
Becton Dickinson's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF4,226 Mil can be compared against companies in the Medical Devices & Instruments 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 Medical Devices & Instruments company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Medical Devices & Instruments 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 Becton Dickinson and its competitors. Becton Dickinson's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF4,226 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Becton Dickinson stock overvalued right now?
Becton Dickinson (XSWX:BDX) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF4,226 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF153.25, compared to a current price of CHF125.44 — trading 18.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF4,226 Mil. Becton Dickinson's overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 3 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 Becton Dickinson (XSWX:BDX), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF4,226 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 Becton Dickinson (XSWX:BDX) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Becton Dickinson stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of CHF125.44 is trading 18.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF153.25.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:BDX:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF4,226 Mil
GF Value™: CHF153.25 vs. price of CHF125.44 (18.1% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:BDX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Becton Dickinson operates in four business units. Medical essentials (35% of total sales) includes the legacy medical surgical unit, which sells catheters, syringes, and infection prevention products. Connected care (24%) core products include the Alaris infusion pump, Pyxis dispensing system, and pharmacy automation platforms. Biopharma systems (13%) produces prefillable syringes and autoinjectors. Interventional (29%) is composed of the surgery, peripheral vascular, and urology segments. More than 60% of revenue comes from the United States.
77GF Score
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