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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Deutsche Telekom AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF139 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF505 Mil.
Deutsche Telekom AG (XSWX:DTE) 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.
Deutsche Telekom AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Deutsche Telekom AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Deutsche Telekom AG'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.
Deutsche Telekom AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSWX:DTE vs TMUS, VZ, T: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Telecom Services subindustry, Deutsche Telekom AG'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.
Deutsche Telekom AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Telecommunication Services Industry
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Deutsche Telekom AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Deutsche Telekom AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Deutsche Telekom AG 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 CHF505 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 CHF505 Mil mean?
Deutsche Telekom AG (XSWX:DTE) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF505 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 Deutsche Telekom AG and its competitors.
Is Deutsche Telekom AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Deutsche Telekom AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF505 Mil. Overall, Deutsche Telekom AG has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Deutsche Telekom AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to TMUS and VZ?
Deutsche Telekom AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF505 Mil can be compared against companies in the Telecommunication Services 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 Telecommunication Services company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Telecommunication Services 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 Deutsche Telekom AG and its competitors. Deutsche Telekom AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF505 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Deutsche Telekom AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Deutsche Telekom AG (XSWX:DTE) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF26.34, compared to a current price of CHF24.55 — trading 6.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF505 Mil. Deutsche Telekom AG's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 2 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 Deutsche Telekom AG (XSWX:DTE), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF505 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 Deutsche Telekom AG (XSWX:DTE) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Deutsche Telekom AG stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of CHF24.55 is trading 6.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF26.34.
GuruFocus considers Deutsche Telekom AG to be Fairly Valued.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:DTE:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF505 Mil
GF Value™: CHF26.34 vs. price of CHF24.55 (6.8% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:DTE stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Deutsche Telekom is Germany's incumbent telecom operator and remains the dominant player in mobile and fixed markets. It also owns a controlling stake in T-Mobile US—one of three primary wireless carriers in the United States—which merged with Sprint in 2020, consolidating the market from four to three operators. Aside from its two core markets, Deutsche Telekom operates in several Central European countries and holds an IT arm (Systems Solutions).
73GF Score
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