IONOS Group SE (XSWX:IOS) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF247 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)


XSWX:IOS IONOS Group SE XSWX:IOS
58 GF Score
Price CHF25.70
GF Value CHF21.87
! 1 Warning Sign
View Full Analysis

What is IONOS Group SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

IONOS Group SE XSWX:IOS 58 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF247 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates XSWX:IOS with a GF Score™ of 58/100 and a GF Value™ of CHF21.87. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. IONOS Group SE's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF125 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF247 Mil.


IONOS Group SE  (XSWX:IOS) 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.


IONOS Group SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms


IONOS Group SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

* Premium members only.

The historical data trend for IONOS Group SE'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.

IONOS Group SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

IONOS Group SE Annual Data
Trend Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
211.11 222.00 217.86 239.99

IONOS Group SE Quarterly Data
Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 117.55 108.08 89.55 -75.20 124.82

XSWX:IOS vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, IONOS Group SE'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.


IONOS Group SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, IONOS Group SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where IONOS Group SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


XSWX:IOS
58GF Score
IONOS Group SE XSWX:IOS
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is just one metric. See GF Score™, valuation, warning signs, and more.
View Full Analysis

IONOS Group SE 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 CHF247 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 CHF247 Mil mean?
IONOS Group SE (XSWX:IOS) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF247 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 IONOS Group SE and its competitors.
Is IONOS Group SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
IONOS Group SE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF247 Mil. Overall, IONOS Group SE has a GF Score™ of 58/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does IONOS Group SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
IONOS Group SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF247 Mil can be compared against companies in the Software 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 Software company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Software 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 IONOS Group SE and its competitors. IONOS Group SE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF247 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is IONOS Group SE stock overvalued right now?
IONOS Group SE (XSWX:IOS) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF247 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF21.87, compared to a current price of CHF25.70 — trading 17.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF247 Mil. IONOS Group SE's overall GF Score™ is 58/100 with 1 warning sign 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 IONOS Group SE (XSWX:IOS), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF247 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 IONOS Group SE (XSWX:IOS) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, IONOS Group SE stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of CHF25.70 is trading 17.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF21.87.

Key valuation signals for XSWX:IOS:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF247 Mil
  • GF Value™: CHF21.87 vs. price of CHF25.70 (17.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 58/100 with 1 warning sign

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


IONOS Group SE Business Description

Comparable Companies
Address Elgendorfer Strasse 57, Montabaur, NW, DEU, 56410
IONOS Group SE is an international digitalization partner and cloud enabler for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as for individual users and larger corporate customers. It offers a comprehensive product portfolio in the areas of web presence and productivity, as well as cloud solutions, which is further supported by customer care and infrastructure. In addition, IONOS offers an online marketplace for buying, selling, and parking domains. The company's operating segments include Digital Solutions & Cloud segment which offers its customers customized server products and other solutions to set up an online presence and maintain their IT infrastructure. Geographically, it derives key revenue from Germany.
58GF Score

Get the complete analysis for XSWX:IOS

Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is just one metric. See GF Value™, 30-year financials, guru trades, warning signs, and more.

CHF25.70
Price
CHF21.87
GF Value