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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF159 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF325 Mil.
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.
OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon'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.
OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSWX:OERL vs GEV, ETN, PH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon'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.
OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was CHF325 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 CHF325 Mil mean?
OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon (XSWX:OERL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF325 Mil as of Dec. 2025. Selling, general and admin expense is the total cost for direct, indirect, general and administrative activities. View historical data on OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon and its competitors.
Is OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF325 Mil. Overall, OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon has a GF Score™ of 54/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GEV and ETN?
OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF325 Mil can be compared against companies in the Industrial Products 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Industrial Products 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 OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon and its competitors. OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF325 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon (XSWX:OERL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF2.71, compared to a current price of CHF4.80 — trading 77.1% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF325 Mil. OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon's overall GF Score™ is 54/100 with 12 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 OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon (XSWX:OERL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF325 Mil as of Dec. 2025. 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 OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon (XSWX:OERL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of CHF4.80 is trading 77.1% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF2.71.
GuruFocus considers OC Oerlikon AG, Pfaffikon to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:OERL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF325 Mil
GF Value™: CHF2.71 vs. price of CHF4.80 (77.1% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:OERL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
OC Oerlikon Corp AG, Pfaffikon engineers protective coatings for precision tools and components and equipment for textile production. The company has two operating segments namely Oerlikon Division and Barmag Division. It generates maximum revenue from the Oerlikon Division segment. The Oerlikon Division is a supplier of materials and surface technologies for components and tools used in a wide range of industrial applications where superior materials and surface performance are required.
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