Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. PepsiCo's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF5,919 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF29,928 Mil.
PepsiCo (XSWX:PEP) 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.
PepsiCo Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
PepsiCo Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for PepsiCo'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.
XSWX:PEP vs MNST, KDP, KO: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic subindustry, PepsiCo'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.
PepsiCo Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Beverages - Non-Alcoholic Industry
For the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, PepsiCo's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where PepsiCo's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
PepsiCo 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 CHF29,928 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 CHF29,928 Mil mean?
PepsiCo (XSWX:PEP) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF29,928 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 PepsiCo and its competitors.
Is PepsiCo's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
PepsiCo's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF29,928 Mil. Overall, PepsiCo has a GF Score™ of 90/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does PepsiCo's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to MNST and KDP?
PepsiCo's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF29,928 Mil can be compared against companies in the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic 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 Beverages - Non-Alcoholic company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Beverages - Non-Alcoholic 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 PepsiCo and its competitors. PepsiCo's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF29,928 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is PepsiCo stock overvalued right now?
PepsiCo (XSWX:PEP) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF29,928 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF139.71, compared to a current price of CHF117.00 — trading 16.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF29,928 Mil. PepsiCo's overall GF Score™ is 90/100 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 PepsiCo (XSWX:PEP), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF29,928 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 PepsiCo (XSWX:PEP) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, PepsiCo stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of CHF117.00 is trading 16.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF139.71.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:PEP:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF29,928 Mil
GF Value™: CHF139.71 vs. price of CHF117.00 (16.3% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:PEP stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
PepsiCo is a global leader in snacks and beverages, owning well-known household brands including Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, Lay's, Cheetos, and Doritos, among others. The company dominates the global savory snacks market and also ranks as the second-largest beverage provider in the world (behind Coca-Cola) with diversified exposure to carbonated soft drinks, or CSD, as well as water, sports, and energy drink offerings. Convenience foods account for approximately 58% of its total revenue, with beverages making up the rest. Pepsi owns the bulk of its manufacturing and distribution capacity in the US, but uses bottlers overseas for beverages. International markets made up 41% of total sales and 46% of operating profits before corporate expenses in 2025.
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