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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Sandoz Group AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF1,065 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF2,035 Mil.
Sandoz Group AG (XSWX:SDZ) 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.
Sandoz Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Sandoz Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Sandoz Group 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.
Sandoz Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSWX:SDZ vs ZTS, UTHR, VTRS: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Sandoz Group 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.
Sandoz Group AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Drug Manufacturers Industry
For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Sandoz Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Sandoz Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Sandoz Group 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 Dec. 2025 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was CHF2,035 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 CHF2,035 Mil mean?
Sandoz Group AG (XSWX:SDZ) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF2,035 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 Sandoz Group AG and its competitors.
Is Sandoz Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Sandoz Group AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF2,035 Mil. Overall, Sandoz Group AG has a GF Score™ of 11/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sandoz Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ZTS and UTHR?
Sandoz Group AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF2,035 Mil can be compared against companies in the Drug Manufacturers 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 Drug Manufacturers company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Drug Manufacturers 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 Sandoz Group AG and its competitors. Sandoz Group AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF2,035 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sandoz Group AG stock overvalued right now?
Sandoz Group AG (XSWX:SDZ) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF2,035 Mil. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF2,035 Mil. Sandoz Group AG's overall GF Score™ is 11/100 with 6 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 Sandoz Group AG (XSWX:SDZ), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF2,035 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.
Sandoz is one of the largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturers in the world, generating over $11 billion annually from off-patent drugs. Once part of Novartis, Sandoz spun off and went public in October 2023. Generics, including small molecules and complex injectables, make up roughly 75% of Sandoz's total sales, and the firm has a significant presence in Europe, the United States, and other key international markets. Sandoz generates its remaining sales from biosimilars and is among the leaders in the space. Sandoz launched Europe's first biosimilar, Omnitrope, in 2006, as well as the first US biosimilar, Zarxio, in 2015. It has over 10 launched biosimilars in a number of markets and over 20 assets in its pipeline.
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