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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Stadler Rail AG's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
six
months ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF112 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was CHF224 Mil.
Stadler Rail AG (XSWX:SRAIL) 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.
Stadler Rail AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Stadler Rail AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Stadler Rail 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.
Stadler Rail AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSWX:SRAIL vs UNP, CSX, NSC: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Railroads subindustry, Stadler Rail 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.
Stadler Rail AG Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Transportation Industry
For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Stadler Rail AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Stadler Rail AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Stadler Rail 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 CHF224 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 CHF224 Mil mean?
Stadler Rail AG (XSWX:SRAIL) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF224 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 Stadler Rail AG and its competitors.
Is Stadler Rail AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Stadler Rail AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF224 Mil. Overall, Stadler Rail AG has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Stadler Rail AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to UNP and CSX?
Stadler Rail AG's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF224 Mil can be compared against companies in the Transportation 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 Transportation company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Transportation 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 Stadler Rail AG and its competitors. Stadler Rail AG's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF224 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Stadler Rail AG stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Stadler Rail AG (XSWX:SRAIL) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF31.98, compared to a current price of CHF23.54 — trading 26.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF224 Mil. Stadler Rail AG's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 5 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 Stadler Rail AG (XSWX:SRAIL), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF224 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 Stadler Rail AG (XSWX:SRAIL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Stadler Rail AG stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of CHF23.54 is trading 26.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of CHF31.98.
GuruFocus considers Stadler Rail AG to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:SRAIL:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF224 Mil
GF Value™: CHF31.98 vs. price of CHF23.54 (26.4% below fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:SRAIL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Stadler Rail AG is a Switzerland based producer of rolling stock and related systems. The company operates in three reportable segments that are Rolling Stock segment which include the manufacturing of various types of rail vehicles. The Service & Components segment offers full service, modernization and revision, spare parts service, and vehicle repairs, including the maintenance and assessment of defects, and Signalling segment develops and distributes various signalling solutions for vehicles and infrastructures. Geographically, the company operates in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, America, CIS and Rest of the world.
73GF Score
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