Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Vertiv Holdings Co's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF457 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF1,728 Mil.
Vertiv Holdings Co (XSWX:VRT) 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.
Vertiv Holdings Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Vertiv Holdings Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Vertiv Holdings Co'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.
Vertiv Holdings Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSWX:VRT vs : Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Vertiv Holdings Co'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.
Vertiv Holdings Co Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Vertiv Holdings Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Vertiv Holdings Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Vertiv Holdings Co 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 CHF1,728 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 CHF1,728 Mil mean?
Vertiv Holdings Co (XSWX:VRT) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,728 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 Vertiv Holdings Co and its competitors.
Is Vertiv Holdings Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Vertiv Holdings Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,728 Mil. Overall, Vertiv Holdings Co has a GF Score™ of 80/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Vertiv Holdings Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to ?
Vertiv Holdings Co's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,728 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 Vertiv Holdings Co and its competitors. Vertiv Holdings Co's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,728 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Vertiv Holdings Co stock overvalued right now?
Vertiv Holdings Co (XSWX:VRT) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF1,728 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF132.39, compared to a current price of CHF245.15 — trading 85.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,728 Mil. Vertiv Holdings Co's overall GF Score™ is 80/100. 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 Vertiv Holdings Co (XSWX:VRT), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF1,728 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 Vertiv Holdings Co (XSWX:VRT) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Vertiv Holdings Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of CHF245.15 is trading 85.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF132.39.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:VRT:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF1,728 Mil
GF Value™: CHF132.39 vs. price of CHF245.15 (85.2% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:VRT stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Vertiv has roots tracing back to 1946 when its founder, Ralph Liebert, developed an air-cooling system for mainframe data rooms. As computers started making their way into commercial applications in 1965, Liebert developed one of the first computer room air conditioning, or CRAC, units, enabling the precise control of temperature and humidity. The firm has slowly expanded its data center portfolio through internal product development and the acquisition of thermal and power management products like condensers, busways, and switches. Vertiv has global operations today; its products can be found in data centers in most regions throughout the world.
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