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Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Warner Bros. Discovery's selling, general, & admin. expense for the
three
months ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF1,949 Mil.
Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was CHF7,744 Mil.
Warner Bros. Discovery (XSWX:WBD) 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.
Warner Bros. Discovery Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Related Terms
Warner Bros. Discovery Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Warner Bros. Discovery'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.
Warner Bros. Discovery Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart
XSWX:WBD vs LYV, FWONA, FOXA: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison
For the Entertainment subindustry, Warner Bros. Discovery'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.
Warner Bros. Discovery Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Media - Diversified Industry
For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Warner Bros. Discovery's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Warner Bros. Discovery's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.
Warner Bros. Discovery 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 CHF7,744 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 CHF7,744 Mil mean?
Warner Bros. Discovery (XSWX:WBD) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF7,744 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 Warner Bros. Discovery and its competitors.
Is Warner Bros. Discovery's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Warner Bros. Discovery's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF7,744 Mil. Overall, Warner Bros. Discovery has a GF Score™ of 60/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Warner Bros. Discovery's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to LYV and FWONA?
Warner Bros. Discovery's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF7,744 Mil can be compared against companies in the Media - Diversified 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 Media - Diversified company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Media - Diversified 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 Warner Bros. Discovery and its competitors. Warner Bros. Discovery's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF7,744 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Warner Bros. Discovery stock overvalued right now?
Warner Bros. Discovery (XSWX:WBD) has a current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of CHF7,744 Mil. The stock's GF Value™ is CHF8.11, compared to a current price of CHF21.58 — trading 166% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF7,744 Mil. Warner Bros. Discovery's overall GF Score™ is 60/100 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 Warner Bros. Discovery (XSWX:WBD), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is CHF7,744 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 Warner Bros. Discovery (XSWX:WBD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Warner Bros. Discovery stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of CHF21.58 is trading 166% above its estimated GF Value™ of CHF8.11.
Key valuation signals for XSWX:WBD:
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: CHF7,744 Mil
GF Value™: CHF8.11 vs. price of CHF21.58 (166% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the XSWX:WBD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Warner Bros. Discovery operates in three segments: streaming, studios, and linear networks. The streaming business includes HBO Max, which is rapidly increasing its international footprint in addition to its major presence in the US. Studios include industry leaders in both film and television, which produce movies and television series that are monetized in multiple ways, including theatrical release, sales to third parties, and feeding into Warner's own platforms. Global networks consist of basic cable networks like CNN, TNT, TBS, Discovery, HGTV, and The Food Network. The Discovery+ streaming service will remain part of global networks.
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