Stabilus SE (XTER:STM) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €61 Mil (TTM As of Mar. 2026)

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XTER:STM Stabilus SE XTER:STM
63 GF Score
Price €15.98
GF Value €33.32
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Stabilus SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Stabilus SE XTER:STM +1.27% 63 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €61 Mil as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus rates XTER:STM with a GF Score™ of 63/100 and a GF Value™ of €33.32 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review.

Selling, general, & admin. expense (SGA) includes the direct and indirect costs and all general and administrative expenses of a company. Stabilus SE's selling, general, & admin. expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was €50 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was €61 Mil.


Stabilus SE  (XTER:STM) 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.


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Stabilus SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Stabilus SE'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.

Stabilus SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Stabilus SE Annual Data
Trend Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Sep25
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense
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Stabilus SE Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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XTER:STM vs GEV, ETN, PH: Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Stabilus SE'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.


Stabilus SE Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Stabilus SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Stabilus SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Stabilus SE 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 €61 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 €61 Mil mean?
Stabilus SE (XTER:STM) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €61 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 Stabilus SE and its competitors.
Is Stabilus SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Stabilus SE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €61 Mil. Overall, Stabilus SE has a GF Score™ of 63/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Stabilus SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to GEV and ETN?
Stabilus SE's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of €61 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 Stabilus SE and its competitors. Stabilus SE's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €61 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Stabilus SE stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Stabilus SE (XTER:STM) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is €33.32, compared to a current price of €15.98 — trading 52% below its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €61 Mil. Stabilus SE's overall GF Score™ is 63/100 with 4 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 Stabilus SE (XTER:STM), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is €61 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 Stabilus SE (XTER:STM) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Stabilus SE stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of €15.98 is trading 52% below its estimated GF Value™ of €33.32. GuruFocus considers Stabilus SE to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for XTER:STM:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: €61 Mil
  • GF Value™: €33.32 vs. price of €15.98 (52% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 63/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XTER:STM stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Stabilus SE Business Description

Address Wallersheimer Weg 100, Koblenz, RP, DEU, 56070
Stabilus SE along with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies gas springs, dampers, and vibration isolation products to automotive and industrial customers. It is also involved in the production and distribution of automatic, electromechanical opening and closing systems (motion control solutions) that are mainly used for installation in tailgates. The company's products are used in automotive, navy and railways, commercial vehicles, aerospace, marine and rail, energy and construction, mechanical engineering, industrial machinery and automation, health, recreation, leisure, and furniture industries. Its operating segments are EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), also its key revenue-generating segment, the Americas (North and South America), and APAC (Asia-Pacific).
63GF Score

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