Smurfit Kappa Group LATAM — Selling, General and Administrative Expense increased by 64.7% to $56.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.8%, from $51.00M to $56.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), LATAM — Selling, General and Administrative Expense shows an upward trend with a 10.9% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
A rising ratio of SG&A to sales may indicate administrative bloat, while a decreasing ratio suggests improved operational leverage.
Captures the indirect costs of operating the Latin American business, including administrative salaries, marketing, sale...
Standard operating expense category used by all public companies to track non-production overhead.
sw_segment_latam_selling_general_and_administrative_expense| Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $30.25M | $30.25M | $30.25M | $30.25M | $32.75M | $32.75M | $32.75M | $32.75M | $31.00M | $25.00M | $43.00M | $42.00M | $51.00M | $38.00M | $42.00M | $34.00M | $56.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +8.3% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -5.3% | -19.4% | +72.0% | -2.3% | +21.4% | -25.5% | +10.5% | -19.0% | +64.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +8.3% | +8.3% | +8.3% | +8.3% | -5.3% | -23.7% | +31.3% | +28.2% | +64.5% | +52.0% | -2.3% | -19.0% | +9.8% |