Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$84.0 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2025)


ASX:LYC Lynas Rare Earths Ltd ASX:LYC
78 GF Score
Price A$19.34
GF Value A$13.70
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Lynas Rare Earths Selling, General, & Admin. Expense?

Lynas Rare Earths ASX:LYC +4.03% 78 Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$84.0 Mil as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus rates ASX:LYC with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of A$13.70 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 3 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. Lynas Rare Earths's selling, general, & admin. expense for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was A$35.9 Mil. Its selling, general, & admin. expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was A$84.0 Mil.


Lynas Rare Earths  (ASX:LYC) 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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Lynas Rare Earths Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Lynas Rare Earths's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense can be seen below:

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* 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.

Lynas Rare Earths Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Chart

Lynas Rare Earths Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
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Lynas Rare Earths Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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Lynas Rare Earths Selling, General, & Admin. Expense Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Lynas Rare Earths'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.


Lynas Rare Earths Selling, General, & Admin. Expense vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Lynas Rare Earths's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lynas Rare Earths's Selling, General, & Admin. Expense falls into.


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Lynas Rare Earths 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 A$84.0 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 A$84.0 Mil mean?
Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) has a Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$84.0 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 Lynas Rare Earths and its competitors.
Is Lynas Rare Earths' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense too high?
Lynas Rare Earths' current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$84.0 Mil. Overall, Lynas Rare Earths has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Lynas Rare Earths' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense compare to competitors?
Lynas Rare Earths' Selling, General, & Admin. Expense of A$84.0 Mil can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining 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 Metals & Mining company?
A good Selling, General, & Admin. Expense depends on the Metals & Mining 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 Lynas Rare Earths and its competitors. Lynas Rare Earths's current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$84.0 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Lynas Rare Earths stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is A$13.70, compared to a current price of A$19.34 — trading 41.2% above its estimated fair value. The current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$84.0 Mil. Lynas Rare Earths' overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 3 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 Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC), the current Selling, General, & Admin. Expense is A$84.0 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 Lynas Rare Earths (ASX:LYC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Lynas Rare Earths stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of A$19.34 is trading 41.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of A$13.70. GuruFocus considers Lynas Rare Earths to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for ASX:LYC:

  • Selling, General, & Admin. Expense: A$84.0 Mil
  • GF Value™: A$13.70 vs. price of A$19.34 (41.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 3 warning signs

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


Lynas Rare Earths Business Description

Address 1 Howard Street, Level 4, Perth, WA, AUS, 6000
Lynas is the largest rare-earth producer outside China. It owns the high-grade Mount Weld deposit in Western Australia and rare-earth processing facilities in Kalgoorlie and Malaysia. We estimate that Mount Weld is the world's lowest-cost producer of separated neodymium and praseodymium, light rare-earth materials, which are sold to customers in the form of neodymium-praseodymium oxide with a mine life exceeding 20 years. As of December 2025, Lynas is also the only producer of separated heavy rare-earth dysprosium and terbium outside China. The company is further expanding NdPr capacity while diversifying into producing additional separated rare-earth materials, including samarium. It also intends to move downstream into rare-earth metal and magnet production.
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