Root (ROOT) Selling, General & Administrative (2019 - 2026)
Root (ROOT) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $15.5 million for Q2 2026, down 34.3% from $23.6 million a year earlier and down 36.7% from the prior quarter.
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Root (ROOT) Selling, General & Administrative (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Root's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $92.8 million, up 18.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $96.9 million, up 39.4% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $69.5 million in FY2024 (-16.6%), $83.3 million in FY2023 (-34.6%), $127.4 million in FY2022 (+30.5%) and $97.6 million in FY2021 (+24.3%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q2 2020.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative gained in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 13.8%.
- The high point for year-over-year Selling, General & Administrative in five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 65.8%); the low point was Q2 2023 (a decline of 47.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $24.5 million (Q1 2026), $27 million (Q4 2025) and $25.8 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway | 1,073.91 Bn | -343.57 Bn | 55.86 Bn | 6.72 Bn |
| 2 | Chubb | 125.44 Bn | 77.50 Bn | 9.13 Bn | 1.17 Bn |
| 3 | Progressive | 120.54 Bn | 96.37 Bn | 9.04 Bn | - |
| 4 | Marsh & Mclennan Companies | 81.59 Bn | 73.34 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Travelers Companies | 74.40 Bn | 50.64 Bn | 6.23 Bn | 1.57 Bn |
| 6 | Manulife Financial | 72.53 Bn | 73.74 Bn | - | -902.21 Mn |
| 7 | Metlife | 60.06 Bn | -46.42 Bn | 7.82 Bn | - |
| 8 | Aon | 58.71 Bn | 51.95 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Arthur J. Gallagher | 58.49 Bn | 52.93 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Root | 631.71 Mn | -1.82 Bn | - | 15.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 24.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 25.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 17.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 21.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 20.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 21.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 26.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 39.50 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.40 Mn |
API Access
Root Selling, General & Administrative API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=ROOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "ROOT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=ROOT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();