Caterpillar (CAT) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $2.02 billion for Q2 2026, up 19.1% from $1.69 billion a year earlier and up 11.1% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Caterpillar's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $7.53 billion, up 12.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $6.99 billion, up 4.8% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $6.67 billion in FY2024 (+4.6%), $6.37 billion in FY2023 (+12.7%), $5.65 billion in FY2022 (+5.3%) and $5.37 billion in FY2021 (+15.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since Q4 2014.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now increased in each of the last 22 quarters, with growth averaging 6.9% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Selling, General & Administrative ranged from 0.7% (Q4 2024) to 19.1% (Q2 2026).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $1.82 billion (Q1 2026), $1.88 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.82 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 351.84 Bn | 323.53 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 2.02 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 209.14 Bn | 203.72 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 939.90 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 165.20 Bn | 162.39 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.55 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 874.00 Mn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.75 Bn | 83.49 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.34 Bn |
| 7 | Vertiv Holdings | 90.61 Bn | 81.23 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 494.40 Mn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.78 Bn | 65.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 75.74 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.28 Bn | 68.36 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 893.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.82 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.53 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.35 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.42 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.34 Bn |
API Access
Caterpillar 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=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "CAT", "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=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();