Dell Technologies (DELL) Selling, General & Administrative (2015 - 2026)
Dell Technologies' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $3.34 billion for fiscal Q2 2027 (quarter ended Jul 31, 2026), up 15.5% from $2.89 billion a year earlier and up 6.1% from the prior quarter.
Dell Technologies (DELL) Selling, General & Administrative (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jul 31, 2026, Dell Technologies reported Selling, General & Administrative of $12.04 billion, up 4.8% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended Jan 30, 2026), it was $11.42 billion, down 4.5% from FY2025.
- Selling, General & Administrative has declined in each of the last four fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative was $11.95 billion in FY2025 (-7.0%), $12.86 billion in FY2024 (-9.0%), $14.14 billion in FY2023 (-3.5%) and $14.66 billion in FY2022 (+4.7%).
- The fiscal Q2 2027 figure represents the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative since fiscal Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 1.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in fiscal Q2 2027 (growth of 15.5%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 19.6%).
- Business Quant data shows DELL's Selling, General & Administrative at $3.14 billion (Q1 2027), $2.84 billion (Q4 2026) and $2.72 billion (Q3 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q2 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apple | 4,874.86 Bn | 4,622.35 Bn | 54.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn |
| 2 | Cisco Systems | 442.74 Bn | 378.67 Bn | 11.06 Bn | 679.00 Mn |
| 3 | Dell Technologies | 360.03 Bn | 315.78 Bn | 9.83 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | Arista Networks | 261.51 Bn | 214.96 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 33.80 Mn |
| 5 | Sandisk | 251.12 Bn | 239.64 Bn | 7.58 Bn | 197.00 Mn |
| 6 | Seagate Technology Holdings | 192.54 Bn | 187.54 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 147.00 Mn |
| 7 | Western Digital | 149.92 Bn | 138.05 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 138.00 Mn |
| 8 | Sony | 146.49 Bn | 96.88 Bn | 6.53 Bn | 3.57 Bn |
| 9 | Lumentum Holdings | 96.17 Bn | 87.98 Bn | 477.30 Mn | 91.20 Mn |
| 10 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 92.09 Bn | 69.97 Bn | 4.93 Bn | 1.96 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2026 | 3.34 Bn |
| May 1, 2026 | 3.14 Bn |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 2.84 Bn |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 2.72 Bn |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 2.89 Bn |
| May 2, 2025 | 2.96 Bn |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 2.75 Bn |
| Nov 1, 2024 | 2.89 Bn |
| Aug 2, 2024 | 3.19 Bn |
| May 3, 2024 | 3.12 Bn |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 3.11 Bn |
| Nov 3, 2023 | 2.97 Bn |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 3.52 Bn |
| May 5, 2023 | 3.26 Bn |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 3.77 Bn |
| Oct 28, 2022 | 3.27 Bn |
| Jul 29, 2022 | 3.54 Bn |
| Apr 29, 2022 | 3.55 Bn |
| Jan 28, 2022 | 3.40 Bn |
| Oct 29, 2021 | 3.84 Bn |
Dell Technologies 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=DELL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "DELL", "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=DELL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();