Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Selling, General & Administrative (2017 - 2026)
Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) recorded Selling, General & Administrative of $449 million in Q2 2026, up 12.3% from $400 million a year earlier and up 17.8% from the prior quarter.
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Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Selling, General & Administrative (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Elanco Animal Health's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $1.52 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, up 11.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.43 billion, up 8.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Selling, General & Administrative has increased for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $1.31 billion in FY2024 (+2.3%), $1.29 billion in FY2023 (+1.6%), $1.27 billion in FY2022 (-9.8%) and $1.4 billion in FY2021 (+40.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to Q3 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 8.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Selling, General & Administrative in the last five years was growth of 23.0% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 12.9% in Q3 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $381 million (Q1 2026), $338 million (Q4 2025) and $351 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly | 1,076.25 Bn | 1,044.84 Bn | 19.71 Bn | 3.43 Bn |
| 2 | Johnson & Johnson | 617.18 Bn | 535.70 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 6.43 Bn |
| 3 | AbbVie | 464.58 Bn | 437.73 Bn | 12.70 Bn | 3.63 Bn |
| 4 | Merck | 356.04 Bn | 310.47 Bn | 12.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 5 | Novartis Ag | 269.07 Bn | 224.94 Bn | 11.24 Bn | -3.24 Bn |
| 6 | Astrazeneca | 243.21 Bn | 216.77 Bn | 12.86 Bn | -5.65 Bn |
| 7 | Amgen | 217.88 Bn | 173.28 Bn | 7.24 Bn | 1.75 Bn |
| 8 | Gilead Sciences | 179.62 Bn | 153.74 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Pfizer | 158.45 Bn | 105.40 Bn | 10.94 Bn | 3.41 Bn |
| 10 | Elanco Animal Health | 11.06 Bn | 9.05 Bn | 798.00 Mn | 449.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 449.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 381.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 338.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 351.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 400.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 341.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 300.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 323.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 354.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 337.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 292.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 313.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 353.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 327.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 302.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 298.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 343.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 323.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 327.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 342.00 Mn |
API Access
Elanco Animal Health Selling, General & Administrative API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=ELAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "ELAN", "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=ELAN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();