Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Selling, General & Administrative (2014 - 2026)
Wave Life Sciences' Selling, General & Administrative came in at $24.78 million for Q2 2026, up 37.8% from $17.99 million a year earlier and up 12.1% from the prior quarter.
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Wave Life Sciences (WVE) Selling, General & Administrative (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Wave Life Sciences reported Selling, General & Administrative of $85.87 million, up 27.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $75.33 million, up 27.6% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased in each of the last five years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Selling, General & Administrative was $59.02 million in FY2024 (+15.1%), $51.29 million in FY2023 (+1.5%), $50.51 million in FY2022 (+9.6%) and $46.11 million in FY2021 (+8.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Selling, General & Administrative in data going back to Q3 2014.
- Year-over-year, Selling, General & Administrative has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 25.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Selling, General & Administrative over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 37.8%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 10.3%).
- Business Quant data shows WVE's Selling, General & Administrative at $22.1 million (Q1 2026), $20.9 million (Q4 2025) and $18.09 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
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 | Wave Life Sciences | 730.59 Mn | -980.30 Mn | - | 24.78 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.78 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 22.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 18.09 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.36 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 16.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 15.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 14.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.55 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 13.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 13.13 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.27 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.61 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.81 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 12.37 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.94 Mn |
API Access
Wave Life Sciences 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=WVE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "WVE", "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=WVE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();