Caterpillar SG&A increased by 3.0% to $1.88B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.0%, from $1.77B to $1.88B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), SG&A shows an upward trend with a 6.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Increases may indicate aggressive marketing or expansion, while decreases often reflect cost-cutting measures or improved corporate efficiency.
The sum of all direct and indirect selling expenses and all general and administrative expenses of a company. This inclu...
Used to assess the 'leaness' of a company's corporate structure relative to its peers.
is_selling_general_and_administrative| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
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| Value | $1.36B | $1.34B | $1.42B | $1.35B | $1.43B | $1.40B | $1.48B | $1.46B | $1.53B | $1.62B | $1.76B | $1.58B | $1.65B | $1.67B | $1.77B | $1.59B | $1.69B | $1.82B | $1.88B |
| QoQ Change | — | -1.8% | +6.1% | -5.3% | +5.9% | -1.7% | +5.6% | -1.1% | +4.4% | +6.3% | +8.1% | -10.2% | +4.8% | +1.0% | +6.0% | -9.9% | +6.3% | +7.6% | +3.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.5% | +4.6% | +4.0% | +8.7% | +7.2% | +15.9% | +18.7% | +7.8% | +8.1% | +2.8% | +0.7% | +1.0% | +2.5% | +9.2% | +6.0% |
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