Wesco International EES — Selling, general, and administrative payroll expenses increased by 1.5% to $228.40M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.7%, from $212.10M to $228.40M. Over 3 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), EES — Selling, general, and administrative payroll expenses shows relatively stable performance with a 2.5% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase relative to revenue may suggest rising overhead or inefficient scaling, while a decrease relative to revenue suggests improved operational productivity.
This captures the total compensation and benefits paid to employees within the Electrical and Electronic Solutions segme...
Standard operating expense component for labor-intensive distribution businesses.
wcc_segment_ees_selling_general_and_administrative_payroll_expenses| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $205.53M | $205.53M | $205.53M | $205.53M | $215.25M | $215.25M | $215.25M | $215.25M | $212.70M | $212.60M | $216.80M | $200.00M | $212.10M | $219.00M | $229.00M | $225.00M | $228.40M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +4.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -1.2% | -0.0% | +2.0% | -7.7% | +6.0% | +3.3% | +4.6% | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.7% | +4.7% | +4.7% | +4.7% | -1.2% | -1.2% | +0.7% | -7.1% | -0.3% | +3.0% | +5.6% | +12.5% | +7.7% |