AME · 10-Q · 2026Q3 · Full report
Operating Expense Trends
AMETEK INC/ · 2026-11-03 · Importance 35 · Surprise 22 · No source text
Third-quarter SG&A increased 14.0% to $225.5 million, but declined to 10.2% of sales from 10.4%; selling expense growth primarily reflected higher sales. Nine-month SG&A rose 17.1% to $635.0 million and increased to 10.3% of sales from 10.0%, with higher selling expense attributable to sales growth and recent acquisitions. Research, development and engineering costs increased 15.6% to $327.9 million for the first nine months, including $260.3 million in EIG and $67.6 million in EMG. Nine-month G&A rose to $92.4 million from $82.6 million.
Key facts
- AMETEK third-quarter 2026 selling, general and administrative expenses were $225.5 million, or 10.2% of sales, up $27.7 million or 14.0% from $197.8 million, or 10.4%. source
- AMETEK first-nine-months 2026 selling, general and administrative expenses were $635.0 million, or 10.3% of sales, up $92.8 million or 17.1% from $542.2 million, or 10.0%; selling expense rose primarily due to higher sales and acquisitions. source
- AMETEK first-nine-months 2026 general and administrative expenses were $92.4 million, compared with $82.6 million in 2025. source
- AMETEK third-quarter 2026 general and administrative expenses were $31.8 million, compared with $27.9 million in third-quarter 2025. source
Impact estimates
| metric | direction | stage | expected | basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| operating_income | negative | realized | -4.2% | AMETEK first-nine-months 2026 selling, general and administrative expenses were $635.0 million, or 10.3% of sales, up $92.8 million or… |
| operating_income | negative | realized | -1.3% | AMETEK third-quarter 2026 selling, general and administrative expenses were $225.5 million, or 10.2% of sales, up $27.7 million or 14.0%… |
| margin | negative | realized | -0.3% | AMETEK first-nine-months 2026 selling, general and administrative expenses were $635.0 million, or 10.3% of sales, up $92.8 million or… |
| margin | positive | realized | +0.2% | AMETEK third-quarter 2026 selling, general and administrative expenses were $225.5 million, or 10.2% of sales, up $27.7 million or 14.0%… |