CEILING (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
SQL Endpoint in Microsoft Fabric
Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric
This function returns the smallest integer greater than, or equal to, the specified numeric expression.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
CEILING ( numeric_expression )
Note
To view Transact-SQL syntax for SQL Server 2014 and earlier, see Previous versions documentation.
Arguments
numeric_expression
An expression of the exact numeric or approximate numeric data type category.
Return types
The return type depends on the input type of numeric_expression:
| Input type | Return type |
|---|---|
| float, real | float |
| decimal(p, s) | decimal(38, s) |
| int, smallint, tinyint | int |
| bigint | bigint |
| money, smallmoney | money |
| bit | float |
If the result does not fit in the return type, an arithmetic overflow error occurs.
Examples
This example shows positive numeric, negative numeric, and zero value inputs for the CEILING function.
SELECT CEILING($123.45), CEILING($-123.45), CEILING($0.0);
GO
Here is the result set.
--------- --------- -------------------------
124.00 -123.00 0.00
(1 row(s) affected)