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Garmin Ltd

Switzerland · Large Cap · listed since 2000 · Revenue 12 mo. $7.7B

Price as of 11/06/2026

StockScorer score
8.2
of 10 9 of 11 points High Match To the score
Price
$285.57
1 Y +30.4%
Market cap
$54.7B
Phase
Growth
revenue growing, core business profitable
Revenue +14.2% a year (3 years)EBIT margin 25.9%Payout 60.3% of operating cash flow

Garmin Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes a diverse range of GPS-enabled products and navigation, communications, sensor-based, and information products and services worldwide.

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Garmin Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes a diverse range of GPS-enabled products and navigation, communications, sensor-based, and information products and services worldwide. It offers running; cycling products; smartwatch devices; scales and monitors; and sports timing and performance analysis; Garmin Connect and Garmin Connect Mobile, which are web and mobile platforms where users can track and analyze their fitness, activities and workouts, and wellness data; and Connect IQ, which enables third parties to create applications that run on Garmin devices. It also provides adventure watches; outdoor handhelds and satellite communicators; golf devices; consumer automotive; dog devices; InReach and Garmin Response; and dive devices. In addition, it designs, manufactures, and markets various aircraft avionics solutions, including integrated flight decks, electronic flight displays and instrumentation, navigation and communication products, automatic flight control systems and safety-enhancing technologies, audio control systems, engine indication systems, traffic awareness and avoidance solutions, ADS-B and transponders, weather information and avoidance solutions, datalink and connectivity solutions, and portable GPS navigators and wearables, as well as service products to the aviation market. Further, it offers chartplotters and multi-function displays, cartography, fishfinders, sonar, autopilot systems, radars, compliant instrument displays and sensors, VHF communication radios, handhelds and wearable devices, sailing, audio, digital switching, trolling motors, and lighting; and domain controllers and infotainment units, as well as software, map database, camera, wearable, and automotive solutions. The company sells its products through independent retailers, dealers, distributors, installation and repair shops, OEM, and online webshop. Garmin Ltd. was founded in 1989 and is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

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Summary

Garmin Ltd is around the middle of the Technology sector overall

58.1 of 100

Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.

Analysis

What the price requires

The price requires 17.9% FCF growth a year: more than over the last 10 years, less than over the last 5 years.

If free cash flow stays at €1.2B (2025), it supports €13.6B. The remaining €35.5B of the market value assume it grows 17.9% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.

Required FCF growth per year

17.9%

no growth afterwards

Market value breakdown€49.1B market value, price as of 11/06/2026

€13.6B without growth
€35.5B priced-in growth
  • 5 yrs achieved 19.9%
  • 10 yrs achieved 14.1%
  • priced in 17.9%

Valuation against its own history

Price to operating cash flow 28.9×, above its usual range.

Middle half of 20 quarters: 21.7× to 27.7×, median 24.1×.

Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.

2 signs support the expectation, none speaks against it.

What supports it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

  • High, stable gross margin median 58.4%, range 3.8 pp (10 years)
  • Low capital needs capex median 4.1% of revenue (10 years)

What speaks against it

with respect to the priced-in expectation

No anomaly in the stored figures.

Since the last quarter

Q1 → Q2 2026

Mostly better than the previous quarter: 3 of 3 changes for the better.

  • FCF, 12 mo.$1.5B → $1.5B+5.7%better
  • EBIT margin26.5% → 27.6%+1.2 ppbetter
  • Return on equity18.7% → 20.8%+2.1 ppbetter

5 more unchanged: Revenue, 12 mo., Gross margin, FCF margin, Net debt, Shares outstanding

Derivation

How the sector comparison is derived

Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.

Price as of 11/06/2026.

Profitability60.1above the middleEarns more than the sector: EBIT margin 25.89%, sector 17.40%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Return on equity18.54%14.60%Rank 61
Return on capital (Greenblatt)30.76%29.77%Rank 52
EBIT margin25.89%17.40%Rank 72
FCF margin18.81%18.54%Rank 51
Gross margin58.74%48.47%Rank 63
Growth55.8around the middleGrows about as fast as the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Revenue growth, 1 year15.06%12.70%Rank 57
Earnings growth, 3 years per year19.44%9.54%Rank 71
Earnings growth, 5 years per year10.69%14.07%Rank 37
Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings)3.73%2.87%Rank 58
Valuation45.9around the middleValued about like the sector.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Earnings yield3.01%2.64%Rank 58
FCF yield2.49%3.06%Rank 43
EV/saleslower is better7.205.18Rank 37
EV/EBITlower is better27.8026.24Rank 46
Momentum74.9above the middleShare price doing better than the sector: Distance from 52-week high −8.81%, sector −33.23%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Share price, 1 year30.39%−0.59%Rank 80
Share price, 6 months19.43%−4.46%Rank 77
Share price, 3 months−3.01%−5.84%Rank 55
Distance from 52-week high−8.81%−33.23%Rank 88
Quality26.3below the middleQuality below the sector: Dividend streak in years –, sector 8.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Accruals (Sloan)lower is better6.55%1.65%Rank 30
Change in share countlower is better0.08%−0.17%Rank 33
Dividend streak in years–8Rank 18
Price reaction to results, market-adjusted−6.05%−1.57%Rank 24
Balance sheet & risk85.9above the middleLess risk than the sector: Equity ratio 81.62%, sector 53.98%.
MetricStockSector medianPosition in sector
Equity ratio81.62%53.98%Rank 92
Net debt/EBITDAlower is better−1.15−0.20Rank 75
Debt to equitylower is better0.020.33Rank 87
Volatility, 1 yearlower is better33.03%50.37%Rank 90

Ten years in figures

Revenue from $3.0B (2016) to $7.2B (2025), 10.2% a year.

Fiscal years, amounts in USD
YearRevenue, $BEBIT marginFCFSharesNet debt
20163.020.7%$609.0M189M−$846.9M
20173.121.7%$508.9M189M−$891.5M
20183.323.3%$759.2M190M−$1.2B
20193.825.2%$578.1M191M−$978.3M
20204.225.2%$947.8M192M−$1.4B
20215.024.5%$702.8M193M−$1.4B
20224.921.2%$542.1M193M−$1.2B
20235.220.9%$1.2B192M−$1.6B
20246.325.3%$1.2B193M−$1.9B
20257.225.9%$1.4B194M−$2.1B
8.2 / 10High MatchStockScorer score9 of 11 points

6 of 7 StockScorer Score rules met · How the score is built

Garmin Ltd mainly meets criteria in the Profitability category. Result from 18 strategies checked.

This stock · Profitability: 100%This stock · Growth: 100%This stock · Valuation: 0%This stock · Momentum: 100%Median of all stocks · Profitability: 33%Median of all stocks · Growth: 0%Median of all stocks · Valuation: 0%Median of all stocks · Momentum: 0%50%100%ProfitabilityGrowthValuationMomentumThis stockMedian of all stocks

How Garmin Ltd's score is built

Garmin Ltd is rated here with the StockScorer Score strategy, the flagship rule set. It compares return and cash-flow metrics with the median of the company's own sector and checks growth and price trend.

6 of 7 rules met

9 of 11 points

  1. Free cash flow yield above the sector mediannot met0 of 2 points
  2. Return on capital (Greenblatt ROC) above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  3. Return on equity above the sector medianmet1 of 1 point
  4. Free cash flow margin above the sector medianmet2 of 2 points
  5. Revenue growth above 15%met2 of 2 points
  6. 3-year earnings growth above 12% p.a.met1 of 1 point
  7. 12-month share price more than 20 percentage points ahead of the marketmet1 of 1 point
  8. Exclusion: financial and real estate stocksdoes not apply

Detail data

How does Garmin Ltd stock perform across 18 strategies?

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  • Undervalued Stocks: Multi-Factor Check
  • Altman Z-Score: Stress Test
  • Earnings Quality: Accrual Check (Sloan)
  • Defensive: Low Volatility
  • Magic Formula: Value + Quality
  • High-Growth / Rule of 40
  • Levermann Strategy (13 Criteria)
  • Acquirer's Multiple: EV/EBIT Deep Value
  • Dividend Aristocrats & Continuity
  • Dividend Quality: 4 Factors
  • PEG Strategy (inspired by Peter Lynch)
  • Trending Value: Value + Momentum

Garmin Ltd key metrics: P/E, P/B and equity ratio

Selected fundamental metrics for Garmin Ltd.

MetricStockSector
P/E ratio33.235.1
P/B ratio6.25.5
Return on equity (ROE)18.5%14.6%
Equity ratio81.6%54.0%
Debt-to-equity (D/E)0.020.33
Dividend yield1.4%0.9%

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Frequently asked questions about Garmin Ltd stock

How does Garmin Ltd stock (GRMN) score in the StockScorer model?
Garmin Ltd stock reaches a StockScorer score of 8.2 out of 10, which is a high match with the rule-based strategies. 6 out of 7 flagship profile rules are met.
What is Garmin Ltd's P/E ratio?
Garmin Ltd's P/E ratio is 33.2. The Technology sector median is 35.1.
What sector is Garmin Ltd in?
Garmin Ltd is assigned to the Technology sector. Its rank within the sector is 58.1 out of 100: 100 means the stock leads its peer group of large and mid-cap sector stocks in every measured area.

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