Garmin (GRMN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Garmin's (GRMN) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $610.6 million in Q1 2026, up 10.68% year-on-year from $551.7 million in Q1 2025, and down 5.2% quarter-over-quarter from $644.1 million in Q4 2025.
Garmin (GRMN) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Garmin has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $610.6 million for Q1 2026.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $610.6 million, up 10.68% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.4 billion (up 13.42% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $2.4 billion, up 13.21% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses came in at $610.6 million for Q1 2026 at Garmin, down from $644.1 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $644.1 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $431.1 million in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $514.1 million (2024), against an average of $516.8 million.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses rose 4.32% in 2022 and grew 14.7% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Garmin's Operating Expenses stood at $477.8 million in 2022, then rose by 9.61% to $523.7 million in 2023, then climbed by 7.67% to $563.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 14.23% to $644.1 million in 2025, then retreated by 5.2% to $610.6 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $610.6 million (Q1 2026), $644.1 million (Q4 2025), and $589.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coherent | 75.99 Bn | 74.70 Bn | 679.95 Mn | 1.62 Bn |
| 2 | Keysight Technologies | 56.90 Bn | 54.72 Bn | 995.00 Mn | 1.35 Bn |
| 3 | Garmin | 45.32 Bn | 42.62 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 610.62 Mn |
| 4 | Teledyne Technologies | 28.36 Bn | 28.06 Bn | 673.80 Mn | 1.27 Bn |
| 5 | Mks | 21.03 Bn | 20.46 Bn | 507.00 Mn | 274.00 Mn |
| 6 | Fortive | 18.96 Bn | 18.61 Bn | 675.50 Mn | 483.80 Mn |
| 7 | Trimble | 12.56 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 646.30 Mn | 502.30 Mn |
| 8 | Cognex | 10.39 Bn | 10.09 Bn | 190.94 Mn | 131.07 Mn |
| 9 | Esco Technologies | 7.65 Bn | 7.56 Bn | 131.32 Mn | 265.48 Mn |
| 10 | Sensata Technologies Holding | 7.33 Bn | 6.69 Bn | 286.30 Mn | 793.20 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2026 | 610.62 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 644.11 Mn |
| Sep 27, 2025 | 589.68 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 594.72 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 551.72 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 563.84 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2024 | 514.12 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 520.86 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 503.73 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | 523.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 458.20 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 475.09 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | 455.81 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 477.80 Mn |
| Sep 24, 2022 | 431.13 Mn |
| Jun 25, 2022 | 436.09 Mn |
| Mar 26, 2022 | 433.92 Mn |
| Dec 25, 2021 | 456.99 Mn |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 413.28 Mn |
| Jun 26, 2021 | 409.68 Mn |