Garmin (GRMN) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Garmin (GRMN) posted Research & Development of $295.8 million for Q1 2026, little changed sequentially from $295.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 10.33% YoY from $268.1 million in Q1 2025.

Garmin (GRMN) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Garmin (GRMN) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $295.8 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 10.33% year-over-year to $295.8 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (up 13.22% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.1 billion, up 13.35% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development steadied at $295.8 million in Q1 2026 per GRMN's latest filing, from $295.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $295.8 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $201.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Research & Development over 5 years is $244.4 million, with a median of $242.5 million recorded in 2024.
  • Year-over-year, Research & Development advanced 4.91% in 2022 and climbed 14.97% in 2025.
  • Garmin's Research & Development stood at $215.7 million in 2022, then rose by 9.98% to $237.2 million in 2023, then grew by 9.07% to $258.8 million in 2024, then advanced by 14.0% to $295.0 million in 2025, then rose by 0.28% to $295.8 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows GRMN's Research & Development at $295.8 million in Q1 2026, $295.0 million in Q4 2025, and $286.5 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Coherent 3,591.32 Bn 3,590.02 Bn 679.95 Mn 185.99 Mn
2 Novanta 69.39 Bn 69.00 Bn 113.58 Mn 23.25 Mn
3 Keysight Technologies 57.75 Bn 55.57 Bn 995.00 Mn 303.00 Mn
4 Teledyne Technologies 30.63 Bn 30.33 Bn 673.80 Mn 84.60 Mn
5 Fortive 19.14 Bn 18.79 Bn 675.50 Mn 66.50 Mn
6 Trimble 12.33 Bn 12.10 Bn 646.30 Mn 169.50 Mn
7 Cognex 11.87 Bn 11.58 Bn 190.94 Mn 37.03 Mn
8 Sensata Technologies Holding 6.78 Bn 6.14 Bn 286.30 Mn 31.90 Mn
9 Garmin 4.63 Bn 1.93 Bn 1.04 Bn 295.82 Mn
10 Badger Meter 4.28 Bn 4.07 Bn 84.33 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 295.82 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 294.98 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 286.46 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 276.66 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 268.12 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 258.75 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 249.16 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 243.15 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 242.54 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 237.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 221.57 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 224.39 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 221.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 215.71 Mn
Sep 24, 2022 208.69 Mn
Jun 25, 2022 201.52 Mn
Mar 26, 2022 209.01 Mn
Dec 25, 2021 204.95 Mn
Sep 25, 2021 198.93 Mn
Jun 26, 2021 186.02 Mn