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

Garmin's (GRMN) quarterly Research & Development came in at $295.8 million in Q1 2026, up 10.33% year-on-year from $268.1 million in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $295.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

Garmin has disclosed Research & Development across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $295.8 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $295.8 million, up 10.33% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (up 13.22% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.1 billion, up 13.35% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $295.8 million for Q1 2026 at Garmin, roughly flat from $295.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $295.8 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $201.5 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $242.5 million (2024), against an average of $244.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development grew 4.91% in 2022 and increased 14.97% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Garmin's Research & Development stood at $215.7 million in 2022, then climbed by 9.98% to $237.2 million in 2023, then gained by 9.07% to $258.8 million in 2024, then increased by 14.0% to $295.0 million in 2025, then climbed by 0.28% to $295.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $295.8 million (Q1 2026), $295.0 million (Q4 2025), and $286.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Coherent 75.99 Bn 74.70 Bn 679.95 Mn 185.99 Mn
2 Keysight Technologies 56.90 Bn 54.72 Bn 995.00 Mn 303.00 Mn
3 Garmin 45.32 Bn 42.62 Bn 1.04 Bn 295.82 Mn
4 Teledyne Technologies 28.36 Bn 28.06 Bn 673.80 Mn 84.60 Mn
5 Mks 21.03 Bn 20.46 Bn 507.00 Mn 81.00 Mn
6 Fortive 18.96 Bn 18.61 Bn 675.50 Mn 66.50 Mn
7 Trimble 12.56 Bn 12.32 Bn 646.30 Mn 169.50 Mn
8 Cognex 10.39 Bn 10.09 Bn 190.94 Mn 37.03 Mn
9 Esco Technologies 7.65 Bn 7.56 Bn 131.32 Mn -
10 Sensata Technologies Holding 7.33 Bn 6.69 Bn 286.30 Mn 31.90 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