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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |