How to buy Garmin (GRMN) stocks

Garmin is a scientific & technical instruments business based in the US. Garmin shares (GRMN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $205.42 – a decrease of 4.63% over the previous week. Garmin employs 19,900 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $6 billion.

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Garmin stock price (NYSE: GRMN)

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Garmin stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$205.42
52-week range	$117.11 - $222.20
50-day moving average more info button	$196.59
200-day moving average more info button	$171.41
Wall St. target price	$192.27
PE ratio more info button	26.1713
Dividend yield more info button	$3 (1.45%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$7.88

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Garmin price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $206.23 from 2024-12-18

1 week (2024-12-13)	-4.26%
1 month (2024-11-20)	0.31%
3 months (2024-09-20)	20.60%
6 months (2024-06-20)	28.93%

1 year (2023-12-20)	63.61%
2 years (2022-12-20)	138.57%
3 years (2021-12-20)	71.78%
5 years (2019-12-20)	135.26%

Is Garmin stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Garmin stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Garmin's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Garmin's P/E ratio

Garmin's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 26x. In other words, Garmin shares trade at around 26x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

Garmin's PEG ratio

Garmin's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.1343. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Garmin's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Garmin's EBITDA

Garmin's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.6 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Garmin's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Garmin financials

Revenue TTM	$6 billion
Operating margin TTM	27.58%
Gross profit TTM	$2.8 billion
Return on assets TTM	10.24%
Return on equity TTM	21.91%
Profit margin	25.48%
Book value	$39.07
Market Capitalization more info button	$39.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Garmin's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Garmin.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Garmin's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 22.03

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Garmin's overall score of 22.03 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 21st percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Garmin is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Garmin's environmental score

Environmental score: 6.37/100

Garmin's environmental score of 6.37 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Garmin is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Garmin's social score

Social score: 10.84/100

Garmin's social score of 10.84 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Garmin is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Garmin's governance score

Governance score: 7.82/100

Garmin's governance score puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Garmin is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Garmin's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Garmin scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Garmin has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Garmin Ltd was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	22.03
Total ESG percentile	20.64
Environmental score	6.37
Environmental score percentile	4
Social score	10.84
Social score percentile	4
Governance score	7.82
Governance score percentile	4
Level of controversy	2

Garmin stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 44.41% of net profits

Recently Garmin has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Garmin shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Garmin's case, that would currently equate to about $3 per share.

While Garmin's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Garmin may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

Garmin's most recent dividend payout was on 27 March 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 12 March 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Garmin's stocks ever split?

Garmin's stocks were split on a 2:1 basis on 15 August 2006 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Garmin stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Garmin stocks, which in turn could have impacted Garmin's stock price.

Garmin stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Garmin's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $117.1139 up to $222.1957. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Garmin's is 0.983. This would suggest that Garmin's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Garmin overview

Garmin Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of wireless devices worldwide. Its Fitness segment offers running and multi-sport watches; cycling products; smartwatch devices; scales and monitors; and fitness accessories. This segment also provides 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, an application development platform. The company's Outdoor segment offers adventure watches, outdoor handhelds and satellite communicators, golf devices, consumer automotive devices, and dog devices, as well as InReach and Gramin response communication device. Its Aviation segment 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 various services. The company's Marine segment provides chartplotters and multi-function displays, cartography products, fishfinders, sonar products, autopilot systems, radars, compliant instrument displays and sensors, VHF communication radios, handhelds and wearable devices, sailing products, audio products and accessories, digital switching products, and trolling motors.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Garmin is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 19.221% of Garmin stocks are held by insiders and 57.435% by institutions. How many people work for Garmin?
Latest data suggests 19,900 work at Garmin. When does the fiscal year end for Garmin?
Garmin's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Garmin based?
Garmin's address is: Mühlentalstrasse 2, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, 8200 What is Garmin's ISIN number?
Garmin's international securities identification number is: CH0114405324 What is Garmin's CUSIP number?
Garmin's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: G37260109

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