Company Dossier · Consumer Discretionary
Garmin
- S&P 500
- Russell 1000
What Garmin is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to March 28, 2026: $7.46 billion, up 16% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to March 28, 2026: $1.45 billion, up 19% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to March 28, 2026: $0.30 billion, up 50% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Share buybacks in the fiscal year to December 30, 2017: $0.07 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (10-K)
- Latest earnings call or results release (July 29, 2026): sentiment 0.80 on a −1 to +1 scale (confident, opportunity-framed), confidence 0.90 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Guidance in the last 90 days: 2 outlook figures raised, 0 lowered, 0 held.Guidance Ledger (8-K results releases)
- Latest annual report (filed February 18, 2026): 0 risk factors added, 0 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net sellers in Q3 2026: $4.8 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 1,012 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (−6 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 13 (19 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Garmin is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Withheld: 50% of the evidence is readable at this date (needs 60%).
- Capital spending—
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex—
- Hiring filings21st pct
- Deals and private raises40th pct
- Patent publications84th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Confident
- Call sentiment88th pct
- Call confidence89th pct
- Guidance changes65th pct
- Risk factors added62nd pct
- Insider open-market trades45th pct
- + Call sentiment
- + Call confidence
- + Guidance changes
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver36th pct
- Stress filings50th pct
Credit
How these are built →No bond term sheets or tagged debt on file for Garmin yet.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Garmin: earnings call confidence
Palanor Discourse score per call, 0 to 1
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name Garmin, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- NeutralGarmin’s new Fenix 9 adds brighter screens and smoother map panning
The Verge · Aug 25, 2026
- NeutralGarmin watches are ugly. Why do runners love them so much?
FT Companies · Jul 31, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MILLER & CHEVALIER CHARTERED)third_quarter 2026
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.2 million
- Oct 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 20, 2026PatentPatent granted: AVIATION HEADSETUS 12771999
- Oct 20, 2026PatentPatent granted: MOTORCYCLE RADAR SYSTEMUS 12768938
- Oct 20, 2026Patent
- Oct 20, 2026PatentPatent granted: LIDAR LASER SCANNING SYSTEMUS 12768956
- Oct 12, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Oct 6, 2026Patent
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (GARMIN INTERNATIONAL, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.3 million
- Jul 18, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jun 8, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Feb 18, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Jun 12, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 30, 20258-KAcquisition or sale completedItem 2.01
- Feb 19, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
- Feb 21, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)0 risk factors added, 0 removed
Peers
Companies in the same sector in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynn Resorts WYNN | $7.4B | $0.8B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Somnigroup International SGI | $7.6B | $0.8B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Polaris PII | $7.3B | $0.2B | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Bath & Body Works, Inc. BBWI | $7.2B | $1.0B | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Hyatt Hotels H | $7.2B | $0.3B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Tapestry, Inc. TPR | $8.0B | $1.8B | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. WSM | $8.0B | $1.3B | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Ralph Lauren Corporation RL | $8.4B | $0.7B | Jun 27, 2026 |