---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-056025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GRMN"
cik: "0001121788"
company_name: "GARMIN LTD"
filed_at: "2026-02-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:57:08.811686+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.9
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Garmin reports record Q4 revenue of $2.12B, FY revenue $7.25B; proposes 17% dividend hike and $500M buyback

## Summary
- Q4 2025 revenue $2.12B (+17% YoY); GAAP EPS $2.73, pro forma EPS $2.79 (+16%).
- FY 2025 record revenue $7.25B (+15%); operating income $1.88B (+18%); GAAP EPS $8.59 (+18%).
- Fitness segment Q4 revenue $766M (+42% YoY); Outdoor flat; Aviation +16%; Marine +18%; Auto OEM -3%.
- Proposes 17% increase in dividend; board authorizes new $500M share repurchase program.
- All five segments posted record full-year revenue; over 20 million units shipped in FY 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-056025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GRMN
- cik: 0001121788
- company_name: GARMIN LTD
- filed_at: 2026-02-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.9
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.9
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1121788/000119312526056025/0001193125-26-056025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1121788/000119312526056025/grmn-20260218.htm

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