Garmin: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Garmin (NYSE: GRMN) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland that owns 10 consumer brands across 3 categories.[1][2]
Garmin designs satellite navigation and sensor-based products for five markets: fitness, outdoor, aviation, marine and automotive original equipment. Founded in 1989 by a small group of engineers building GPS applications for active lifestyles, it is incorporated in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, keeps its North American campus in Olathe, Kansas, and had delivered more than 300 million products by the end of 2025, over 20 million of them that year. It holds more than 2,100 patents and over 1,290 trademark registrations.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Garmin Ltd.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇭 Schaffhausen, Switzerland
- Founded
- 1989
- Tickers
- NYSE: GRMN
- Revenue
- $7.25 billion (2025)[2]
- SEC CIK
- 0001121788
- Website
- www.garmin.com
- Last verified
- · 8 sources
What Garmin's annual report says about its business
Read from Garmin's latest annual filing[1]. Each line gives the sentence the filing uses, copied word for word.
Segments the filing names
- fitness, outdoor, aviation, marine, auto OEM:
Garmin is organized in the five operating segments of fitness, outdoor, aviation, marine, and auto OEM, which represent the primary markets served by the Company.
Garmin in numbers
- Garmin owns 10 consumer brands tracked here across 3 top-level categories; the largest is internet & digital with 7 brands.[1]
- 10 of its brands originated outside Switzerland.
Garmin financial history
Headline figures from Garmin's annual reports filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, in USD as reported, fiscal years ending 2020–2025. Revenue moved from $4.19bn to $7.25bn, an average of 11.6% a year (calculated).
| Fiscal year ended | Revenue | Operating income | Operating margin | Net income | Total assets | Long-term debt | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7.25bn | $1.88bn | 25.9% | $1.66bn | $11bn | — | 10-K | |
| $6.3bn | $1.59bn | 25.3% | $1.41bn | $9.63bn | — | 10-K | |
| $5.23bn | $1.09bn | 20.9% | $1.29bn | $8.6bn | — | 10-K | |
| $4.86bn | $1.03bn | 21.1% | $973.6m | $7.73bn | — | 10-K | |
| $4.98bn | $1.22bn | 24.5% | $1.08bn | $7.85bn | — | 10-K | |
| $4.19bn | $1.05bn | 25.2% | $992.3m | $7.03bn | — | 10-K |
Source: SEC XBRL company facts. A dash means the company did not report that line in a form we could read. Figures for a year can be restated in a later filing; the latest filing's number is shown.
Everything Garmin owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
Full portfolio, 10 brands, with sources → · Competitors by shared categories →
Recent changes to this record
Garmin SEC filings
The documents behind the figures on this page, as listed in the SEC's EDGAR index. Each links to the filing itself.
Annual reports
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report (amended), filed (10-K/A)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
- Annual report, filed (10-K)
Proxy statements
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
- Proxy statement, filed (DEF 14A)
Recent current and quarterly reports
| Filed | Form | What it declares |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Results of a shareholder vote; Other events | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition | |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | |
| 8-K | Results of operations and financial condition |
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Garmin own?
Garmin owns 10 consumer brands tracked here, including fēnix, Navionics, inReach, Garmin, MYLAPS and Fusion.
Is Garmin a Swiss company?
Yes. Garmin is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland and was founded in 1989.
Who owns Garmin?
Garmin is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as GRMN on the NYSE.
Sources (8) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Garmin Ltd. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 February 2026; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [2] Garmin Ltd.: Form 10-K for the year ended 2025-12-27 (revenue) — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [3] Garmin completes acquisition of Fusion Electronics — Garmin Ltd., Official press release, published 30 June 2014; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [4] Garmin completes acquisition of JL Audio — Garmin Ltd., Official press release, published 20 September 2023; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [5] Garmin acquires Lumishore, a leader in marine LED lighting — Garmin Ltd., Official press release, published 22 October 2024; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [6] Garmin acquires MYLAPS, a leading sports timing company — Garmin Ltd., Official press release, published 29 July 2025; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [7] Garmin acquires Navionics — Garmin Ltd., Official press release, published 27 October 2017; retrieved 26 September 2026.
- [8] Garmin completes acquisition of Tacx — Garmin Ltd., Official press release, published 2 April 2019; retrieved 26 September 2026.
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