GRMN Stock — Garmin Ltd.

Garmin Ltd. (GRMN)

GRMN is a Stock. its distribution rate is 1.42%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.37%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 96/100 (Safe). Total return is 5411.4% over the past 25.8 years, 4594.6 points ahead of SPY at 816.8%.

At the current 1.42% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $142 per year, or about $35.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Garmin Ltd. designs, manufactures, and markets GPS-enabled products and services across consumer, aviation, and marine segments, including smartwatches, sports devices, aircraft avionics, and marine electronics, along with digital platforms for fitness tracking and connected services. The company distributes a modest current yield paid quarterly. Garmin appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the consumer electronics and specialized navigation technology sectors with regular dividend payments.

GRMN performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-22.

Total return is 5411.4% over the past 25.8 years, 4594.6 points ahead of SPY at 816.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 22.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 28.0%.

GRMN key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

96 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.36%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/08/2000

Distribution rate

1.42%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.37%

5-year average yield

2.07

Last close

$284.67 (as of 2026-09-22)

Market cap

$54,899,331,423

Average volume

1168979.0

Next dividend

$1.05

Next ex-dividend date

12/11/2026 (as of 2026-12-11)

Next payment date

12/24/2026 (as of 2026-12-24)

Beta

0.866

Payout ratio

0.4033

P/E ratio

29.53

Forward P/E

24.1546

EPS

$9.64

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.42%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.37%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

GRMN risks and drawbacks

GRMN's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 28.0%.

Who may consider GRMN — and who may not

GRMN may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GRMN pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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