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GRMN Garmin (GRMN) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Aerospace & Defense · Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical sys · CIK 0001121788
Form 144 · 4
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
508
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about GRMN

Insiders, 180 days
-$5.9M net sold
7 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: purchase, 2024-07-02
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$4.8M
4 notices

Garmin insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, GARMIN LTD insiders sold a net $5.9M of stock across 129 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
General Manager - Garmin Corp.
SELL
2026-08-20 SECtraded 2026-08-18
1,390
$412.7K
+0.0%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Aug 27, 2025.
  • The trade is 3.7% of the 38,057 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 508 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: General Manager - Garmin Corp. Wang Cheng-Wei sold about $412.7K of GRMN on Aug 18, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 508 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
General Manager - Garmin Corp.
SELL
2026-08-20 SECtraded 2026-08-18
3,102
$923.9K
+0.0%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Aug 27, 2025.
  • The trade is 8.9% of the 34,955 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 508 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: General Manager - Garmin Corp. Wang Cheng-Wei sold about $923.9K of GRMN on Aug 18, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 508 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
General Manager - Garmin Corp.
SELL
2026-08-20 SECtraded 2026-08-18
538
$161.0K
+0.0%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Aug 27, 2025.
  • The trade is 1.6% of the 34,417 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 508 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: General Manager - Garmin Corp. Wang Cheng-Wei sold about $161.0K of GRMN on Aug 18, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 508 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
General Manager - Garmin Corp.
SELL
2026-08-20 SECtraded 2026-08-18
1,737
$521.3K
+0.0%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Aug 27, 2025.
  • The trade is 5.3% of the 32,680 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 508 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: General Manager - Garmin Corp. Wang Cheng-Wei sold about $521.3K of GRMN on Aug 18, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 508 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
General Manager - Garmin Corp.
SELL
2026-08-20 SECtraded 2026-08-18
2,260
$680.3K
+0.0%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on Aug 27, 2025.
  • The trade is 7.4% of the 30,420 shares held after it.
  • 3 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 508 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: General Manager - Garmin Corp. Wang Cheng-Wei sold about $680.3K of GRMN on Aug 18, 2026; 3 other insiders sold within 30 days and 508 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
129 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$5.9M over 180 days
-$4.8M over 90 days
below 62% of Aerospace & Defense
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
508 funds bought in last quarter
more than 83% of Aerospace & Defense
Revenue
+15.1% year over year
more than 58% of Aerospace & Defense
Margin
23.0% net margin
more than 98% of Aerospace & Defense
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
2.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.4 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 78% of Aerospace & Defense
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+20.2%12M
-24%-7%+11%+28%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-02-26 · PEMBLE CLIFTON A sold $2.6M2026-02-26 · PEMBLE CLIFTON A sold $2.1M2025-12-16 · PEMBLE CLIFTON A sold $1.3M2026-07-29 · PEMBLE CLIFTON A sold $1.2M2026-02-26 · Munn Matthew sold $1.2M2026-08-18 · Wang Cheng-Wei sold $923.9K2025-12-16 · PEMBLE CLIFTON A sold $812.6K2026-02-26 · Desbois Patrick sold $811.5K2026-02-26 · Desbois Patrick sold $780.9K2026-02-26 · LYMAN SUSAN sold $706.4K2026-08-18 · Wang Cheng-Wei sold $680.3K2026-08-18 · Wang Cheng-Wei sold $521.3K2026-02-26 · Boessen Douglas G. sold $483.9K2026-01-07 · Desbois Patrick sold $459.9K2026-08-18 · Wang Cheng-Wei sold $412.7K2025-12-16 · Boessen Douglas G. sold $407.5K2026-02-26 · Boessen Douglas G. sold $354.4K2026-01-07 · Desbois Patrick sold $314.0K2026-03-10 · LINK EDWARD J. sold $310.6K2026-06-05 · Boessen Douglas G. sold $306.9K2026-07-31 · Biddlecombe Sean sold $288.8K2026-02-20 · Biddlecombe Sean sold $257.9K2026-02-26 · LYMAN SUSAN sold $249.8K2026-05-08 · MINARD LAURIE A sold $238.1K2026-02-23 · MINARD LAURIE A sold $207.0K2026-08-18 · Wang Cheng-Wei sold $192.0K2026-02-26 · PEMBLE CLIFTON A sold $188.5K2026-06-09 · Hartnett Joseph J sold $169.5K2026-08-18 · Wang Cheng-Wei sold $161.0K2026-06-09 · Hartnett Joseph J sold $151.8K2026-02-26 · Munn Matthew sold $150.9K2026-07-31 · MAXFIELD JOSHUA H sold $129.1K2026-07-31 · MAXFIELD JOSHUA H sold $127.6K2026-02-26 · PEMBLE CLIFTON A sold $108.2K2025-12-16 · Boessen Douglas G. sold $105.1K2026-02-13 · Boessen Douglas G. sold $103.2K2026-02-26 · Desbois Patrick sold $92.2K2026-08-18 · Wang Cheng-Wei sold $84.8K2026-06-05 · Boessen Douglas G. sold $84.2K2026-07-31 · MAXFIELD JOSHUA H sold $78.6K2026-06-05 · Boessen Douglas G. sold $64.4K2026-02-26 · Boessen Douglas G. sold $39.3K2026-08-18 · Cheng-Wei Wang filed to sell $3.0M2026-07-31 · Sean Biddlecombe filed to sell $288.7K2026-07-31 · Joshua Maxfield filed to sell $335.3K2026-07-29 · PEMBLE CLIFTON A filed to sell $1.2M
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns GRMN: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
14,821,660 sh
$3.5B
7,064,598 sh
$1.7B

Congress trades in GRMN

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Bought 2024-07-02 · disclosed 45 days later
$50,001 - $100,000
Bought 2024-07-02 · disclosed 45 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

GRMN planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Cheng-Wei Wang
Filed 2026-08-18
$3.0M
Sean Biddlecombe
Filed 2026-07-31
$288.7K
Joshua Maxfield
Filed 2026-07-31
$335.3K
PEMBLE CLIFTON A
Filed 2026-07-29
$1.2M

GRMN mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
The Disciplined Growth Investors Equity Fund
$10.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
5.9%
The Disciplined Growth Investors Fund
$29.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.7%
Global X Internet of Things ETF
$11.1M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.4%
Paradigm Select Fund
$7.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.7%
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF
$8.5M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.6%
AXS Knowledge Leaders ETF
$1.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.4%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Clifton A. Pemble
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$7.7M
$7.8M
$2.7M
+91%
+54%
2024
$7.2M
$18.1M
$2.4M
+91%
+45%
2023
$6.5M
$10.7M
$2.1M
+15%
+12%
2022
$4.6M
$900.9K
$1.9M
-19%
-22%
2021
$4.2M
$6.0M
$1.7M
+14%
+24%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $5.9M sold by insiders over 180 days, 508 funds added last quarter, $4.8M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

GRMN financials

Revenue growth
+15.1%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
23.0%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$7.5B
four quarters, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28
Net margin, TTM
+23.3%
net income over revenue, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28
Free cash flow, TTM
$1.5B
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28
Debt to equity
n/a
no debt line filed
Cash flow to debt
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on equity
+19.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-29 and 2026-03-28
Return on assets
+16.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-03-29 and 2026-03-28
Return on invested capital
n/a
no debt line filed
Return on capital employed
+21.9%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-03-29 and 2026-03-28 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
32.78x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-03-30 to 2026-03-28
Enterprise value
n/a
no debt line filed
FCF yield
+2.6%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
1.82x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 18%: four quarters to 2026-03-28 against the four to 2025-03-29
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$7.2B$6.3B$5.2B$4.9B
Gross profit$4.3B$3.7B$3.0B$2.8B
Operating income$1.9B$1.6B$1.1B$1.0B
Net income$1.7B$1.4B$1.3B$973.6M
EPS (diluted)8.597.306.715.04
Operating cash flow$1.6B$1.4B$1.4B$788.3M
Cash$2.3B$2.1B$1.7B$1.3B
Dividends paid$663.9M$572.4M$558.8M$679.1M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

GRMN Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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GRMN ranks highest on profitability (93rd percentile) and institutional and government (83rd), and lowest on insider conviction (19th), among Aerospace & Defense peers.

ProfitGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
93
Inputs
  • Return on equity+19.9% · 88 pct, sector of 41
  • Return on assets+16.7% · 98 pct, sector of 48
  • Return on invested capitalno debt line filed
  • Return on capital employed+21.9% · 95 pct, sector of 40
Growth
58
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+15.1% · 58 pct, sector of 51
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
19
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$5.9M · 38 pct, sector of 41
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 41
Institutional and government
83
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter508 · 83 pct, sector of 53
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
74
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+2.0% · 77 pct, sector of 61
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 38
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+15.9% · 46 pct, sector of 36
2 not measured: Financial health, US patents
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

GRMN filings, in plain words

Are Garmin insiders buying or selling GRMN?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Garmin insiders were net sellers, a net $5.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 7 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded GRMN?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-27; the latest on record is a purchase by Kathy Manning dated 2024-07-02.

Are there planned insider sales of GRMN?

Yes. 4 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $4.8M of stock; the latest, by Cheng-Wei Wang, was filed 2026-08-18.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Garmin insiders were net sellers of GRMN, a net $5.9M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 7 sellers. None of the 20 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in GRMN, none in the last year; the latest on record is a purchase by Kathy Manning dated 2024-07-02. Insiders filed 4 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-27, covering $4.8M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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