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Garmin (GRMN) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Garmin (GRMN - Free Report) reported $1.99 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 12.2%. EPS of $2.76 for the same period compares to $1.99 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.15% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.99 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $2.38, the EPS surprise was +15.97%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Garmin performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Net Sales- Fitness: $694.33 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $728.55 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +15.5%.
  • Net Sales- Outdoor: $597.3 million compared to the $545.66 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +20% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Auto OEM: $131.91 million compared to the $158.08 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -20% year over year.
  • Net Sales- Marine: $309.88 million versus $299 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +16.1% change.
  • Net Sales- Aviation: $252.66 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $257.85 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +5.1%.
  • Operating income (loss)- Outdoor: $233.04 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $182.83 million.
  • Operating income (loss)- Fitness: $230.63 million compared to the $227.42 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Operating income (loss)- Marine: $93.99 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $57.94 million.
  • Operating income (loss)- Auto OEM: $-11.86 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $-9.79 million.
  • Gross profit- Fitness: $434.46 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $432.34 million.
  • Gross profit- Marine: $198.44 million compared to the $165.21 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Gross profit- Aviation: $196.42 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $191.92 million.

View all Key Company Metrics for Garmin here>>>

Shares of Garmin have returned -0.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.2% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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