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Item 5. Market for the Company’s Common Shares, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

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Item 5. Market for the Company’s Common Shares, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Since December 7, 2021, Garmin’s shares have traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GRMN”. Prior to December 7, 2021, Garmin’s shares were traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC under the symbol “GRMN” since its initial public offering on December 8, 2000. As of January 30, 2026, there were 300 shareholders of record.

Refer to Item 12 of this report under the caption “Equity Compensation Plan Information” for certain equity plan information required to be disclosed by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Share repurchase activity during the 13-week period ended December 27, 2025, summarized on a trade-date basis, was as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

PeriodTotal Number of Shares Purchased (1)Average Price Paid Per Share (2)Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or ProgramsApproximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Program (3)
September 28, 2025 - October 25, 202550$252.1550$94,297
October 26, 2025 - November 22, 202560$197.6360$82,439
November 23, 2025 - December 27, 2025134$200.31134$55,698
Total244244

(1) The Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program on February 16, 2024 (the “2024 Program”), which was announced on February 21, 2024. The 2024 Program authorizes the Company to purchase up to $300 million of its common shares, exclusive of the cost of any associated excise tax. Share repurchases may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, including under plans complying with the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The timing and volume of share repurchases are subject to market conditions, business conditions and applicable laws, and are at management’s discretion. The 2024 Program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. The 2024 Program, which had an initial expiration date of December 26, 2026, is scheduled to be earlier terminated on February 19, 2026 and replaced with a new share repurchase program effective beginning on February 20, 2026. See Note 8 – Stockholders' Equity of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information related to share repurchases.

(2) Average price paid per share includes costs associated with the repurchases, except for the cost of any associated excise tax.

(3) The Board of Directors approved a new share repurchase program on February 13, 2026 (the “2026 Program”), which was announced on February 18, 2026, to replace the 2024 Program. The 2026 Program, which will be effective beginning on February 20, 2026, is scheduled to expire on December 30, 2028 and authorizes the Company to purchase up to $500 million of its common shares. Share repurchases may be made in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, including under plans complying with the provisions of Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The timing and volume of share repurchases are subject to market conditions, business conditions and applicable laws, and are at management’s discretion. The 2026 Program does not require the purchase of any minimum number of shares and may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

Dividends

Future dividends on our common shares, if any, must be approved by our shareholders. In exercising their discretion to recommend to the shareholders that such dividends be approved, our Board of Directors will consider our financial condition, results of operations, cash requirements and surplus, statutory requirements of applicable law, contractual restrictions, and other factors that they may deem relevant. For additional information, see the risk factor in Part I, Item 1A, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K entitled “We have limited capital reserves from which to make distributions without subjecting our shareholders to Switzerland withholding tax.”

Stock Performance Graph

This performance graph shall not be deemed ‘‘filed’’ with the SEC or subject to Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any of our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The graph below matches Garmin Ltd.’s cumulative 5-Year total shareholder return on common shares with the cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our common shares and in each index (with the reinvestment of all dividends) from December 26, 2020 (“12/26/20”) to December 27, 2025 (“12/27/25”).

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12/26/2012/25/2112/31/2212/30/2312/28/2412/27/25
Garmin Ltd.100.00113.9580.56115.27191.05190.56
S&P 500100.00128.71105.40133.10166.40196.16
S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary100.00124.4378.35111.58145.21153.99

The share price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future share price performance.

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