Garmin is a Publicly Owned company headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1989, it employs approximately 8,210 individuals. The company reported $7.2B in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in consumer electronics, manufacturing hand-held, portable, and fixed-mount global positioning system (GPS)-enabled products. It also offers navigation, communications, and information products for the automotive/mobile, outdoor, fitness, marine, and general aviation markets.
Garmin’s Fenix 8 AMOLED GPS Smartwatch 47mm, which carries a 40-meter dive rating, saw its price cut by $250 to $749.99 from $999.99. Simultaneously, Garmin confirmed the upcoming Enduro 4 and Tactix 9 models, including a new Ballistics Edition, a month after the company released the Fenix 9 and Fenix 9 Pro. Earlier, Amazon began offering discounts on various Garmin watches, such as the Venu 3S and Instinct 3 Solar, ahead of its "Big Deal Days" sale set for October 6. Garmin also released a major update for its Instinct 3 series smartwatches, including the Instinct Crossover AMOLED, marking the second stable update for these devices in approximately a month. This follows Embraer's announcement that its Phenom 300EV secured triple certification from Brazil’s ANAC, the FAA, and EASA, making it the first light jet certified with Garmin Emergency Autoland.