Garmin Ltd vs Trimble Inc

Garmin Ltd (GRMN) is undervalued and Trimble Inc (TRMB) is overvalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, GRMN trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +28%, against -75% for TRMB.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Garmin Ltd (GRMN)

A 9.7x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $397.96; the price of $284.67 is 28% below that value.

Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Trimble Inc (TRMB)

Discounting its cash flows at 10.6% (average of 2 methods) values the shares at $33.92; the price of $59.30 is 75% above that value, and 70% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals

MetricGRMNTRMB
VerdictUndervaluedOvervalued
Price$284.67$59.30
Intrinsic value$397.96$33.92
Margin of safety+28%-75%
Leak Score100/100 (3/12)0/100 (2/12)
Market cap$54.9B$13.8B
Revenue growth, 5 years11.6%2.6%
Operating margin27.6%18.7%
Net margin24.5%-2.8%
Return on equity21.9%-1.9%
Debt to equity0.020.29
P/E29.4x
Forward P/E25.4x14.4x
P/B6.1x2.7x
Dividend yield1.4%

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