Garmin (GRMN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Clifton A. Pemble, President & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7.7M in 2025, up 7% from $7.2M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 167:1, on median employee pay of $46,356.

Filed
April 22, 2026
Annual meeting
June 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$7.7M+7% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
167:1median $46,356
CEO pay in equity
81%$6.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
94%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$7,744,354For fiscal 2025
Median Employee Pay
$46,356Worldwide employee median
CEO Pay Ratio
167:1CEO to median employee

How Pemble was paid

$7.7M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary18%Bonus0%Stock awards81%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Clifton A. PemblePresident & Chief Executive Officer$7,744,354
Douglas G. BoessenChief Financial Officer & Treasurer$2,544,723
Philip I. StraubExecutive Vice President, Managing Director-Aviation$2,717,368
Patrick G. Desboisco-Chief Operating Officer$3,092,035
Bradley C. Trenkleco-Chief Operating Officer$2,387,896

What changed and why

  • 94%Over 94 percent of votes cast supported the 2025 say-on-pay proposal.
  • $7.7MChief executive officer Clifton A. Pemble received total compensation of $7,744,354 for 2025.
  • Garmin does not pay annual cash incentives or material annual cash bonuses.
  • Named executive officers receive base salaries and long-term equity compensation.
  • Unvested equity awards include both time-based RSUs and performance-based PC-RSUs.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.