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Trimble acquisitions, on the record

The businesses Trimble bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.

Deals its annual reports describe

Business	Deal	When	Value
precision agriculture business (contribution to JV with AGCO) Word for word“We will sell an interest in the JV to AGCO for $2.0 billion in pre-tax cash proceeds, subject to working capital adjustments.” 10-K for 2023	agreed divestiture	—	$2.0 billion in pre-tax cash proceeds, subject to working capital adjustments
precision agriculture business, excluding certain products and technologies, contributed to a newly formed joint venture with AGCO Word for word“On September 28, 2023, we executed a definitive agreement with AGCO that provides for the formation of a JV with AGCO in the mixed fleet precision agriculture market.” 10-K for 2023	agreed divestiture	September 28, 2023	—
Transporeon Word for word“During 2023, we had a number of important developments, including: (i) the acquisition and integration of Transporeon, a leading European cloud-based transportation management software platform; (ii) the wide-scale launch of our new in-cab platform, Instinct, that improves the driver experience and can support both Trimble and third-party apps; and (iii) significant progress in integrating data and connecting workflows, from our own unique set of capabilities and a growing network of partners, and through the Trimble Transportation Cloud (“TTC”).” 10-K for 2023	acquisition	2023	—
Mobility business (sold to Platform Science, Inc.) Word for word“On September 14, 2024, we entered into a definitive agreement with Platform Science to sell our Mobility business.” 10-K for 2025	agreed divestiture	On September 14, 2024	—
Ag business (contributed to PTx Trimble joint venture with AGCO) Word for word“The agreement was amended and restated on March 31, 2024, and the transaction closed on April 1, 2024.” 10-K for 2025	divestiture	the transaction closed on April 1, 2024	—
Mobility business (global transportation telematics) Word for word“On February 8, 2025, we completed the sale of our global transportation telematics (“Mobility”) business to Platform Science, Inc. (“Platform Science”) resulting in our ownership, or rights to acquire ownership of 32.5% o f Platform Science’s expanded business with an approximate fair value of $253.9 million .” 10-K for 2026	divestiture	On February 8, 2025	$253.9 million
Ag business Word for word“On April 1, 2024, we completed the sale and contribution of our Ag business to AGCO in exchange for $1.9 billion of cash proceeds and an equity ownership interest in PTx Trimble, a JV that was formed by Trimble and AGCO, with a fair value of $275.6 million.” 10-K for 2026	divestiture	On April 1, 2024	$1.9 billion

As filedReported in the company's financial data (XBRL), each linked to its filing
Fiscal year ended	Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	Cash received from selling businesses	Goodwill from acquisitions
2016-12-30	$23.7 million	$14.4 million	$18.6 million
2017-12-29	$280.2 million	$20.1 million	$140.6 million
2018-12-28	$1.76 billion	—	$1.3 billion
2020-01-03	$220.8 million	$500,000	$139.1 million
2021-01-01	$201.9 million	$27.5 million	$149.3 million
2021-12-31	$236.1 million	$67.3 million	$175.5 million
2022-12-30	$373.5 million	$215.4 million	$258.1 million
2023-12-29	$2.09 billion	$17 million	$1.42 billion
2025-01-03	$22 million	$1.92 billion	$16.2 million
2026-01-02	$4.4 million	—	—

Deal filings since 2016

2026-10-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-12-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-03-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2025-01-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-12-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-10-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-08-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-05-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-04-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2024-04-01 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2023-09-28 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-04-05 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2023-03-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2023-02-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-12-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-12-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2022-03-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2020-05-06 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-07-02 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
2018-06-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-06-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-05-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-04-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-02-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
2018-02-02 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

Read from Trimble’s annual reports (10-K for 2026, 10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-25. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.