Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (SMG)

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of products for lawn, garden care, and indoor and hydroponic gardening in the United States and internationally. The company provides lawn care products, comprising lawn fertilizers, clover and grass seed products, spreaders, and other durable products, as well as lawn-related weed, pest, and disease control products; and gardening and landscape products, which include water-soluble and continuous-release plant foods, potting mixes, garden soils, mulches and ground cover products, plant-related pest and disease control products, organic garden products, and live goods and seeding solutions. It also offers hydroponic products that help users to grow plants, flowers, and vegetables using little or no soil; lighting systems and components; insect, rodent, and weed control products for home areas; and non-selective weed killer products. The company sells its products under the Scotts, Turf Builder, Grower's Edge, EZ Seed, PatchMaster, Thick'R Lawn, GrubEx, EdgeGuard, Whirl, Wizz, Miracle-Gro, LiquaFeed, Shake ‘N Feed, Hyponex, Earthgro, Miracle-Gro Organic, CAN-FAN, CAN-FILTERS, EcoPlus, Bug B Gon, Nature Scapes, Ortho, Miracle-Gro Performance Organics, Miracle-Gro Organic Choice, Whitney Farms, Ortho Max, Home Defense, Mother Earth, Botanicare, General Hydroponics, CYCO, Gavita, Agrolux, HydroLogic Purification System, Gro Pro, AeroGarden, Titan, Tomcat, Ortho Weed B Gon, Roundup, Groundclear, and Alchemist brands. It serves home centers, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, large hardware chains, independent hardware stores, nurseries, garden centers, e-commerce platforms, and food and drug stores, as well as indoor gardening and hydroponic distributors, retailers, and growers. The company was formerly known as The Scotts Company. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Marysville, Ohio.

Ticker
SMG
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Agricultural Inputs
Market cap
$3.77B
52-week range
$47.90 - $75.34

Valuation

Share price
$64.71 (close of Nov 6, 2026)
P/E (TTM)
51.77x
Price to book
-18.05x
Price to free cash flow
14.30x
Enterprise value
$5.85B
Book value per share
$-3.59

Price performance

PeriodChange
1 day-2.52%
5 days+3.97%
1 month+28.09%
3 months+4.27%
6 months+2.96%
Year to date+10.90%
1 year+14.55%
3 years+22.09%
5 years-60.72%
10 years-25.93%
All time+481.66%

Short interest

As of
Oct 15, 2026
Short % of float
12.89%
Shares short
5.72M
Days to cover
5.39
Change since prior report
+7.36%
Source
FINRA consolidated short interest

Profitability and growth

Return on invested capital
13.95%
Return on assets
5.30%
Return on capital employed
17.91%
Gross margin
30.59%
Net margin
4.25%
EBITDA margin
12.70%
Revenue growth
-3.93%
Free cash flow growth
-53.06%

Cash flow and balance sheet

Free cash flow yield (TTM)
6.99%
Current ratio
1.21x
Net debt to EBITDA
4.64x

Latest reported year

Period end
Sep 30, 2025
Fiscal year
2025
Revenue
$3.41B
Cost of revenue
$2.35B
Gross profit
$1.04B
EBITDA
$433.60M
Net income
$145.20M
Earnings per share
$2.52
Research and development
$34.80M
Interest expense
$128.80M
Shares outstanding
57.60M

Income statement by year

Period endRevenueGross profitNet incomeEPS
2025-09-30$3.41B$1.04B$145.20M$2.52
2024-09-30$3.55B$850.50M-$34.90M-$0.61
2023-09-30$3.55B$657.30M-$380.10M-$6.79
2022-09-30$3.92B$872.90M-$437.50M-$7.88
2021-09-30$4.92B$1.47B$512.50M$9.20
2020-09-30$4.13B$1.35B$387.40M$6.96
2019-09-30$3.16B$1.02B$460.70M$8.30
2018-09-30$2.66B$864.60M$63.70M$1.13
2017-09-30$2.64B$972.60M$218.30M$3.68
2016-09-30$2.51B$900.30M$315.30M$5.16

Margins and returns by year

Period endGross marginNet marginReturn on equityReturn on capital
2025-09-3030.59%4.25%-13.95%
2024-09-3023.94%-0.98%-9.28%
2023-09-3018.51%-10.70%--3.83%
2022-09-3022.24%-11.15%-296.21%-9.17%
2021-09-3029.83%10.41%50.58%15.46%
2020-09-3032.60%9.38%55.11%19.06%
2019-09-3032.31%14.60%63.70%11.15%
2018-09-3032.46%2.39%17.71%8.37%
2017-09-3036.81%8.26%32.99%15.36%
2016-09-3035.92%12.58%42.94%15.90%

Cash and debt by year

Period endCashDebt
2025-09-30$36.60M$2.05B
2024-09-30$71.60M$2.17B
2023-09-30$31.90M$2.56B
2022-09-30$86.80M$2.83B
2021-09-30$244.10M$2.24B
2020-09-30$16.60M$1.46B
2019-09-30$18.80M$1.52B
2018-09-30$33.90M$1.88B
2017-09-30$120.50M$1.26B
2016-09-30$28.60M$1.03B

Free cash flow by year

Period endFree cash flowStock-based compensation
2025-09-30$273.90M$69.00M
2024-09-30$583.50M$80.40M
2023-09-30$438.20M$68.90M
2022-09-30-$242.50M$34.30M
2021-09-30$164.60M$40.60M
2020-09-30$495.30M$57.90M
2019-09-30$184.40M$38.40M
2018-09-30$274.30M$40.40M
2017-09-30$293.60M$25.20M
2016-09-30$185.70M$15.60M

Dividend history

Most recent payment
Aug 21, 2026
Paid in the last twelve months
$2.64
Payment dateDividend per share
2026-08-21$0.66
2026-05-22$0.66
2026-02-20$0.66
2025-11-21$0.66
2025-08-22$0.66
2025-05-23$0.66
2025-02-21$0.66
2024-11-22$0.66

Investor relations

Past earnings dates

ReportedFiscal periodEPS estimate
2026-11-04Sep 2026-$2.22
2026-07-29Jun 2026$2.53
2026-04-29Mar 2026$3.97
2026-01-28Dec 2025-$1.04
2025-11-05Sep 2025-$1.88
2025-07-30Jun 2025$2.19
2025-04-30Mar 2025$3.95
2025-01-29Dec 2024-$1.28

Filings and sources

Company website
scottsmiraclegro.com
SEC filings
10-K, 10-Q and 8-K on EDGAR
Earnings calendar
All upcoming reports

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