
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
NYSE•SMG
CEO: Mr. James S. Hagedorn
Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Agricultural Inputs
Listing Date: 1992-01-31
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. It operates through three segments: U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne, and Other. The company provides lawn care products, comprising lawn fertilizers, 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 offers hydroponic products that help users to grow plants, flowers, and vegetables using little or no soil; lighting systems and components for use in hydroponic and indoor gardening applications; 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.
Contact Information
Market Cap
$3.36B
P/E (TTM)
23.2
19.1
Dividend Yield
4.5%
52W High
$79.11
52W Low
$45.61
52W Range
Rank51Top 58.4%
3.4
F-Score
Modified Piotroski Analysis
Based on 10-year fundamentals
Weak • 3.4 / 9 points
Scoring Range (0-9)
8-9: Excellent Value
6-7: Strong Fundamentals
4-5: Average Quality
0-3: Weak Performance
Data Period: 2015-2024
Financial Dashboard
Q4 2025 Data
Revenue
$387.40M-6.58%
4-Quarter Trend
EPS
-$2.63-38.70%
4-Quarter Trend
FCF
$131.20M+28.75%
4-Quarter Trend
2025 Annual Earnings Highlights
Key Highlights
Net Income Rebounds Strongly Net income $145.2M, reversing prior $34.9M loss; gross margin rate expanded 670 basis points to 30.6%.
Gross Margin Rate Expansion Gross margin rate reached 30.6% for fiscal 2025, a 6.7% increase compared to 23.9% last year.
Sales Stability in US Consumer Consolidated net sales decreased 3.9% to $3.41B USD; U.S. Consumer sales remained stable at $2.99B USD.
Strong Operating Cash Flow Cash provided by operating activities totaled $371.3M USD for fiscal 2025, supporting debt reduction efforts.
Risk Factors
Top Customer Sales Concentration Sales highly concentrated; top two retailers (Home Depot/Lowe's) accounted for 52% of fiscal 2025 net sales.
Hawthorne Segment Sales Plunge Hawthorne segment sales plummeted 43.7% to $165.8M USD due to cannabis oversupply impacting operations.
Macroeconomic and Input Cost Risks Economic downturn risks demand reduction; inflationary pressures on raw materials, fuel, and transportation costs persist.
Ongoing Litigation Exposure Subject to ongoing securities litigation and derivative lawsuits; environmental/PFAS regulations pose potential future compliance costs.
Outlook
Fiscal 2026 Capital Allocation Fiscal 2026 CapEx expected near $100.0M USD; allocating 46% maintenance, 28% cost savings, 26% innovation.
New Credit Facility Secured Entered Seventh A&R Credit Agreement for $2.0B USD, replacing prior facility; focus on debt repayment continues.
Continued Marketing Investment Anticipate continued growth in R&D and advertising investments to drive category growth and maintain brand awareness.
Roundup Agreement Extension Master Receivables Purchase Agreement extended until September 2026; Roundup marketing agreement remains critical earnings source.
Peer Comparison
Revenue (TTM)
FMC$3.56B
$3.50B
SMG$3.41B
Gross Margin (Latest Quarter)
58.3%
45.6%
42.7%
Key Metrics
Symbol | Market Cap | P/E (TTM) | ROE (TTM) | Debt to Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRM | $4.11B | 52.4 | 6.7% | 1.3% |
| CENX | $3.64B | 42.7 | 11.8% | 29.0% |
| PPTA | $3.38B | 83.1 | 11.4% | 0.0% |
Long-Term Trends
Last 4 Quarters
Revenue
Net Income
Operating Cash Flow
4Q Revenue CAGR
-2.4%
Flat Growth
4Q Net Income CAGR
N/M
Profitability Shift
Cash Flow Stability
75%
Volatile Cash Flow
Research & Insights
Next earnings:Feb 4, 2026
EPS:-$1.05
|Revenue:-
Reports
All Years
Form 10-K - FY 2025
Period End: Sep 30, 2025|Filed: Nov 25, 2025|Revenue: $3.41B-3.9%|EPS: $2.52+513.1%BeatForm 10-Q - Q3 2025
Period End: Jun 28, 2025|Filed: Aug 6, 2025|Revenue: $1.19B-1.2%|EPS: $2.58+10.7%MeetForm 10-Q - Q2 2025
Period End: Mar 29, 2025|Filed: May 7, 2025|Revenue: $1.42B-6.8%|EPS: $3.78+36.5%MissForm 10-Q - Q1 2025
Period End: Dec 28, 2024|Filed: Feb 5, 2025|Revenue: $416.80M+1.6%|EPS: $-1.21-14.8%BeatForm 10-K - FY 2024
Period End: Sep 30, 2024|Filed: Nov 26, 2024|Revenue: $3.55B+0.0%|EPS: $-0.61+91.0%BeatForm 10-Q - Q3 2024
Period End: Jun 29, 2024|Filed: Aug 7, 2024|Revenue: $1.20B+7.5%|EPS: $2.33+198.7%BeatForm 10-Q - Q2 2024
Period End: Mar 30, 2024|Filed: May 8, 2024|Revenue: $1.53B-0.4%|EPS: $2.77+42.1%MissForm 10-Q - Q1 2024
Period End: Dec 30, 2023|Filed: Feb 7, 2024|Revenue: $410.40M-22.1%|EPS: $-1.42+21.4%Beat