
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
$3.29B
P/E (TTM)
22.6
19.5
Dividend Yield
4.6%
52W High
$83.55
52W Low
$45.61
52W Range
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
$0.00+0.00%
4-Quarter Trend
2025 Q3 Earnings Highlights
Key Highlights
Net Income Soars 42% Nine months net income reached $297.1M, showing a substantial 42.1% increase compared to $209.1M last year.
Gross Margin Rate Expands Gross margin rate improved significantly to 33.7% for nine months, up from 28.0% previously reported.
Operations Profit Up 20% Income from operations grew 19.7% to $508.7M for nine months, driven by margin rate increases.
Hawthorne Segment Recovers Hawthorne segment profit reversed to $0.7M compared to a $(9.2)M loss nine months ago, showing improvement.
Risk Factors
Cannabis Oversupply Pressures Hawthorne segment sales volume severely declined due to ongoing cannabis oversupply and sustained lower wholesale prices.
Operating Cash Flow Drops Operating cash flow decreased to $197.2M from $549.0M due to timing of accounts receivable sales transactions.
Debt Covenant Contingency Expects compliance based on projections; default could accelerate $2.19B indebtedness, requiring contingency planning.
Equity Deficit Widens Total equity deficit widened to $(170.9)M as of June 28, 2025, compared to $(146.2)M previously.
Outlook
Debt Covenant Planning Active Management is contemplating alternative plans, including restructuring and lender discussions, to address potential covenant noncompliance.
Evaluating New Accounting Rules Company is currently evaluating the impact of several recently issued FASB accounting standards on future disclosures.
No Material Market Risk Management reports no material changes to quantitative or qualitative disclosures regarding market risks since last report.
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 | $3.79B | 48.2 | 6.7% | 1.3% |
| SMG | $3.29B | 22.6 | -44.8% | 76.8% |
| FUL | $3.12B | 27.5 | 6.2% | 40.3% |
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
50%
Cash Flow Needs Attention
Research & Insights
Reports
All Years
Form 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%BeatForm 10-K - FY 2023
Period End: Sep 30, 2023|Filed: Nov 22, 2023|Revenue: $3.55B-9.5%|EPS: $-6.79+13.8%Miss