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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

SMG • • Industrial / General
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AboutThe Scotts Miracle-Gro Company 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 operates through three segments: U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne, and Other. It provides lawn care products comprising lawn fertilizers, grass seed products, spreaders, other durable products, and outdoor cleaners, as well as lawn-related weed, pest, and disease control products; gardening and landscape products include water-soluble and continuous-release plant foods, potting mixes and garden soils, mulch and decorative groundcover products, plant-related pest and disease control products, organic garden products, and lives goods and seeding solutions. The company also 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. It sells its products under the Scotts, Turf Builder, EZ Seed, PatchMaster, Thick'R Lawn, GrubEx, EdgeGuard, Handy Green II, Miracle-Gro, LiquaFeed, Osmocote, Shake 'N Feed, Hyponex, Earthgro, SuperSoil, Fafard, Nature Scapes, Ortho, Miracle-Gro Performance Organics, Miracle-Gro Organic Choice, Whitney Farms, EcoScraps, Mother Earth, Botanicare, Hydroponics, Vermicrop, Gavita, Agrolux, Can-Filters, Sun System, Gro Pro, Hurricane, AeroGarden, Titan, Tomcat, Ortho Weed B Gon, Roundup, Groundclear, and Alchemist brands. The company 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 Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Marysville, Ohio.Show more
  • Revenue $3.41B -3.9%
  • EBITDA $434M +49.8%
  • Net Income $145M +516.0%
  • EPS (Diluted) 2.47 +504.9%
  • Gross Margin 31.19% +30.3%
  • EBITDA Margin 12.7% +56.0%
  • Operating Margin 10.51% +78.8%
  • Net Margin 4.25% +533.0%
  • ROE -
  • ROIC 14.28% +112.5%
  • Debt/Equity -
  • Interest Coverage 2.78 +111.7%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Healthy dividend yield of 4.1%
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.2x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Profits declining 17.8% over 5 years
  • ✗Dividend payout exceeds 100% of earnings

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y1.24%
5Y-3.75%
3Y-4.54%
TTM-3.93%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-0.95%
5Y-17.82%
3Y-
TTM516.33%

EPS CAGR

10Y-0.4%
5Y-18.36%
3Y-
TTM450.72%

ROCE

10Y Avg13.47%
5Y Avg6.33%
3Y Avg6.77%
Latest17.39%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
SMGThe Scotts Miracle-Gro Company3.72B64.1125.96-3.93%4.26%7.37%
BIOXBioceres Crop Solutions Corp.84.43M1.33-1.62-28.3%-15.3%-17.28%41.81%0.94

Profit & Loss

Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Sales/Revenue+2.84B2.64B2.66B3.16B4.13B4.92B3.92B3.55B3.55B3.41B
Revenue Growth %-0.06%-0.07%0.01%0.18%0.31%0.19%-0.2%-0.1%0%-0.04%
Cost of Goods Sold+1.84B1.67B1.8B2.14B2.78B3.46B3.05B2.89B2.7B2.35B
COGS % of Revenue0.65%0.63%0.68%0.68%0.67%0.7%0.78%0.81%0.76%0.69%
Gross Profit+995.4M972.6M864.6M1.02B1.35B1.47B872.9M657.3M850.5M1.06B
Gross Margin %0.35%0.37%0.32%0.32%0.33%0.3%0.22%0.19%0.24%0.31%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.07%-0.02%-0.11%0.18%0.32%0.09%-0.41%-0.25%0.29%0.25%
Operating Expenses+597.1M550.9M540.1M602.6M761.8M746M1.31B831.7M641.7M705.9M
OpEx % of Revenue0.21%0.21%0.2%0.19%0.18%0.15%0.33%0.23%0.18%0.21%
Selling, General & Admin468.4M489.1M468.7M528.8M686.6M669M536.7M493M510.5M603.4M
SG&A % of Revenue0.17%0.19%0.18%0.17%0.17%0.14%0.14%0.14%0.14%0.18%
Research & Development45.5M39.9M42.5M39.6M39.7M45.4M45.3M35.7M34.6M0
R&D % of Revenue0.02%0.02%0.02%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%0.01%-
Other Operating Expenses13.8M3.2M5M-38.3M35.5M31.6M724.9M303M96.6M102.5M
Operating Income+459.3M433.4M198.9M690.8M585.2M723M-434M-174.4M208.8M358.6M
Operating Margin %0.16%0.16%0.07%0.22%0.14%0.15%-0.11%-0.05%0.06%0.11%
Operating Income Growth %0.56%-0.06%-0.54%2.47%-0.15%0.24%-1.6%0.6%2.2%0.72%
EBITDA+532.8M513.5M282.3M780.1M679.9M816.8M-328.8M-81.9M289.4M433.6M
EBITDA Margin %0.19%0.19%0.11%0.25%0.16%0.17%-0.08%-0.02%0.08%0.13%
EBITDA Growth %0.47%-0.04%-0.45%1.76%-0.13%0.2%-1.4%0.75%4.53%0.5%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)73.5M80.1M83.4M89.3M94.7M93.8M105.2M92.5M80.6M75M
EBIT446.6M391M202.1M683.4M590.2M756M-440M-275.2M135.2M350.5M
Net Interest Income+-54M-64.4M-76.4M-101.8M-80.5M-78.9M-118.1M-178.1M-158.8M-128.8M
Interest Income3.9M10M10M07.6M00000
Interest Expense57.9M74.4M86.4M101.8M88.1M78.9M118.1M178.1M158.8M128.8M
Other Income/Expense-63.9M-118.5M-83.2M172M-74.6M-45.9M-124.1M-278.9M-232.4M-136.9M
Pretax Income+392.7M314.9M115.7M581.6M510.6M677.1M-558.1M-453.3M-23.6M221.7M
Pretax Margin %0.14%0.12%0.04%0.18%0.12%0.14%-0.14%-0.13%-0.01%0.06%
Income Tax+139.4M116.6M-11.9M144.9M123.7M159.8M-120.6M-73.2M11.3M76.5M
Effective Tax Rate %0.82%0.69%0.55%0.79%0.76%0.76%0.78%0.84%1.48%0.65%
Net Income+320.3M218.3M63.7M460.7M387.4M512.5M-437.5M-380.1M-34.9M145.2M
Net Margin %0.11%0.08%0.02%0.15%0.09%0.1%-0.11%-0.11%-0.01%0.04%
Net Income Growth %1%-0.32%-0.71%6.23%-0.16%0.32%-1.85%0.13%0.91%5.16%
Net Income (Continuing)246.1M198.3M127.6M436.7M386.9M517.3M-437.5M-380.1M-34.9M145.2M
Discontinued Operations68.7M20.5M023.5M1.7M-3.9M0000
Minority Interest19.1M12.9M5M4.5M5.7M00000
EPS (Diluted)+5.093.631.128.186.818.96-7.88-6.79-0.612.47
EPS Growth %0.98%-0.29%-0.69%6.3%-0.17%0.32%-1.88%0.14%0.91%5.05%
EPS (Basic)5.163.681.138.306.969.20-7.88-6.79-0.612.52
Diluted Shares Outstanding62M60.2M57.1M56.3M56.9M57.2M55.5M56M56.8M58.7M
Basic Shares Outstanding61.1M59.4M56.2M55.5M55.7M55.7M55.5M56M56.8M57.6M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.36%0.55%1.88%0.27%1.06%0.28%---1.06%

Balance Sheet

Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Total Current Assets+982.9M881.7M885.7M1.04B1.22B2.02B1.98B1.4B980.4M940.3M
Cash & Short-Term Investments50.1M120.5M33.9M18.8M16.6M244.1M86.8M31.9M71.6M36.6M
Cash Only50.1M120.5M33.9M18.8M16.6M244.1M86.8M31.9M71.6M36.6M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable301.7M286.6M310.5M308.4M474.8M483.4M299M304.2M176.8M186.9M
Days Sales Outstanding38.8339.5942.5535.6741.9535.8327.8131.2718.1619.99
Inventory448.2M407.5M481.4M540.3M621.9M1.13B1.34B880.3M587.5M592.8M
Days Inventory Outstanding88.8889.0997.6892.3181.52118.98160.72111.0379.3692.13
Other Current Assets257.4M5.8M59.9M1.7M22.3M079.8M181.4M144.5M0
Total Non-Current Assets+1.83B1.87B2.17B1.99B2.16B2.78B2.31B2.02B1.89B1.8B
Property, Plant & Equipment470.8M467.7M530.8M546M716M915.2M894.9M872.9M874.9M631.6M
Fixed Asset Turnover6.02x5.65x5.02x5.78x5.77x5.38x4.38x4.07x4.06x5.40x
Goodwill373.2M441.6M543M538.7M544.1M605.2M254M243.9M243.9M243.9M
Intangible Assets750.9M748.9M857.3M707.5M679.2M709.6M580.2M436.7M418.8M401.8M
Long-Term Investments101M31.1M36.1M123.1M0397.3M310.8M177.7M91M53.6M
Other Non-Current Assets130.8M176M110.5M-1.8M224.6M148.7M131.5M94.9M71.6M470.8M
Total Assets+2.81B2.75B3.05B3.03B3.38B4.8B4.3B3.41B2.87B2.74B
Asset Turnover1.01x0.96x0.87x1.04x1.22x1.03x0.91x1.04x1.24x1.24x
Asset Growth %0.11%-0.02%0.11%-0.01%0.12%0.42%-0.1%-0.21%-0.16%-0.05%
Total Current Liabilities+591.3M544.5M612.7M620.5M950.4M1.14B963.9M773.7M750.3M739.7M
Accounts Payable131.2M153.1M150.5M214.2M391M609.4M422.6M271.2M254.7M229.2M
Days Payables Outstanding26.0233.4730.5436.651.2564.3650.5534.234.435.62
Short-Term Debt185M143.1M132.6M128.1M66.4M57.8M144.3M52.3M52.6M57.2M
Deferred Revenue (Current)001000K0000000
Other Current Liabilities331M192.4M208.6M182.6M103.5M122.9M142.3M119.2M279M453.3M
Current Ratio1.66x1.62x1.45x1.68x1.28x1.77x2.06x1.81x1.31x1.27x
Quick Ratio0.90x0.87x0.66x0.81x0.63x0.79x0.66x0.67x0.52x0.47x
Cash Conversion Cycle101.6995.21109.791.3872.2190.45137.97108.0963.1276.5
Total Non-Current Liabilities+1.49B1.54B2.08B1.69B1.73B2.65B3.19B2.91B2.51B2.36B
Long-Term Debt1.13B1.26B1.88B1.52B1.46B2.24B2.83B2.56B2.17B2.05B
Capital Lease Obligations00600K22.8M113.3M234.4M223.2M220.1M215.8M0
Deferred Tax Liabilities219.1M157.5M69.6M36.3M25.2M47.8M8.5M1.1M7M0
Other Non-Current Liabilities357M112.7M117.5M138.7M133.6M127.4M127.3M128.7M115.2M310.6M
Total Liabilities2.08B2.09B2.69B2.31B2.68B3.79B4.15B3.68B3.26B3.1B
Total Debt+1.32B1.4B2.02B1.65B1.68B2.6B3.27B2.91B2.52B2.11B
Net Debt1.27B1.28B1.98B1.63B1.67B2.35B3.18B2.87B2.45B2.07B
Debt / Equity1.76x2.08x5.53x2.27x2.39x2.56x22.14x---
Debt / EBITDA2.47x2.73x7.14x2.12x2.47x3.18x--8.70x4.86x
Net Debt / EBITDA2.38x2.49x7.02x2.09x2.45x2.88x--8.45x4.77x
Interest Coverage7.93x5.83x2.30x6.79x6.64x9.16x-3.67x-0.98x1.31x2.78x
Total Equity+749.3M674.6M364.6M727.7M702.9M1.01B147.7M-267.3M-390.6M-357.5M
Equity Growth %0.16%-0.1%-0.46%1%-0.03%0.44%-0.85%-2.81%-0.46%0.08%
Book Value per Share12.0911.216.3912.9312.3517.722.66-4.77-6.88-6.09
Total Shareholders' Equity730.2M661.7M359.6M723.2M697.2M1.01B147.7M-267.3M-390.6M-357.5M
Common Stock401.7M407.6M420.3M442.2M482.5M477M364M353.1M362M-357.5M
Retained Earnings881.8M978.2M919.9M1.27B1.24B1.61B1.02B490.9M303.8M294.7M
Treasury Stock-451.4M-667.8M-939.6M-904.3M-921.8M-1B-1.09B-998.5M-949.1M0
Accumulated OCI-116.9M-69.2M-46M-93.9M-99.1M-66.4M-144.6M-112.8M-107.3M-109.7M
Minority Interest19.1M12.9M5M4.5M5.7M00000

Cash Flow

Sep 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Sep 2020Sep 2021Sep 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Sep 2025
Cash from Operations+237.4M354M342.5M226.8M558M271.5M-129M531M667.5M371.3M
Operating CF Margin %0.08%0.13%0.13%0.07%0.14%0.06%-0.03%0.15%0.19%0.11%
Operating CF Growth %-0.04%0.49%-0.03%-0.34%1.46%-0.51%-1.48%5.12%0.26%-0.44%
Net Income314.8M218.8M63.7M460.2M388.6M513.4M-437.5M-380.1M-34.9M145.2M
Depreciation & Amortization73.5M80.1M83.4M89.3M94.7M93.8M105.2M92.5M80.6M75M
Stock-Based Compensation15.6M25.2M40.4M38.4M57.9M40.6M34.3M68.9M80.4M0
Deferred Taxes83.6M-17.4M-87.6M-33.3M-11.1M22.5M-182.8M-58.7M9.3M70.8M
Other Non-Cash Items-129.9M-1.2M128.4M-256.7M19.3M-12.1M675.6M393.9M152.4M111.2M
Working Capital Changes-120.2M48.5M114.2M-71.1M8.6M-386.7M-323.8M414.5M379.7M-30.9M
Change in Receivables-29.8M48.6M-2.7M600K-188.1M15.5M102.8M77.7M128.2M-16.6M
Change in Inventory-29.4M3.6M14.3M-65M-80.6M-496.5M-203.8M450.5M293.8M-17.9M
Change in Payables-45.3M9M-3.9M54.3M172.2M202.5M-171.2M-153.6M-1.6M-300K
Cash from Investing+-134.4M22.4M-580.7M255.2M46.9M-538.6M-283.2M-65.7M-100.4M-112.1M
Capital Expenditures-58.3M-69.6M-68.2M-42.4M-62.7M-106.9M-113.5M-92.8M-84M-97.4M
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.03%0.03%0.01%0.02%0.02%0.03%0.03%0.02%0.03%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing106.5M-24M15.7M29.9M109.6M-8.5M92.6M27.1M-16.4M-3.7M
Cash from Financing+-122.2M-307.6M151.2M-496.5M-607.1M494M255.3M-520.1M-527.9M-294M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-116.6M-120.3M-120M-124.5M-411.2M-143M-166.2M-149.1M-151.3M-154.3M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-5.4M15.6M-76.8M21.2M-1.1M-15.4M-700K-8.1M15.7M-11.1M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+179.1M284.4M274.3M184.4M495.3M164.6M-242.5M438.2M583.5M273.9M
FCF Margin %0.06%0.11%0.1%0.06%0.12%0.03%-0.06%0.12%0.16%0.08%
FCF Growth %2.56%0.59%-0.04%-0.33%1.69%-0.67%-2.47%2.81%0.33%-0.53%
FCF per Share2.894.724.803.288.702.88-4.377.8310.274.67
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.74x1.62x5.38x0.49x1.44x0.53x0.29x-1.40x-19.13x2.56x
Interest Paid54.1M69.8M81.6M93.5M75.9M61.6M112.5M173.5M157.7M0
Taxes Paid80.9M111.9M56.3M166.2M124.2M179.7M27.2M09.4M0

Key Ratios

Metric2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on Equity (ROE)45.93%30.66%12.26%84.35%54.16%59.72%-75.37%---
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)18.36%16.37%6.93%22.01%18.56%18.92%-9.72%-4.41%6.72%14.28%
Gross Margin35.1%36.81%32.46%32.31%32.6%29.83%22.24%18.51%23.94%31.19%
Net Margin11.29%8.26%2.39%14.6%9.38%10.41%-11.15%-10.7%-0.98%4.25%
Debt / Equity1.76x2.08x5.53x2.27x2.39x2.56x22.14x---
Interest Coverage7.93x5.83x2.30x6.79x6.64x9.16x-3.67x-0.98x1.31x2.78x
FCF Conversion0.74x1.62x5.38x0.49x1.44x0.53x0.29x-1.40x-19.13x2.56x
Revenue Growth-5.98%-6.84%0.81%18.5%30.91%19.2%-20.32%-9.5%0.04%-3.93%

Revenue by Segment

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Others374.5M194.4M208.9M203.7M225M303.1M279.1M240.3M244.3M253.6M
Others Growth--48.09%7.46%-2.49%10.46%34.71%-7.92%-13.90%1.66%3.81%
Hawthorne-287.2M344.9M671.2M1.08B1.42B716.2M467.3M294.7M165.8M
Hawthorne Growth--20.09%94.61%61.43%31.44%-49.71%-34.75%-36.94%-43.74%
United States Consumer2.19B2.16B2.11B--3.2B2.93B2.84B3.01B-
United States Consumer Growth--1.23%-2.36%----8.41%-2.91%5.98%-
U.S. Consumer---112.1M132.7M-----
U.S. Consumer Growth----18.38%-----
European Consumer274.2M---------
European Consumer Growth----------

Revenue by Geography

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
UNITED STATES2.32B2.39B2.38B2.85B3.77B4.51B3.55B3.21B3.25B3.13B
UNITED STATES Growth-3.02%-0.40%20.05%32.31%19.44%-21.13%-9.71%1.19%-3.49%
Non-US--287.9M304.1M358.2M418M369.5M341.8M304.9M278.6M
Non-US Growth---5.63%17.79%16.69%-11.60%-7.50%-10.80%-8.63%
International521M---------
International Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 26.0x. This suggests investors expect higher future growth.

Growth & Financials

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) reported $3.41B in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 21% increase from $2.83B in 2012.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) saw revenue decline by 3.9% over the past year.

Yes, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) is profitable, generating $145.3M in net income for fiscal year 2025 (4.3% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) pays a dividend with a yield of 4.10%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) generated $273.9M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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