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SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)

As-reported financials and SEC filings for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q3 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company manufactures, markets, and sells branded lawn and garden products primarily in North America. Its main product categories include lawn care fertilizers and seeds, gardening and landscape supplies, hydroponic hardware and lighting, and pest control products. The company serves consumers through retail channels such as home centers, hardware stores, garden centers, and e-commerce platforms.

Snapshot

Revenue
$3.41B
Revenue growth (YoY)
-3.9%
Net income
$145.2M
Diluted EPS
$2.47
Gross margin
31.2%
Operating margin
10.5%
Net margin
4.3%
FCF margin
8.0%
ROE
net income / fiscal-year-end equity
P/E
23.4×
trailing when available, otherwise FY EPS
Market cap
$3.53B
Long-term debt / equity
non-current term debt only

Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended September 30, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.

What changed at Scotts Miracle-gro

  • Revenue fell 3.9% to $3.4B in FY2025, slower than the 0.0% the year before.
  • Operating margin is 10.5% in FY2025, -4.2 pp against 14.7% in FY2021.
  • Most recent quarter Q3 FY2026: revenue $1.2B, up 1.1% from Q3 FY2025.
  • Free cash flow was $274M in FY2025, 8.0% of revenue.
  • Net income turned positive at $145M in FY2025, from a $35M loss in FY2024.

Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.

Peer comparison

Where Scotts Miracle-gro’s fundamentals sit among the 241 Materials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

Gross margin31.2%
62nd percentile of 191
Operating margin10.5%
72nd percentile of 189
Net margin4.3%
59th percentile of 221
FCF margin8.0%
67th percentile of 205
Revenue growth (YoY)-3.9%
27th percentile of 236
P/E23.4×
56th percentile of 134
Short interest4.22d
58th percentile of 238

No reported insider purchases (code P) in the last 90 days; 4 insider sales totaling $2.2M. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →

Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.

Institutional ownership

Held by 2 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).

Conviction investors
2
+5 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
1 new, 2 added
Reduced / exited
6
4 trimmed, 2 exited
Combined position
$98.1M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ2 2026$55.4M813.4KAdded
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ2 2026$18.3M272.5KReduced
Renaissance TechnologiesquantQ2 2026$12.2M179.0KNew
Bridgewater AssociatesQ2 2026$6.8M99.1KAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ2 2026$3.4M49.5KReduced
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ2 2026$1.6M23.0KReduced
Gotham Asset ManagementQ2 2026$577,2328.5KReduced

No longer held by: Markel Group (as of Q2 2026), Point72 Asset Management (as of Q2 2026)

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Recent insider activity

Non-derivative buys and sells (codes P/S) reported by officers, directors and 10% owners on SEC Form 4.

Buys (90d)
0
code P
Bought (90d)
code P value
Sells (90d)
4
$2.2M
Reported activity
Net selling
by $ value, 90d
Trade dateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-08-10
filed 2026-08-11
Kingdon Mark DDirectorSell831$61.65$51K
2026-08-03
filed 2026-08-05
Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.DirectorSell28.8K$67.42$1.9M
2026-08-03
filed 2026-08-05
Hagedorn Partnership, L.P.DirectorSell1.2K$68.16$82K
2026-07-30
filed 2026-07-31
Johnson Stephen LDirectorSell1.2K$68.32$80K

Reported non-derivative purchases and sales (codes P/S) — which may be open-market or private; excludes option exercises, grants, and shares withheld for taxes. Dates shown are the trade date; a Form 4 can be filed days to years later. A sale can be routine (e.g. a pre-set 10b5-1 plan), so read individual transactions in context. From SEC Form 4. Not investment advice.

Short interest

Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.

Shares short
4.2M
settled 2026-08-14
Change vs prior
-13.9%
vs previous settlement
Days to cover
4.22
at avg daily volume
Avg daily volume
998.1K
FINRA reported
SettlementShares shortChangeDays to cover
2026-08-144.2M-13.9%4.22
2026-07-314.9M-6.1%4.20
2026-07-155.2M-8.3%6.43
2026-06-305.7M-1.3%6.58
2026-06-155.8M+6.2%5.96
2026-05-295.4M+1.4%6.07
2026-05-155.3M+10.4%4.96
2026-04-304.8M+0.9%4.83

Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue$3.41B$3.55B$3.55B$3.92B$4.92B
Gross profit$1.06B$934.0M$843.0M$1.03B$1.49B
Operating income$358.6M$208.8M$-174.4M$-434.0M$723.0M
Net income$145.2M$-34.9M$-380.1M$-437.5M$512.5M
Diluted EPS$2.47$-0.61$-6.79$-7.88$8.96

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Balance sheet (as reported)

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$371.3M$667.5M$531.0M$-129.0M$271.5M
Capital expenditure$97.4M$84.0M$92.8M$113.5M$106.9M
Free cash flow$273.9M$583.5M$438.2M$-242.5M$164.6M

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q3 FY2026$1.17B1.1%$112.2M$1.90
Q2 FY2026$1.46B5.0%$238.6M$4.04
Q1 FY2026$354.4M-3.3%$-125.0M$-2.16
Q4 FY2025$497.4M19.9%$-151.9M$-2.58
Q3 FY2025$1.16B-3.6%$149.1M$2.54
Q2 FY2025$1.39B-8.9%$217.5M$3.72
Q1 FY2025$366.6M-10.7%$-69.5M$-1.21
Q4 FY2024$414.7M10.7%$-4.25

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNYSE
SectorMaterials
SIC industryAgricultural Chemicals
Latest annual periodFY2025 (ended September 30, 2025)
Latest reported quarterQ3 FY2026 (ended June 27, 2026)
Oldest indexed filing2021
SEC CIK825542

Selected SEC filings

10-Q2026-08-05
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10-Q2026-05-06
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8-K2026-08-27
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8-K2026-07-29
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8-K2026-07-01
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8-K2026-04-29
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR. Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.