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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

SMG

Basic Materials · 56.22 -1.1% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 5 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 1.1% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Operating margin fell 4.7 percentage points.
Company-1.1% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 5 activeDiversified Product Makers · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 2 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • Gross margin fell 0.9 percentage points, with Scotts identifying higher transportation costs within volume, mix, and other factors.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if SMG's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Basic Materials · Agricultural Inputs

The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 5 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 1.1% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges
  • Operating margin fell 4.7 percentage points.
  • Net income decreased 24.7% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Gross margin fell 0.9 percentage points.
What would clarify the read
  • Gross margin fell 0.9 percentage points, with Scotts identifying higher transportation costs within volume, mix, and other factors.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations327
Usable filing statements192
Verified relationships2
Evidence supporting the case
  • Operating margin changed +4.6 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +5.2 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 2.56x in the latest annual period.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -3.9% year over year.
  • Diluted shares increased 3.3% in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 5 filings.
Questions before a position

No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.

Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

56.22
6m-10.5%12m-7.6%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-09-30$4.9B+19.2%$8.96+0.5%
2022-09-30$3.9B-20.3%$-7.88-3.0%
2023-09-30$3.6B-9.5%$-6.79+0.9%
2024-09-30$3.6B+0.0%$-0.61+1.4%
2025-09-30$3.4B-3.9%$2.47+3.3%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratesnegative · 5 filings
The increase was driven by higher net sales, a higher gross margin rate and lower interest expense, partially offset by higher impairment, restructuring and other charges, higher other non-operating expense, higher income tax expense and higher SG&A.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 5 filings
For the nine months ended June 27, 2026, the increase was driven by higher sales volume of 4.1%, increased pricing of 1.3% and favorable foreign exchange rates of 0.9%.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 5 filings
The increase was driven by higher net sales, a higher gross margin rate and lower interest expense, partially offset by higher impairment, restructuring and other charges, higher other non-operating expense, higher income tax expense and higher SG&A.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposuremixed · 4 filings
40 Contents THE SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO COMPANY (Dollars in millions, except per share data) REGULATORY MATTERS We are subject to local, state, federal and foreign environmental protection laws and regulations with respect to our business operations and believe we…
10-Q · May 6, 2026

Valuation discipline

Peer-relative valuation withheld

Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

56.22-1.1% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 10 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for SMG. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing shows material pressure

10-Q filed 2026-08-05 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-06.

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OperationscautiousEvidence score -1
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationdiscount

Capital and cash conversion

Investment load increased

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Capital spending consumed more revenue while free-cash-flow margin declined.

Capital spending YoY
+15.8%
Capital spending / revenue
+2.1%
Free-cash-flow margin
+4.4%
FCF margin change
-0.5 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 1.1% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

  • Operating margin fell 4.7 percentage points.
  • Net income decreased 24.7% versus the comparable filing period.
  • Gross margin fell 0.9 percentage points.

Filing receipts

The decrease was driven by lower accounts receivable sales under the Master Receivables Purchase Agreement, higher SG&A and higher short-term variable cash incentive compensation payments, partially offset by accounts payable timing, higher gross margin and the timing of inventory production.

The decrease was driven by higher impairment, restructuring and other charges, higher other non-operating expense and a lower gross margin rate, partially offset by higher net sales, higher equity in income of unconsolidated affiliates, lower interest expense and lower income tax expense.

The increase was driven by higher net sales, a higher gross margin rate and lower interest expense, partially offset by higher impairment, restructuring and other charges, higher other non-operating expense, higher income tax expense and higher SG&A.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind SMG

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

FLNTFiling-linked nameinvesteeNov 25, 2025

FLUENT On December 19, 2024, FLUENT acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of RIV Capital in exchange for FLUENT shares (the “Transaction”).

Depended on by

CENTACentral Garden & Pet CompanycompetitorNov 26, 2025

Our turf and forage grass seed, fertilizers, pesticides and combination products compete primarily with offerings from The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, while Spectrum Brands and S.C.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

SMG is currently a Leader in the organic co-movement group Diversified Product Makers. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for SMG; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.