# Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (SMG)

- Sector: Materials · Industry: Agricultural Inputs
- SEC CIK: 0000825542 ([filings on EDGAR](https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000825542))
- Full page: https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/smg
- Data as of: price 2026-09-29; newest filing used 2026-08-05; latest fiscal period ended 2026-06-27

## Grade

**D** on the growth-and-cash rubric, 2 of 5 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Revenue growing overall | failed | $3.5B | $3.7B |
| Revenue growing recently | passed | $3.5B | $3.4B |
| Free cash flow positive | passed | $263.3M |  |
| Free cash flow growing overall | failed | $263.3M | $458M |
| Free cash flow growing recently | failed | $263.3M | $273.9M |

Business quality (the + / − mark): 3 of 6 checks passed.

| Check | Result | Now | Before |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Profitable | passed | 2.1% |  |
| Healthy profit margin | failed | 2.1% |  |
| Strong operating margin | failed | 11.0% |  |
| Good return on equity | failed | -20.7% |  |
| Debt under control | passed | -6.66 |  |
| Turns sales into cash | passed | 7.6% |  |

How the grade works: the letter counts failed checks (none → A, one → B, two → C, three → D, four or more → F). It is built from SEC filings only — the share price never enters it — and describes the business, not whether the stock is worth buying.

## Key figures

In US dollars, as filed.

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue, trailing twelve months | $3.5B |
| Net income, trailing twelve months | $73.9M |
| Free cash flow, trailing twelve months | $263.3M |
| Net margin | 2.1% |
| Operating margin | 11.0% |
| Return on equity | -20.7% |
| Debt to equity | -6.66 |
| Diluted EPS, trailing twelve months | $1.18 |
| Share price | $49.40 |
| Market value | $2.9B |
| Price / earnings | 41.9x |
| Price / sales | 0.8x |

## More on this company

- [Overview](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/smg)
- [Financial statements](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/smg/financials)
- [Competitors](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/smg/peers)
- [Earnings](https://inspectstocks.com/stocks/smg/earnings)

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