The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

SMG Basic Materials Agricultural Inputs

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended September 2026) was $3.3 billion, down 3.64% from fiscal 2025.

Revenue
−39.1%
EPS
+20.1%
Free cash flow
+24.5%
Total debt
−3.75%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

64.53 1.85 −2.79%
Market cap
$3.9B
P/E
37.2×
Fwd P/E
23.4×
Dividend yield
3.99%
F-score
5/9
Altman Z
n/a
Beneish M
−3.03
Dividend safety
32/100

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) Debt to equity

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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 30 September 2026 was −5.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.8× (fiscal 2023) to 20.1× (fiscal 2022); the current reading is higher than 33% of that period. That is below the Agricultural Inputs industry median of 0.5× and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.2×.

Debt to equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2026 −5.4× —
FY2025 −5.9× —
FY2024 −5.7× —
FY2023 −9.8× —
FY2022 20.1× 788.17%
FY2021 2.3× 4.61%
FY2020 2.2× (5.22%)
FY2019 2.3× (59.27%)
FY2018 5.6× 164.82%
FY2017 2.1× 27.87%

Quarterly newest first

Period Debt to equity Change
Sep 2026 −5.4× —
Jun 2026 −10.1× —
Mar 2026 −8.2× —
Dec 2025 −5.1× —
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low −9.8× High 20.1×
Ten-year median 2.0×
Current reading's percentile 33

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
SMG The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company −5.4×
IPI Intrepid Potash, Inc compare 0.0×
CTVA Corteva, Inc. compare 0.2×
CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. compare 0.4×
NTR Nutrien Ltd. compare 0.4×
ICL ICL Group Ltd. compare 0.5×
MOS The Mosaic Company compare 0.5×
UAN CVR Partners, LP compare 2.1×
FMC FMC Corporation compare 440×
Agricultural Inputs industry median 0.5×
Basic Materials sector median 0.2×
Market median 0.1×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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