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

66.13 1.06 −1.58%
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) Return on invested capital

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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 15.4%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.95% (fiscal 2022) to 16.6% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 92% of that period. That is above the Agricultural Inputs industry median of 1.70% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.96%.

Return on invested capital, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on invested capital Change (points)
FY2026 15.4% 2.34
FY2025 13.1% 5.69
FY2024 7.40% 12.12
FY2023 −4.72% 4.23
FY2022 −8.95% (23.70)
FY2021 14.8% (1.82)
FY2020 16.6% 5.70
FY2019 10.9% 5.56
FY2018 5.31% (8.64)
FY2017 14.0% (0.61)

Against its own ten years

Low −8.95% High 16.6%
Ten-year median 12.0%
Current reading's percentile 92

Return on invested capital against peers

Company Return on invested capital
CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. compare 22.2%
SMG The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company 15.4%
UAN CVR Partners, LP compare 12.5%
NTR Nutrien Ltd. compare 6.64%
ICL ICL Group Ltd. compare 4.92%
CTVA Corteva, Inc. compare 3.94%
IPI Intrepid Potash, Inc compare 1.70%
MOS The Mosaic Company compare −2.21%
FMC FMC Corporation compare −49.4%
Agricultural Inputs industry median 1.70%
Basic Materials sector median 0.96%
Market median 0.00%

What Return on invested capital is

Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.

TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)

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