profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The Scotts Miracle-Gro
$63.84+0.16% today
+9.3% in 1 year
1-year low $48.441-year high $73.47
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2022 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $25.60 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The Scotts Miracle-Gro sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $3.92 billion in 2022 to $3.41 billion in 2025, with $145 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Scotts Miracle-Gro handed back 63% of the cash it generated last year.
$154M
Free cash flow 2025$274M
Bought back its own shares$18M
Paid as dividends$154M
Cash vs. debt$37M vs. $2.4B
The Scotts Miracle-Gro vs. similar companies
The Scotts Miracle-Gro grows in the middle of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Scotts Miracle-Gro | 25.6× · Fair price | ||
 Nutrien | 14.9× · Cheap | ||
 CF Industries Holdings | 12.6× · Cheap | ||
 Industries Qatar Q.P.S.C. | 14.8× · Cheap | ||
 Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co.,Ltd | 13.6× · Cheap |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Scotts Miracle-Gro's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,924 | 3,551 | 3,553 | 3,413 | |
| 873 | 657 | 851 | 1,044 | |
| 259 | 106 | 272 | 422 | |
| -335 | -183 | 216 | 426 | |
| -438 | -380 | -35 | 145 | |
| -7.88 | -6.79 | -0.61 | 2.47 | |
| 22.2% | 18.5% | 23.9% | 30.6% | |
| 6.6% | 3.0% | 7.6% | 12.4% | |
| -11.1% | -10.7% | -1.0% | 4.3% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 4,297 | 3,414 | 2,872 | 2,742 |
| Cash | 87 | 32 | 72 | 37 |
| Total debt | 3,270 | 2,906 | 2,518 | 2,380 |
| Total liabilities | 4,149 | 3,681 | 3,263 | 3,100 |
| 148 | -267 | -391 | -358 | |
| 56 | 56 | 57 | 59 | |
| -10.2% | -8.2% | 5.0% | 13.7% | |
| -296.2% | 142.2% | 8.9% | -40.6% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -129 | 531 | 668 | 371 | |
| 114 | 93 | 84 | 97 | |
| -243 | 438 | 584 | 274 | |
| Dividends paid | 166 | 149 | 151 | 154 |
| 258 | 9 | 5 | 18 | |
| 34 | 69 | 80 | 69 |
Valuation
- 25.6×
- 14.6×
- –
- -10.5×
- 1.1×
- 13.6×
- 14.2×
- 7.4%
- 3.9%
- 4.4%
Profitability
- 30.6%
- 12.4%
- 4.3%
- 15.3%
- 14.0%
- 0.1%
- -33.7%
- 3.3%
- 21.5%
- 0.7%
Growth
- −4.5%
- –
- −53.1%
- −18.6%
- +1.9%
Financial health
- 5.5×
- -6.66
- 68.8%
- 2.7×
- 1.27
- 0.73
- 0.99
How it ranks in Materials
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Top 18%of 992
Top 42%of 961
Bottom 41%of 789
Bottom 24%of 956
Top 21%of 991
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $72.00
- Range
- $67.00 – $79.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | 4.53 | 3.97 | +14.1% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | -0.77 | -1.04 | +26.0% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -1.96 | -1.98 | +0.9% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 2.59 | 2.26 | +14.6% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 3.98 | 3.92 | +1.5% |
| Jan 29, 2025 | -0.89 | -1.23 | +27.6% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | -2.31 | -1.96 | −17.6% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 2.31 | 1.93 | +19.7% |
4.4%of the share price, paid each year
On $1,000 invested$44a year at today's yield, before tax
−18.6%2020 to 2025
Raised–not every year
Paid per share, each year
$1.84 in 2015 → $2.64 in 2025
How safe it looks
106.3% of its profit
Room to growStretchedMore than it earns: 56.3%
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
0/7Passes 0 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
34No pass
Benjamin Graham
29No pass
Philip Fisher
38No pass
Peter Lynch
15No pass
Joel Greenblatt
34No pass
Charlie Munger
29No pass
Terry Smith
31No pass
Questions about The Scotts Miracle-Gro
Is The Scotts Miracle-Gro a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers at a fair price. 0 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Scotts Miracle-Gro AI analysis
What does The Scotts Miracle-Gro do?
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, marketing, and sale of products for lawn, garden care, and indoor and hydroponic gardening in the United States and internationally. It is in Agricultural Inputs, based in Marysville, OH, United States, with 5,200 employees.
Does The Scotts Miracle-Gro pay a dividend?
Yes. At today's price the dividend is 4.4% a year, about 106% of its yearly profit. In 2025 it paid out $154 million in dividends.
Is The Scotts Miracle-Gro stock halal?
No. The Scotts Miracle-Gro does not pass our halal screen: its debt is 64% of its market value, at or above the 33% limit. How we check
How has The Scotts Miracle-Gro stock done over the past year?
Up 9.3% over the past twelve months, to $63.84. It traded between $48.44 and $73.47 and is 13.1% below its high.
Who are The Scotts Miracle-Gro's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Nutrien, CF Industries Holdings, Industries Qatar Q.P.S.C. and Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co.,Ltd. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Scotts Miracle-Gro's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.