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SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO SMG
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.79% (safety: at-risk). FY2025 revenue was $3.4B at a 4.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.07 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-08 | Stifel | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-08 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-03-26 | JP Morgan | Neutral (down) |
| 2026-03-03 | Stifel | Buy (main) |
| 2026-01-29 | Wells Fargo | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-01-14 | UBS | Neutral (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.073 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.107 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.131 |
| Equity / liabilities | -0.115 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMG | SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO | 7/9 | 1.59 | 28 | -3.9% |
| UAN | CVR PARTNERS, LP | 7/9 | — | 11.7 | +15.4% |
| AVD | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP | 5/9 | 2.8 | — | -5.9% |
| CBUS | Cibus, Inc. | 3/9 | -11.34 | — | — |
| SNES | SenesTech, Inc. | 4/9 | — | — | — |
| ZHJD | Intelligent Hotel Group Ltd. | 2/9 | — | — | — |
| CF | CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 5/9 | 4.26 | — | +19.3% |
About SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO
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. The company provides lawn care products, comprising lawn fertilizers, clover and grass seed products, spreaders, and other durable products, as well as lawn-related weed, pest, and disease control products; and gardening and landscape products, which include water-soluble and continuous-release plant foods, potting mixes, garden soils, mulches and ground cover products, plant-related pest and disease control products, organic garden products, and live goods and seeding solutions. It also offers hydroponic products that help users to grow plants, flowers, and vegetables using little or no soil; lighting systems and components; insect, rodent, and weed control products for home areas; and non-selective weed killer products. The company sells its products under the Scotts, Turf Builder, Grower's Edge, EZ Seed, PatchMaster, Thick'R Lawn, GrubEx, EdgeGuard, Whirl, Wizz, Miracle-Gro, LiquaFeed, Shake N Feed, Hyponex, Earthgro, Miracle-Gro Organic, CAN-FAN, CAN-FILTERS, EcoPlus, Bug B Gon, Nature Scapes, Ortho, Miracle-Gro Performance Organics, Miracle-Gro Organic Choice, Whitney Farms, Ortho Max, Home Defense, Mother Earth, Botanicare, General Hydroponics, CYCO, Gavita, Agrolux, HydroLogic Purification System, Gro Pro, AeroGarden, Titan, Tomcat, Ortho Weed B Gon, Roundup, Groundclear, and Alchemist brands. It serves home centers, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs, large hardware chains, independent hardware stores, nurseries, garden centers, e-commerce platforms, and food and drug stores, as well as indoor gardening and hydroponic distributors, retailers, and growers. The company was formerly known as The Scotts Company. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Marysville, Ohio.
FAQ
Is SMG financially healthy?
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does SMG pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO pays a dividend yielding about 3.79% with a 106.3% payout ratio, rated “at-risk” for safety.
How profitable is SMG?
In FY2025, SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO had a net margin of 4.3%.
Is SMG overvalued or undervalued?
SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO trades at about 25.2× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.3×–59.6×, median 22.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for SMG?
The average Wall-Street price target for SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO is $72.67, about 16.9% above the recent price, from 6 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is SMG a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 28.0×, a dividend yield of 3.79%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.