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SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO SMG

NYSE · stock · Agricultural Chemicals · website · IPO 1995-12-29

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$4.1B
P / E28.0×
P / S1.2×
P / FCF14.9×
Dividend yield3.79%
Net margin4.3%
FCF margin8.0%
Net debt$2.1B
Net debt / EBITDA4.9×
Enterprise value USD$6.1B
EV / EBITDA14.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV5.8%
Return on capital17.9%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
12.60% 8.30% 2.40% 14.60% 9.40% 10.40% -11.10% -10.70% -1.00% 4.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
35.90% 36.80% 32.50% 32.30% 32.60% 29.80% 22.20% 18.50% 23.90% 30.60% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
17.90% 16.40% 7.50% 13.00% 14.20% 14.70% -11.10% -4.90% 5.90% 10.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
42.90% 33.00% 17.70% 63.70% 55.10% 50.60% -296.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
62.0M 60.2M 57.1M 56.3M 56.9M 57.2M 55.5M 56.5M 57.1M 58.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.19B $1.29B $1.99B $1.61B $1.48B $2.04B $2.88B $2.58B $2.15B $2.07B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
11.40% 7.90% 2.10% 15.20% 11.50% 10.70% -10.20% -11.10% -1.20% 5.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
7.40% 11.10% 10.30% 5.80% 12.00% 3.30% -6.20% 12.30% 16.40% 8.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.66× 2.13× 5.63× 2.26× 2.13× 2.25× 20.06× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$5.09 $3.63 $1.12 $8.18 $6.81 $8.96 -$7.88 -$6.79 -$0.61 $2.47 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO trades at about 25.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.3×–59.6×, median 22.4×).

12.3× 59.6×

Shaded band = 10-year range (12.3×–59.6×); dot = today's 25.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin30.6%23.9%18.5%22.2%29.8%32.6%32.3%32.5%36.8%35.9%
Operating margin10.5%5.9%-4.9%-11.1%14.7%14.2%13.0%7.5%16.4%17.9%
Net margin4.3%-1.0%-10.7%-11.1%10.4%9.4%14.6%2.4%8.3%12.6%
FCF margin8.0%16.4%12.3%-6.2%3.3%12.0%5.8%10.3%11.1%7.4%
Return on assets5.3%-1.2%-11.1%-10.2%10.7%11.5%15.2%2.1%7.9%11.4%
Return on equity-40.6%8.9%142.2%-296.2%50.6%55.1%63.7%17.7%33.0%42.9%
Debt / equity-5.89×-5.70×-9.78×20.06×2.25×2.13×2.26×5.63×2.13×1.66×
Current ratio1.271.311.812.061.771.281.681.451.621.46

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.