SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
SMG on NYSE
Location
Marysville, OH
Fiscal year end
30 September
Latest financial report
04 Feb 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • SMG - SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2025.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 26%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-green-600">+59%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 30 Jan 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

See Original Filing

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-01-30) highlights Return On Equity 25.5%, Return On Assets -4.0%, and Operating Margin 11.2%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

47.2/100

Caution Confidence medium

Return On Equity

26%

Metric score 100.0/100

Return On Assets

-4%

Metric score 0.0/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.35x
Quick Ratio
0.22x

Strengths

Return On Equity and Current Ratio

Watchpoints

Return On Assets, Operating Margin, and Quick Ratio

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Assets

-4%

YoY: +100%

Industry median: -8.4% (n=15)

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Current Ratio

1.35x

YoY: -28%

Industry median: 1.77x (n=15)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

-80%

YoY:

Industry median: 22% (n=15)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 26% +59%
Return On Assets -4% +100%
Operating Margin 11% +88%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.35x -28%
Quick Ratio 0.22x -17%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY -3.1%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -80%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 58,039,753 +0.99%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 58,000,000 +0.87%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 57,900,000 +1%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 57,900,000 +1%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $3,400,900,000 -3.1%
Operating Income (Loss) $382,600,000 +82%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $249,300,000 +30%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $85,800,000 +325%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 1.57 -79%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 1.52 -79%
Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value $8,300,000 +46%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $193,800,000 +12%
Inventory, Net $846,700,000 +0.21%
Assets, Current $1,257,200,000 -2.2%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $617,300,000 +7.5%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $279,000,000 +11%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $351,400,000 -0.62%
Goodwill $243,900,000 0%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $523,700,000 -6.2%
Assets $3,034,000,000 -4.3%
Accounts Payable, Current $283,900,000 -0.18%
Liabilities, Current $932,400,000 +36%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $247,200,000 +20%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $352,000,000 +8.7%
Liabilities $3,534,600,000 -3.2%
Common Stocks, Including Additional Paid in Capital $346,900,000 -0.63%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $106,200,000 -1.3%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $131,200,000 -33%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $500,600,000 -4.4%
Liabilities and Equity $3,034,000,000 -4.3%
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Receivable $30,300,000 -22%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense $7,400,000 -52%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities $370,400,000 +17%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities $366,800,000 -10%
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities $21,800,000 +6.4%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect $25,300,000 +59%
Interest Paid, Excluding Capitalized Interest, Operating Activities $36,400,000 -9.7%
Operating Lease, Liability $313,200,000 +14%
Depreciation $15,600,000 -1.3%
Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment $20,000,000 -32%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $411,400,000 +22%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $66,000,000 -6.4%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $60,500,000 +15%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $69,500,000 -9.7%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.072 +18%
Deferred Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $22,900,000 -5%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $98,200,000 +93%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $46,600,000 +11%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $32,300,000 +11%
Operating Lease, Payments $21,200,000 +7.1%
Interest Expense $122,100,000 -19%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY