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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)

Basic Materials | Agricultural Inputs | Marysville, United States | NYSE
63.91 USD -1.57 (-2.398%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:44 a.m. EDT

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company presents a classic value-trap candidate that is currently being re-rated by the market. While the balance sheet shows signs of distress with negative book value and a heavy debt load relative to cash, the company has successfully navigated a multi-year price decline, posting a positive year-over-year return last year and maintaining a resilient operating margin above 27%. This resilience justifies a solid long-term hold rating, as the business core remains intact despite the capital structure issues. However, the short-term outlook is murky. The stock is trading near its 52-week lows, offering a decent 4% dividend yield, but the recent price action shows a loss of momentum, failing to capitalize on the prior year's recovery. The options market confirms this hesitation; the heavy concentration of put open interest below the current price suggests institutional investors are actively buying insurance against further downside, while the call wall at $75 implies skepticism about a breakout. With the statistical forecasting model showing low confidence and zero directional bias, there is no clear catalyst to ignite a trend immediately. Investors should view this as a defensive position for income rather than a high-conviction growth play until the debt dynamics and leadership transition clarity improve.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.053529
AutoETS0.053531
AutoTheta0.054359
MSTL0.056077

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 1.57
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.144
Excess Kurtosis -0.58
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-21
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-21
Revenue per Share 59.997
Market Cap 3,718,407,424
Trailing P/E 18.36
Forward P/E 13.59
Beta 1.80
Profit Margins 3.19%
Website https://scottsmiraclegro.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:44 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with a distinct bias toward downside protection. Put open interest is heavily concentrated in the money (below current price) for near-term expirations, creating a 'floor' around the $52-$57 strikes. Conversely, call open interest is skewed out-of-the-money, with significant walls at $72.50 and $75.00, suggesting traders expect a rally but are hedging against a failure to break these psychological barriers. The massive volume spike in deep out-of-the-money calls ($120+) and deep puts ($37.50) for 2027 indicates a binary view of a potential major swing, while the lack of ITM put volume for later dates suggests the immediate fear is contained within the current trading range.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.12% 4.33% 4.30% 3.76%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-22 0.660 1.115619
2026-02-20 0.660 0.943396
2025-11-21 0.660 1.234799
2025-08-22 0.660 1.040681
2025-05-23 0.660 1.110737
2025-02-21 0.660 1.091631
2024-11-22 0.660 0.847675
2024-08-23 0.660 0.919476
2024-05-23 0.660 1.016166
2024-02-22 0.660 1.129750
2023-11-24 0.660 1.172500
2023-08-24 0.660 1.285047
2023-05-25 0.660 1.012581
2023-02-23 0.660 0.795564
2022-11-25 0.660 1.188119
2022-08-25 0.660 0.873131
2022-05-26 0.660 0.707699
2022-02-23 0.660 0.508357
2021-11-26 0.660 0.408846
2021-08-26 0.660 0.419074
2021-05-26 0.620 0.282499
2021-02-23 0.620 0.279834
2020-11-27 0.620 0.360843
2020-08-26 5.620 3.444683
2020-05-26 0.580 0.430778
2020-02-24 0.580 0.491525
2019-11-25 0.580 0.580232
2019-08-26 0.580 0.552434
2019-05-24 0.550 0.618881
2019-02-21 0.550 0.680356
2018-11-23 0.550 0.737265
2018-08-24 0.550 0.743344
2018-05-24 0.530 0.619304
2018-02-22 0.530 0.589610
2017-11-22 0.530 0.546054
2017-08-23 0.530 0.564070
2017-05-24 0.500 0.569801
2017-02-22 0.500 0.532141
2016-11-22 0.500 0.554570
2016-08-24 0.500 0.611696
2016-05-25 0.470 0.680568
2016-02-23 0.470 0.714177
2015-11-23 0.470 0.691685
2015-08-25 0.470 0.772264
2015-05-22 0.450 0.705329
2015-02-20 0.450 0.689127
2014-11-24 0.450 0.746516
2014-08-29 2.000 3.464403
2014-08-25 0.450 0.749376
2014-05-22 0.438 0.737126
2014-02-20 0.438 0.780331
2013-11-22 0.438 0.741744
2013-08-23 0.438 0.799270
2013-05-23 0.325 0.672878
2013-02-20 0.325 0.739140
2012-11-21 0.325 0.785404
2012-08-23 0.325 0.771422
2012-05-23 0.300 0.678273
2012-02-22 0.300 0.630517
2011-11-22 0.300 0.712589
2011-08-24 0.300 0.638570
2011-05-25 0.250 0.436453
2011-02-22 0.250 0.480400
2010-11-23 0.250 0.497413
2010-08-25 0.250 0.521594
2010-05-25 0.125 0.280206
2010-02-02 0.125 0.307352
2009-11-23 0.125 0.304284
2009-08-18 0.125 0.318066
2009-05-19 0.125 0.347126
2009-02-03 0.125 0.367647
2008-11-18 0.125 0.442165
2008-08-19 0.125 0.514615
2008-05-20 0.125 0.432676
2008-02-12 0.125 0.328861
2007-11-19 0.125 0.350828
2007-08-21 0.125 0.277285
2007-05-22 0.125 0.269397
2007-02-22 8.000 16.810254
2007-02-06 0.125 0.229653
2006-11-14 0.125 0.251105
2006-08-23 0.125 0.316136
2006-05-16 0.125 0.286107
2006-02-07 0.125 0.250300
2005-11-15 0.125 0.271916
2005-08-16 0.125 0.319163
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.64
dividendYield 4.13
exDividendDate 2026-05-22
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.64
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.040317655
lastDividendValue 0.66
lastDividendDate 2026-05-22
dividendDate 2026-06-05

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.046119392
Address1 14,111 Scottslawn Road
All Time High 254.34
All Time Low 6.75
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 804,640
Average Daily Volume3 Month 937,809
Average Volume 937,809
Average Volume10Days 804,640
Beta 1.796
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 400
Board Risk 6
Book Value -4.923
City Marysville
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 63.91
Current Ratio 1.271
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 66.185
Day Low 63.89
Dividend Date 1,780,617,600
Dividend Rate 2.64
Dividend Yield 4.13
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,464,900
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,464,900
Earnings Growth 0.085
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.097
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,465,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,328,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,328,200
Ebitda 561,900,032
Ebitda Margins 0.16188999
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.35
Enterprise To Revenue 1.838
Enterprise Value 6,377,807,360
Eps Current Year 4.3365
Eps Forward 4.70308
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 3.48
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 61.9136
Fifty Day Average Change 1.9963989
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.032244917
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -4.6119394
Fifty Two Week High 72.35
Fifty Two Week High Change -8.439999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.11665513
Fifty Two Week Low 52.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 11.91
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.22903846
Fifty Two Week Range 52.0 - 72.35
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 696,868,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.75
Float Shares 44,501,618
Forward Eps 4.70308
Forward P E 13.588966
Free Cashflow 411,637,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 5,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.32491
Gross Profits 1,127,699,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.23716
Held Percent Institutions 0.81998
Implied Shares Outstanding 58,181,937
Industry Agricultural Inputs
Industry Disp Agricultural Inputs
Industry Key agricultural-inputs
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Last Dividend Value 0.66
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 1,131,580,800
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,718,407,424
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_322121
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,656,000
Net Income To Common 206,100,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,718,407,593
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 65.62
Operating Cashflow 478,100,000
Operating Margins 0.27681
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.7586
Peg Ratio 0.9
Phone 937 644 0011
Pre Market Change 1.2799988
Pre Market Change Percent 2.0031278
Pre Market Price 65.18
Pre Market Time 1,784,030,099
Previous Close 65.48
Price Eps Current Year 14.737691
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -12.981922
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.0713402
Profit Margins 0.03192
Quick Ratio 0.606
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.875
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.57
Regular Market Change Percent -2.39768
Regular Market Day High 66.185
Regular Market Day Low 63.89
Regular Market Day Range 63.89 - 66.185
Regular Market Open 65.62
Regular Market Previous Close 65.48
Regular Market Price 63.91
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 513,360
Return On Assets 0.088199995
Revenue Growth 0.05
Revenue Per Share 59.997
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 58,181,937
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.09770001
Shares Short 5,683,187
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 5,422,304
Short Name Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The
Short Percent Of Float 0.1272
Short Ratio 6.2
Source Interval 15
State OH
Symbol SMG
Target High Price 80.0
Target Low Price 63.0
Target Mean Price 73.0
Target Median Price 74.5
Total Cash 6,200,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.107
Total Debt 2,665,600,000
Total Revenue 3,470,799,872
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.64
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.040317655
Trailing Eps 3.48
Trailing P E 18.364943
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.8814
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 60.9467
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.9632988
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.04862115
Type Disp Equity
Volume 513,360
Website https://scottsmiraclegro.com
Zip 43,041