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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
1W: +6.2% 1M: +22.5% 3M: -14.7% YTD: +3.0% 1Y: +11.7% 3Y: +45.1% 5Y: -51.4%
$59.36
+0.53 (+0.90%)
 
Weekly Expected Move ±6.6%
$52 $55 $59 $63 $67
NYSE · Basic Materials · Agricultural Inputs · Tech Score Buy · Power 66 · $3.5B mcap · 45M float · 2.24% daily turnover · Short 71% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: higher than 55% of companies Debt: 37.9% of company value Bonds: $140.7M held by 147 funds, 132 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $2.75 (down 95%), The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $2.11B against a stock market value of $3.46B.
Distance to default 4.70 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-27, debt counted $1.20B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 38.3%; Altman Z'' 1.60. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Cash Flow Trends

Operating Cash Flow
$371M -44.4% ▼
5Y CAGR: -7.8%
Capital Expenditures
$97M -16.0% ▼
5Y CAGR: +9.2%
Free Cash Flow
$274M -53.1% ▼
5Y CAGR: -11.2%
Dividends Paid
$154M -2.0% ▼
Buybacks
$18M -260.8% ▼
Net Change in Cash
-$35M -188.2% ▼

Cash Flow Composition

Year-over-Year Growth

View Full Cash Flow Statement
Line ItemFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
— Operating Activities —
Net Income$513M-$438M-$380M-$35M$145M
Depreciation & Amort.$94M$105M$92M$81M$75M
Stock-Based Comp.$41M$34M$69M$80M$69M
Change in Working Capital-$387M-$324M$414M$380M-$30M
Other Non-Cash Items-$12M$676M$394M$152M$42M
Operating Cash Flow$272M-$129M$531M$668M$371M
— Investing Activities —
Capital Expenditures-$107M-$114M-$93M-$84M-$97M
Acquisitions (Net)-$230M-$237M$0$0-$2M
Investment Purchases-$193M-$25M$0$0$0
Investment Sales$0$0$0$0$0
Other Investing-$8M$93M$27M-$16M-$12M
Investing Cash Flow-$539M-$283M-$66M-$100M-$112M
— Financing Activities —
Net Debt Issuance$782M$680M-$354M-$391M-$122M
Stock Repurchased-$129M-$258M-$9M-$5M-$18M
Dividends Paid-$143M-$166M-$149M-$151M-$154M
Other Financing-$15M-$700K-$8M$16M$800K
Financing Cash Flow$494M$255M-$520M-$528M-$294M
Net Change in Cash$228M-$157M-$55M$40M-$35M
Cash End of Period$244M$87M$32M$72M$37M
Free Cash Flow$165M-$242M$438M$584M$274M

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