---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000825542-25-000011"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMG"
cik: "0000825542"
company_name: "SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO"
filed_at: "2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:28:40.730367+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# SMG FY2025 adj EPS $3.74, gross margin up 490 bps; guides FY2026 adj EPS $4.15-$4.35

## Summary
- FY2025 adj EPS $3.74 vs $2.29 prior year; GAAP EPS $2.47 vs ($0.61) prior year.
- Adjusted gross margin 31.2%, up 490 bps; GAAP gross margin 30.6%, up 670 bps.
- Free cash flow $274M exceeded expectations; net leverage improved to 4.10x from 4.86x.
- FY2026 guidance: adj EPS $4.15-$4.35, adj gross margin at least 32%, free cash flow $275M.
- U.S. Consumer net sales $2.99B in line; POS units +8.5%, dollars +1.4%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000825542-25-000011
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMG
- cik: 0000825542
- company_name: SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO
- filed_at: 2025-11-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554225000011/0000825542-25-000011-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554225000011/smg-20251105.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000825542-25-000011
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000825542-25-000011.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000825542-25-000011.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.