secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK:        0000825542
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-20T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000825542-26-000015
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Scotts Miracle-Gro reclassifies Hawthorne as discontinued ops for sale; revises prior financials
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- Hawthorne business classified as held for sale in Q1 2026; results reclassified as discontinued operations.
- Revised FY2025 continuing ops net income $182.1M vs previously reported $145.2M (included Hawthorne).
- Revised FY2024 continuing ops net income $27.3M vs previously reported loss $34.9M.
- Hawthorne contributed $36.9M net loss in FY2025 and $62.2M net loss in FY2024.
- Move signals strategic exit from cannabis/hydroponics Hawthorne segment.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554226000015/0000825542-26-000015-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554226000015/smg-20260220.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000825542-26-000015

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