---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000825542-26-000021"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SMG"
cik: "0000825542"
company_name: "SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T02:35:49.001894+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Scotts Miracle-Gro Q2 net sales +5% to $1.46B; adj. EPS $4.53 beats $4.00 YoY

## Summary
- GAAP diluted EPS from continuing ops $4.46 vs $3.78; adjusted EPS $4.53 vs $4.00, up 13%.
- Gross margin rate 41.8%, up 280 bps GAAP and 240 bps adjusted YoY.
- Adjusted EBITDA $437.4M, up 9% from $401.6M; net leverage improved to 3.71x from 4.41x.
- U.S. Consumer segment net sales rose 5% to $1.38B; segment profit up 12% to $437.3M.
- FY2026 guidance reaffirmed: adj. EPS $4.15-$4.35; adj. gross margin at least 32%; free cash flow $275M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000825542-26-000021
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SMG
- cik: 0000825542
- company_name: SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554226000021/0000825542-26-000021-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554226000021/smg-20260429.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000825542-26-000021
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000825542-26-000021.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO reported fiscal 2026 results: revenue U.S. Consumer net sales low single-digit growth, net income non-GAAP adjusted net income per share from continuing operations of $4.15 to $4.35, EPS $4.15 to $4.35. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: fiscal 2026
  - Revenue: U.S. Consumer net sales low single-digit growth
  - Net income: non-GAAP adjusted net income per share from continuing operations of $4.15 to $4.35
  - EPS: $4.15 to $4.35
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: The fiscal 2026 guidance that has been reaffirmed by the Company includes: • U.S. Consumer net sales low single-digit growth • Non-GAAP adjusted gross margin rate of at least 32% • Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share from continuing operations of $4.15 to $4.35 • Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA mid single-digit growth • Free cash flow of $275 million, driving leverage ratio down to the high 3’s
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554226000021/0000825542-26-000021-index.htm

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