secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK:        0000825542
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000825542-26-000021
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554226000021/0000825542-26-000021-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554226000021/smg-20260429.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000825542-26-000021

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