secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO (SMG)
CIK:        0000825542
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001546380-25-000020
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Scotts Miracle-Gro Q3 GAAP EPS $2.54, adj. EPS $2.59; reaffirms FY guidance
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- GAAP net income $149.1M ($2.54/diluted share) vs. $132.1M ($2.28) a year ago; non-GAAP adj. $151.5M ($2.59).
- U.S. Consumer net sales +1% to $1.03B; total company sales -1% to $1.19B.
- Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA $256.1M vs. $236.8M YoY, up $19.3M.
- GAAP gross margin 31.8% (up 230bps); non-GAAP adj. gross margin 32.1% (up 290bps).
- Reaffirms full-year non-GAAP guidance: EBITDA $570-590M, adj. EPS ≥$3.50, free cash flow ~$250M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000154638025000020/0001546380-25-000020-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000154638025000020/smg-20250730.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001546380-25-000020

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