AVO vs DMC vs SMG Stock Comparison

Mission Produce, Del Monte and Scotts Miracle-Gro Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVO Mission Produce, Inc.
$11.61 -11.6% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$952.74M
P/E
595.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
DMC Del Monte Corp
$28.61 -6.9% 1M -16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.39B
P/E
40.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.30B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
6 wins
SMG Scotts Miracle-Gro Co
$59.32 +16.5% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.46B
P/E
46.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Scotts Miracle-Gro leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Scotts Miracle-Gro 6, Del Monte 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVODMCSMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $952.74M $1.39B $3.46B SMG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 595.5x 40.7x 46.8x DMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 12.2x 12.9x DMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% -0.2% +4.6% SMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 0.8% 2.1% SMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.6% 1.7% 12.0% SMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.6x 4.6x DMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.04% SMG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.5% -16.3% +7.7% SMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.1%/yr -3.1%/yr -16.7%/yr DMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 29.9% 38.5% DMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 57/100 55/100 DMC

Percentile Scorecard

AVODMCSMG

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAVODMCSMG
Valuation 30 #24 of 34 79 #8 of 34 46 #19 of 34
Growth 57 #14 of 31 23 #24 of 31 87 #5 of 31
Profitability 29 #21 of 29 36 #19 of 29 86 #5 of 29
Financial Health 43 #21 of 36 77 #9 of 36 17 #30 of 36
Shareholder Returns 46 #14 of 25 71 #8 of 25 42 #15 of 25
Overall 41 57 55
  • AVO ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • DMC ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • SMG ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAVODMCSMGSPY
1 month -11.6%-6.9%+16.5% -0.2%
3 months -9.6%-0.5%-19.0% +3.9%
6 months -15.4%-31.8%-9.3% +8.2%
Year to date +0.1%-19.7%+1.7% +12.9%
1 year -0.5%-16.3%+7.7% +12.3%
3 years +24.7%+14.4%+31.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +7.6%+4.6%+9.7% +23.3%
5 years -37.7%-14.4%-59.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.1%-3.1%-16.7% +10.9%
10 years —-51.9%-32.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-7.1%-3.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVODMCSMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%29.9%38.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%30.5%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.02-0.170.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.01-0.540.20 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-37.5%-77.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-33.5%-19.3% -1.2%
52-week high $15.34$43.02$73.48 $779.14
52-week low $10.11$26.90$48.44 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAVODMCSMG
P/E now vs peer median 601.2xmedian 14.8x 39.9xmedian 14.8x 46.7xmedian 14.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.5x 0.3xmedian 0.5x 1.0xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 9.1x 11.6xmedian 9.1x 12.2xmedian 9.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -442.6xmedian 15.0x 13.8xmedian 15.0x 13.1xmedian 15.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.1x 0.7xmedian 1.1x -16.5xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median 22.62median 1.28 -1.08median 1.28 1.28median 1.28

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAVODMCSMG
Revenue $1.34B $4.30B $3.48B
Gross profit $152.50M $397.10M $1.11B
Operating income $24.00M $77.80M $382.50M
Net income $2.80M $35.40M $73.90M
Free cash flow -$2.30M $97.50M $263.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $0.71 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $47.10M $36.10M $27.70M
Total debt $400.40M $433.40M $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 82.85M 47.61M 59.20M
Enterprise value $763.04M $1.15B $3.39B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAVODMCSMG
P/E 601.2x 39.9x 46.7x
P/FCF -442.6x 13.8x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 7.5x 9.3x
P/S 0.8x 0.3x 1.0x
P/B 1.3x 0.7x -16.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 0.7x -6.2x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x 11.6x 12.2x
EV/EBIT 57.1x 22.4x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.4x 1.6x
EV/FCF -596.2x 17.9x 21.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.2x 9.7x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 22.62 -1.08 1.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVODMCSMG
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% -0.2% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -0.7% -1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.2% 5.9% 13.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 1.2% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -63.5% -60.6% 23.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.9% -30.2% 178.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -93.7% -76.7% 39.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.1% -38.0% 36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.5% -77.1% 37.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.6% -37.1% 36.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.5% -9.1% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 21.9% -12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -118.1% -32.9% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.8% 20.6% -16.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVODMCSMG
Gross margin 11.4% 9.2% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 3.5% 13.0%
Operating margin 1.8% 1.8% 11.0%
Pretax margin 1.1% 1.5% 7.2%
Net margin 0.1% 0.8% 2.1%
FCF margin -0.2% 2.3% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 4.2% 10.6%
Return on equity 0.5% 1.8% –
Return on assets 0.3% 1.1% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 0.6% 1.7% 12.0%
Return on capital employed 2.2% 2.8% 17.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.8x 5.1x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVODMCSMG
Debt / assets 24.9% 12.8% 66.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x -10.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 2.6x 4.6x
Debt / FCF -174.1x 4.4x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 50.2% 40.2% 106.6%
Equity / assets 49.8% 59.8% -6.6%
Interest coverage 2.2x 5.8x 3.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.06 2.80 2.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVODMCSMG
Dividend yield – 1.0% 4.5%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 3.1% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 4.2% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 161.3% 208.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 58.6% 58.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 8.3% 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 22.3% 1.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAVODMCSMG
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 12.2xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $2.34FY2026 $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -24.1%FY2026 -36.4%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.7% +31.2% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.41BFY2026 $4.52BFY2026 $3.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +5.2% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVODMCSMG
Held by institutions 57.5% – 86.5%
Institutions holding 170 – 465
Change in shares held, QoQ +51.1% – +9.2%
Institutions buying 125 – 244
Institutions selling 34 – 137
Buyers to sellers 3.68 – 1.78

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AVODMCSMG
AVO 1.00 0.40 0.22
DMC 0.40 1.00 0.25
SMG 0.22 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVO, DMC and SMG?

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mission Produce (AVO) $952.74M, Del Monte (DMC) $1.39B, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) $3.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVO, DMC and SMG?

Del Monte (DMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mission Produce (AVO) 595.5x, Del Monte (DMC) 40.7x, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 46.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Del Monte (DMC) is cheapest (Mission Produce (AVO) 19.3x, Del Monte (DMC) 12.2x, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mission Produce (AVO) -6.2%, Del Monte (DMC) -0.2%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) has the highest net margin (Mission Produce (AVO) 0.1%, Del Monte (DMC) 0.8%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) leads (Mission Produce (AVO) 0.6%, Del Monte (DMC) 1.7%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) returned the most: Mission Produce (AVO) -0.5%, Del Monte (DMC) -16.3%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) +7.7%. Over five years, Del Monte (DMC) compounded fastest (Mission Produce (AVO) -9.1%/yr, Del Monte (DMC) -3.1%/yr, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) -16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) has the highest dividend yield: Mission Produce (AVO) 0.00%, Del Monte (DMC) 0.04%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 0.04%. Mission Produce (AVO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Del Monte (DMC) has been the steadiest (Mission Produce (AVO) 37.1%, Del Monte (DMC) 29.9%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 38.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVO, DMC and SMG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.