AVO vs INGR vs SMG Stock Comparison

Mission Produce, Ingredion and Scotts Miracle-Gro Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AVO Mission Produce, Inc.
$11.60 -11.2% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$958.96M
P/E
599.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.34B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
INGR Ingredion Inc
$95.59 -1.0% 1M -17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$6.12B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.22B
Div. yield
–
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
8 wins
SMG Scotts Miracle-Gro Co
$61.86 +25.2% 1M +14.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.61B
P/E
48.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.48B
Div. yield
0.04%
Agricultural Products Consumer Staples
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ingredion leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ingredion 8, Scotts Miracle-Gro 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAVOINGRSMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $958.96M $6.12B $3.61B INGR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 599.3x 10.3x 48.9x INGR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 9.0x 13.5x INGR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.2% -1.4% +4.6% SMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.1% 8.2% 2.1% INGR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.6% 10.1% 12.0% SMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 0.8x 4.6x INGR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.1% -17.4% +14.5% SMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr +0.1%/yr -16.1%/yr INGR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.9% 18.3% 38.4% INGR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 78/100 57/100 INGR

Percentile Scorecard

AVOINGRSMG

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

AxisAVOINGRSMG
Valuation 30 #24 of 34 67 #12 of 34 49 #18 of 34
Growth 62 #12 of 30 45 #17 of 30 90 #4 of 30
Profitability 30 #20 of 28 100 #1 of 28 93 #3 of 28
Financial Health 43 #21 of 36 83 #7 of 36 17 #30 of 36
Shareholder Returns 44 #14 of 24 96 #2 of 24 35 #16 of 24
Overall 42 78 57
  • AVO ranked among 38 companies in Agribusiness
  • INGR 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

PeriodAVOINGRSMGSPY
1 month -11.2%-1.0%+25.2% +0.7%
3 months -9.0%-4.8%-9.4% +3.7%
6 months -16.3%-14.5%-1.3% +7.1%
Year to date 0.0%-13.3%+6.0% +12.8%
1 year +3.1%-17.4%+14.5% +11.9%
3 years +23.0%+2.3%+37.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.2%+0.7%+11.1% +22.8%
5 years -38.9%+0.4%-58.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -9.4%+0.1%-16.1% +10.9%
10 years —-26.6%-29.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-3.0%-3.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAVOINGRSMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.9%18.3%38.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.8%19.0%37.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.020.080.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.08-0.950.38 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -58.8%-39.2%-77.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.4%-20.6%-15.8% -1.2%
52-week high $15.34$120.41$73.48 $779.14
52-week low $10.11$94.18$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.

MultipleAVOINGRSMG
P/E now vs peer median 600.6xmedian 15.9x 10.2xmedian 15.9x 48.7xmedian 15.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.4x 0.8xmedian 0.4x 1.0xmedian 0.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 8.8x 6.3xmedian 8.8x 12.6xmedian 8.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -442.2xmedian 15.9x 17.0xmedian 15.9x 13.7xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.0x 1.3xmedian 1.0x -17.3xmedian 1.0x
PEG now vs peer median 22.60median 1.34 3.66median 1.34 1.34median 1.34

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 monthsAVOINGRSMG
Revenue $1.34B $7.22B $3.48B
Gross profit $152.50M $1.71B $1.11B
Operating income $24.00M $860.00M $382.50M
Net income $2.80M $596.00M $73.90M
Free cash flow -$2.30M $355.00M $263.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $9.26 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $47.10M $948.00M $27.70M
Total debt $400.40M $1.78B $2.11B
Shares (diluted) 82.85M 63.90M 59.20M
Enterprise value $769.26M $2.30B $3.54B

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
MetricAVOINGRSMG
P/E 600.6x 10.2x 48.7x
P/FCF -442.2x 17.0x 13.7x
P/Operating cash flow 24.6x 7.5x 9.7x
P/S 0.8x 0.8x 1.0x
P/B 1.3x 1.3x -17.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.4x -6.4x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x 6.3x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 57.1x 8.0x 14.9x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.0x 1.6x
EV/FCF -595.8x 19.3x 21.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.2x 8.5x 15.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 22.60 3.66 1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAVOINGRSMG
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.2% -1.4% 4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -4.2% -1.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.2% -8.5% 13.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 1.2% 19.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -63.5% -12.0% 23.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 36.9% -0.8% 178.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -93.7% -12.4% 39.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 1.3% 36.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.5% -10.1% 37.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.6% 2.8% 36.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.5% -31.6% 17.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 22.8% -12.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -118.1% -56.1% 7.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 59.8% 41.6% -16.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAVOINGRSMG
Gross margin 11.4% 23.7% 31.8%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 15.0% 13.0%
Operating margin 1.8% 11.9% 11.0%
Pretax margin 1.1% 11.3% 7.2%
Net margin 0.1% 8.2% 2.1%
FCF margin -0.2% 4.9% 7.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 11.2% 10.6%
Return on equity 0.5% 13.4% –
Return on assets 0.3% 7.5% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 0.6% 10.1% 12.0%
Return on capital employed 2.2% 12.8% 17.6%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 14.8x 1.4x 5.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAVOINGRSMG
Debt / assets 24.9% 22.1% 66.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x -10.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.4x 0.8x 4.6x
Debt / FCF -174.1x 5.0x 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 50.2% 43.9% 106.6%
Equity / assets 49.8% 56.1% -6.6%
Interest coverage 2.2x 10.8x 3.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 2.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.9x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.8x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.06 3.60 2.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAVOINGRSMG
Dividend yield – 3.4% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 3.0% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 6.5% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 208.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 58.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusAVOINGRSMG
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 9.0xFY2026 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $10.67FY2026 $4.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -24.1%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +41.7% +0.8% +7.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.41BFY2026 $7.35BFY2026 $3.16BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 -7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% -3.6% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAVOINGRSMG
Held by institutions 57.5% 98.4% 86.5%
Institutions holding 170 614 466
Change in shares held, QoQ +51.1% +0.1% +9.2%
Institutions buying 125 296 244
Institutions selling 34 225 138
Buyers to sellers 3.68 1.32 1.77

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.

AVOINGRSMG
AVO 1.00 0.25 0.22
INGR 0.25 1.00 0.31
SMG 0.22 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AVO, INGR and SMG?

Ingredion (INGR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mission Produce (AVO) $958.96M, Ingredion (INGR) $6.12B, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) $3.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, AVO, INGR and SMG?

Ingredion (INGR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mission Produce (AVO) 599.3x, Ingredion (INGR) 10.3x, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 48.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ingredion (INGR) is cheapest (Mission Produce (AVO) 19.3x, Ingredion (INGR) 9.0x, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 13.5x). 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%, Ingredion (INGR) -1.4%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) +4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ingredion (INGR) has the highest net margin (Mission Produce (AVO) 0.1%, Ingredion (INGR) 8.2%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 2.1%). On return on invested capital, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) leads (Mission Produce (AVO) 0.6%, Ingredion (INGR) 10.1%, 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) +3.1%, Ingredion (INGR) -17.4%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) +14.5%. Over five years, Ingredion (INGR) compounded fastest (Mission Produce (AVO) -9.4%/yr, Ingredion (INGR) +0.1%/yr, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) -16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mission Produce (AVO) 0.00%, Ingredion (INGR) 0.00%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 0.04%. Mission Produce (AVO) and Ingredion (INGR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ingredion (INGR) has been the steadiest (Mission Produce (AVO) 36.9%, Ingredion (INGR) 18.3%, Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) 38.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AVO, INGR 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, Ingredion (INGR) leads on 8. 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.