Growth Metrics

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Scotts Miracle-Gro's Free Cash Flow history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at -$390.4 million for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow rose 17.74% to -$390.4 million in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $358.1 million, a 26.92% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $273.9 million, down 53.06% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit -$390.4 million in Q4 2025 for Scotts Miracle-Gro, down from $131.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for SMG hit a ceiling of $574.8 million in Q2 2024 and a floor of -$811.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $39.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $131.2 million in 2025.
  • The widest YoY moves for Free Cash Flow: up 282.79% in 2024, down 80.26% in 2024.
  • Tracing SMG's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $449.6 million in 2021, then plummeted by 202.58% to -$461.2 million in 2022, then grew by 17.37% to -$381.1 million in 2023, then decreased by 24.53% to -$474.6 million in 2024, then increased by 17.74% to -$390.4 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for SMG at -$390.4 million in Q4 2025, $131.2 million in Q3 2025, and $437.5 million in Q2 2025.