Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) posted Free Cash Flow of $321.1 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), down 26.6% from $437.5 million a year earlier but up 59.4% from the prior quarter.
Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 27, 2026, Free Cash Flow at Scotts Miracle-Gro was $263.3 million, up 7.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it was $273.9 million, down 53.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -11.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Scotts Miracle-Gro's Free Cash Flow was $583.5 million in FY2024 (+33.2%), $438.2 million in FY2023, -$242.5 million in FY2022 and $164.6 million in FY2021 (-66.8%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of -$811.2 million in fiscal Q1 2022 to a high of $574.8 million in fiscal Q3 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow increased in two of the last six quarters, with an average decline of 21.3%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2025, with growth of 28.8%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2024, with a decline of 80.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior fiscal quarters was $201.4 million (Q2 2026), -$390.4 million (Q1 2026) and $131.2 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.27 Bn | 34.56 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 877.00 Mn |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.55 Bn | 18.06 Bn | 1.68 Bn | -1.03 Bn |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 17.78 Bn | 14.14 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 481.00 Mn |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.53 Bn | -20.58 Bn | 2.59 Bn | -893.24 Mn |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.59 Bn | 9.18 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 404.64 Mn |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.37 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 192.00 Mn |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.43 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 76.83 Mn |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.05 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 426.00 Mn | -10.00 Mn |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.78 Bn | -1.04 Bn | 221.00 Mn | -78.00 Mn |
| 10 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 2.92 Bn | 2.84 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 321.10 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 321.10 Mn |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 201.40 Mn |
| Dec 27, 2025 | -390.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 131.20 Mn |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 437.50 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 179.80 Mn |
| Dec 28, 2024 | -474.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 101.90 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 574.80 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 287.90 Mn |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -381.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 516.30 Mn |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 540.60 Mn |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -157.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -461.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 536.10 Mn |
| Jul 2, 2022 | 430.00 Mn |
| Apr 2, 2022 | -397.40 Mn |
| Jan 1, 2022 | -811.20 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 449.60 Mn |
Scotts Miracle-Gro Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "SMG", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=SMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();