Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 17.55% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 5.24 percentage points from 12.31% a year earlier but down 4.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Scotts Miracle-Gro's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 17.35%, up 8.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of -8.61 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Scotts Miracle-Gro's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.73% in FY2024 (+14.39 pp), -5.66% in FY2023 (+6.45 pp), -12.11% in FY2022 (-36.62 pp) and 24.51% in FY2021 (-1.45 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has run from a low of -18.36% in fiscal Q2 2023 to a high of 22.32% in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +11.46 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2025, with a gain of 16.43 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2023, with a drop of 32.87 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 22.32% (Q2 2026), 19.56% (Q1 2026) and 16.48% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 38.78 Bn | 35.07 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 4.53% |
| 2 | Bunge Global | 20.50 Bn | 18.00 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 6.80% |
| 3 | Tyson Foods | 18.25 Bn | 14.61 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 4.37% |
| 4 | Jbs | 12.94 Bn | -20.17 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 9.59% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 9.93 Bn | 9.53 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 9.59% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.43 Bn | 2.38 Bn | 478.00 Mn | 13.26% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.55 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 339.75 Mn | 12.55% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 6.02 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 12.76% |
| 9 | Seaboard | 3.87 Bn | -946.73 Mn | 221.00 Mn | 5.02% |
| 10 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 2.85 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 17.55% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 17.55% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 22.32% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 19.56% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 16.48% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 12.31% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 12.30% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 9.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.59% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.31% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -4.13% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -6.42% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.52% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.52% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -18.36% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -12.64% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -11.79% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -5.46% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 14.51% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 15.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 20.25% |
API Access
Scotts Miracle-Gro Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=SMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();