Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026)
Scotts Miracle-Gro's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 11.98% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 27, 2026), up 3.89 percentage points from 8.09% a year earlier but down 2.23 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Scotts Miracle-Gro came in at 13.10%, up 3.11 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year change of -6.18 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 9.99% in FY2024 (+15.35 pp), -5.36% in FY2023 (+5.23 pp), -10.59% in FY2022 (-30.56 pp) and 19.97% in FY2021 (+0.69 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has moved between -13.54% (fiscal Q2 2023) and 16.70% (fiscal Q4 2021) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for eight straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.34 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was fiscal Q1 2025 (a gain of 16.43 percentage points); the worst was fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 26.40 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, SMG's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 14.21% (Q2 2026), 13.28% (Q1 2026) and 12.46% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archer-Daniels-Midland | 33.90 Bn | 30.38 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 6.19% |
| 2 | Tyson Foods | 21.01 Bn | 17.27 Bn | 921.00 Mn | 3.49% |
| 3 | Bunge Global | 19.06 Bn | 15.97 Bn | 1.33 Bn | 4.53% |
| 4 | Jbs | 13.34 Bn | -19.93 Bn | 2.59 Bn | 10.18% |
| 5 | Darling Ingredients | 7.96 Bn | 7.50 Bn | 503.37 Mn | 8.47% |
| 6 | Smithfield Foods | 7.60 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 313.00 Mn | 10.02% |
| 7 | Pilgrims Pride | 6.79 Bn | 4.28 Bn | 333.67 Mn | 5.85% |
| 8 | Ingredion | 5.79 Bn | 1.97 Bn | 426.00 Mn | 10.06% |
| 9 | Scotts Miracle-Gro | 3.76 Bn | 3.69 Bn | 365.90 Mn | 11.98% |
| 10 | Seaboard | 3.38 Bn | -1.69 Bn | 132.00 Mn | 3.83% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2026 | 11.98% |
| Mar 28, 2026 | 14.21% |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 13.28% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.46% |
| Jun 28, 2025 | 8.09% |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.40% |
| Dec 28, 2024 | 10.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.99% |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 0.34% |
| Mar 30, 2024 | -3.78% |
| Dec 30, 2023 | -6.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -5.26% |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 0.41% |
| Apr 1, 2023 | -13.54% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -10.29% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -9.70% |
| Jul 2, 2022 | -4.34% |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 10.72% |
| Jan 1, 2022 | 13.52% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.70% |
API Access
Scotts Miracle-Gro Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=SMG&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();