SMG
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
- Other
- US companies in Basic Materials (65)
- NYSE · USD
- Mkt cap $3.6bn
$61.87
as of 29 Oct 2026, 18% below its 52-week high
Screens as less well placed to keep growing its dividend, and it shows some cut-risk signals worth watching.
These scores are a resilience check on the dividend, not a recommendation to buy or sell. They are not financial advice.
- Trailing yield
- 4.27%Last 12 months of regular payments at today's price
- Forward yield
- 4.27%Each payment expected in the next 12 months, not the latest one doubled
- Earnings cover
- Under 0.33×Pays over 300% of earnings
- Cash cover
- 1.4×Free cash flow over dividends paid
- 5y dividend growth
- +0.9% a yearLast cut in FY2020
- Next ex-dividend date
- Estimated21 Nov 2026Quarterly dividend of about $0.66
Compared with US companies in Basic Materials (65)
- Trailing yield is higher than 58 of the 62 other US companies in Basic Materials with a yield figure.
- 5y dividend growth (as paid) is lower than 44 of the 54 other US companies in Basic Materials with a 5y growth figure.
Quality
47
LowCapacity to keep growing the dividend
Risk
50
ModerateSignals of dividend-cut pressure
Trim
32
LowHow extended the valuation looks
Why Quality is 47
SMG against US companies in Basic Materials (65)
Valuation against its own history
As of the last reported period (27 Jun 2026). P80 means the figure is higher than 80% of SMG’s past readings.
- P/E54.9×P84, poor for this measure
- Yield3.88%P68, neutral for this measure
- FCF payout71.1%P75, poor for this measure
- Net debt / EBITDA4.57P54, neutral for this measure
- DGR 5y-18.8%P0, poor for this measure
- ROIC11.0%P76, good for this measure
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