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Company snapshot — Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

SMG in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Scotts Miracle-Gro manufactures and sells lawn, garden and indoor-growing products, from fertilizers and seed to pest control and hydroponic equipment, across the United States and abroad. It sells through home-improvement chains, hardware stores, nurseries, food and drug retailers and e-commerce, plus specialist hydroponic distributors. Brands span Scotts, Turf Builder, Miracle-Gro, Ortho, Roundup and a set of hydroponic labels such as Botanicare and General Hydroponics. It is based in Marysville, Ohio.
Where it sits in the stack
Scotts Miracle-Gro carries no seat in our Rubin index and sits outside the AI build-out stack; it belongs to the Basic Materials sector, in the Agricultural Inputs industry, as a consumer and professional lawn-and-garden supplier.
Who it is priced against
Our peer group for the name is not defined; the market's usual comparison is Corteva as another large agricultural-inputs supplier.
Why Closelook tracks it
Scotts Miracle-Gro is a Russell 1000 constituent; it carries no Closelook score and no quotes or editions currently reference it.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether seasonal lawn-and-garden demand and home-improvement retail spending hold up, since that pattern drives most of the business.

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for SMG, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against Agricultural Inputs · United States · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Agricultural Inputs · United States

This name carries no Closelook score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against SMG on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 5.04%, quarterly · last 0.66 USD on 2026-08-21

Dividends and capital return

What SMG pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 2.64 USD per share · a 5.04% yield on the 2026-09-18 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-18
  • Change on the year 0.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 2.64 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.66 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-21
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.66 USD (partial) · 2024: 2.64 USD · 2025: 2.64 USD · 2026: 1.98 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-24

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG)?

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company trades as SMG on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is SMG in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

Where does SMG trade against its moving averages?

Mixed moving-average stack: Trades -16.4% vs the 50-day and -15.5% vs the 200-day average, 30.5% below the 52-week high and +3.7% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Scotts Miracle-Gro Company do?

Scotts Miracle-Gro manufactures and sells lawn, garden and indoor-growing products, from fertilizers and seed to pest control and hydroponic equipment, across the United States and abroad. It sells through home-improvement chains, hardware stores, nurseries, food and drug retailers and e-commerce, plus specialist hydroponic distributors. Brands span Scotts, Turf Builder, Miracle-Gro, Ortho, Roundup and a set of hydroponic labels such as Botanicare and General Hydroponics. Our peer group for the name is not defined; the market's usual comparison is Corteva as another large agricultural-inputs supplier.

Where does Scotts Miracle-Gro Company sit in the AI build-out?

Scotts Miracle-Gro carries no seat in our Rubin index and sits outside the AI build-out stack; it belongs to the Basic Materials sector, in the Agricultural Inputs industry, as a consumer and professional lawn-and-garden supplier. Scotts Miracle-Gro is a Russell 1000 constituent; it carries no Closelook score and no quotes or editions currently reference it.

Does Scotts Miracle-Gro Company pay a dividend?

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has paid 2.64 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 5.04% on the 2026-09-18 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.66 USD on 2026-08-21. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for SMG, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Agricultural Inputs, then Basic Materials. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.