Scotts Miracle-Gro Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (SMG)

Scotts Miracle-Gro reported $273.9M in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 53.06% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 8.02%.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro free cash flow by year

Scotts Miracle-Gro annual free cash flow

Fiscal yearPeriod endedFree cash flowChangeGrowthFCF margin
20252025-09-30$273.9M−$309.6M−53.06%+8.02%
20242024-09-30$583.5M$145.3M+33.16%+16.42%
20232023-09-30$438.2M$680.7M+12.34%
20222022-09-30−$242.5M−$407.1M−6.18%
20212021-09-30$164.6M−$330.7M−66.77%+3.34%
20202020-09-30$495.3M$310.9M+168.60%+11.99%
20192019-09-30$184.4M−$89.9M−32.77%+5.84%
20182018-09-30$274.3M−$19.3M−6.57%+10.30%
20172017-09-30$293.6M$107.9M+58.10%+11.11%
20162016-09-30$185.7M$500,000+0.27%+7.41%
20152015-09-30$185.2M$31.9M+20.81%+6.14%
20142014-09-30$153.3M−$128.6M−45.62%+5.40%
20132013-09-30$281.9M$197.9M+235.60%+10.16%
20122012-09-30$84.0M$34.6M+70.04%+3.03%
20112011-09-30$49.4M−$163.1M−76.75%+1.76%
20102010-09-30$212.5M$19.9M+10.33%+7.40%
20092009-09-30$192.6M$47.8M+33.01%+7.01%
20082008-09-30$144.8M+5.13%

Scotts Miracle-Gro free cash flow growth trends

Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $495.3M to $273.9M, a compound annual decline of 11.17%. Scotts Miracle-Gro's latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, generated $321.1M in free cash flow, a decrease of 26.61% year over year.

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What free cash flow means

Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.

Calculation and source

How free cash flow is calculated

TickerStat calculates free cash flow as SEC-reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.

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