Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) reported $354.4 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 15%. EPS of -$0.77 for the same period compares to -$0.89 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $350.63 million, representing a surprise of +1.08%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +25.68%, with the consensus EPS estimate being -$1.04.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Scotts performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net Sales- Other: $25.9 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $23.11 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +8.8%.
- Net Sales- U.S.Consumer: $328.5 million versus the four-analyst average estimate of $293.75 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -3.6%.
- Segment Profit (Loss) (Non-GAAP)- U.S. Consumer: $9 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $10.02 million.
- Segment Profit (Loss) (Non-GAAP)- Corporate: $-25.3 million compared to the $-31.21 million average estimate based on two analysts.
- Segment Profit (Loss) (Non-GAAP)- Other: $-1.7 million compared to the $-2.08 million average estimate based on two analysts.
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Shares of Scotts have returned +9.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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