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SMG The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Basic Materials / Agricultural Inputs

$59.66 ▲ $0.30(0.51%) as of Oct 29, 2026 06:20 UTC
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The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) stands as a leading producer and global distributor of products dedicated to lawn and garden upkeep, as well as specialized indoor and hydroponic cultivation. The company's operations are strategically divided into three core business units: U.S. Consumer, Hawthorne, and an 'Other' category. SMG's comprehensive product range for lawns includes essential items such as fertilizers, grass seeds, and application spreaders, alongside durable garden implements and outdoor cleaning agents. They also offer robust solutions for managing lawn weeds, pests, and diseases. For broader gardening and landscaping endeavors, their offerings encompass water-soluble and slow-release plant nutrients, a variety of potting mixes and garden soils, mulches, and decorative ground covers. Furthermore, the company provides organic garden products, targeted pest and disease controls for plants, live goods, and diverse seeding solutions. Beyond outdoor applications, Scotts Miracle-Gro supplies specialized items for indoor and hydroponic growing. This includes innovative systems for soilless plant, flower, and vegetable cultivation, as well as critical lighting systems and components tailored for indoor gardening environments. The company also develops household-focused insect, rodent, and general weed control products, featuring potent non-selective weed killers. These extensive product lines are marketed under a vast portfolio of widely recognized brand names, notably Scotts, Miracle-Gro, Ortho, Turf Builder, Roundup, and AeroGarden, among many others. Scotts Miracle-Gro distributes its merchandise through a broad and diverse network of retail and commercial channels. This encompasses major home improvement retailers, mass-market stores, warehouse clubs, both large and independent hardware outlets, nurseries, and specialized garden centers. Consumers can also find their products on e-commerce platforms and in food and drug stores. For the indoor gardening and hydroponics sector, the company collaborates with specialized distributors, retailers, and directly supplies growers. Founded in 1868, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company maintains its corporate headquarters in Marysville, Ohio.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusFlat
Last Dividend$0.6600Paid Sep 04, 2026
Forward Annual$2.64From the $0.6600 dividend declared Jul 28, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateAug 21, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth0.0%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth3.7%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

54/100

Mixed indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

24/100

Weak growth record

Most data available

Dividend Value Score

72/100

Below own historical valuation

Most data available

DividendRank

50/100

Middle of the scale

Most data available

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for SMG
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 139% (TTM to Mar 28, 2026) 4 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 41% (TTM to Mar 28, 2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 4.6x (TTM to Mar 28, 2026) 27 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 3.7x (TTM to Mar 28, 2026) 56 10%
Dividend record21 years of uninterrupted regular payments 85 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 2 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 15 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for SMG
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 1.9% (2020–2025) 44 25%
Consecutive annual increases0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 10 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 139% (TTM to Mar 28, 2026) 0 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)N/A (not used) N/A 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR -4.5% (FY2022–FY2025) 13 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR 3.7% (2015–2025) 62 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for SMG
Dividend Value Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 85th percentile of its 120 month-end yields 85 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianN/A (not used) N/A 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 10.9% (TTM to Mar 28, 2026) 100 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 32.2 vs peer median 16.1 (2.01x; 56 corporation / Basic Materials securities) 0 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

4.43%

At the Oct 29, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$2.6400

Declared Jul 28, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

70

As of Oct 29, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$48.44 – $73.47

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

313.78%

12 months to Jun 27, 2026 (Q3 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

21

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

-16.51

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 54/100, yield 4.43%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
21 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume741,900Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$58.38Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$58.21 – $59.72Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$59.15Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$3.47BAs of Oct 29, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out58.22MImplied by market cap, Oct 29, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$1.2712 months to Jun 27, 2026 (Q3 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)47.4Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jun 27, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateAug 21, 2026Paid Sep 04, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)1.9%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

How often a record like this ends in a cut

Years the payout rose13Since Aug 2005
Rank among payers861of 2,430 with a record
Years it fell over 20%0in 19 comparable years
Of peers with 10 to 24 up years75%also cut at some point

SMG has raised its annual dividend in 13 separate years since August 2005, which ranks 861 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. No year in that span saw the annual total fall by more than a fifth.

Of the 878 companies we track with 10 to 24 years of increases, 661 — 75 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 277 of 1078 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.

Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

SMG's dividend yield rose from 4.02% to 4.43% over the past ~90 days (+0.41 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.41 pp from the share price ($65.68 on Jul 31, 2026 → $59.66 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current4.43%
1-Yr Average4.38%
Low / High3.59% – 5.45%
Percentile52%

Across 273 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), SMG's current yield is higher than approximately 52% of them. Our stored price history for SMG covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.6600 Q Regular Jul 28, 2026 Aug 21, 2026 Aug 21, 2026 Sep 04, 2026
$0.6600 Q Regular Apr 20, 2026 May 22, 2026 May 22, 2026 Jun 05, 2026
$0.6600 Q Regular Jan 26, 2026 Feb 20, 2026 Feb 20, 2026 Mar 06, 2026
$0.6600 Q Regular Nov 05, 2025 Nov 21, 2025 Nov 21, 2025 Dec 05, 2025
$0.6600 Q Regular Jul 29, 2025 Aug 22, 2025 Aug 22, 2025 Sep 05, 2025
$0.6600 Q Regular Apr 21, 2025 May 23, 2025 May 23, 2025 Jun 06, 2025
$0.6600 Q Regular Jan 27, 2025 Feb 21, 2025 Feb 21, 2025 Mar 07, 2025
$0.6600 Q Regular Nov 04, 2024 Nov 22, 2024 Nov 22, 2024 Dec 06, 2024
$0.6600 Q Regular Jul 30, 2024 Aug 23, 2024 Aug 23, 2024 Sep 06, 2024
$0.6600 Q Regular Apr 22, 2024 May 23, 2024 May 24, 2024 Jun 07, 2024
$0.6600 Q Regular Jan 22, 2024 Feb 22, 2024 Feb 23, 2024 Mar 08, 2024
$0.6600 Q Regular Oct 31, 2023 Nov 24, 2023 Nov 27, 2023 Dec 08, 2023
$0.6600 Q Regular Aug 01, 2023 Aug 24, 2023 Aug 25, 2023 Sep 08, 2023
$0.6600 Q Regular Apr 24, 2023 May 25, 2023 May 26, 2023 Jun 09, 2023
$0.6600 Q Regular Jan 23, 2023 Feb 23, 2023 Feb 24, 2023 Mar 10, 2023
$0.6600 Q Regular Nov 04, 2022 Nov 25, 2022 Nov 28, 2022 Dec 09, 2022
$0.6600 Q Regular Aug 02, 2022 Aug 25, 2022 Aug 26, 2022 Sep 09, 2022
$0.6600 Q Regular Apr 25, 2022 May 26, 2022 May 27, 2022 Jun 10, 2022
$0.6600 Q Regular Jan 24, 2022 Feb 23, 2022 Feb 24, 2022 Mar 10, 2022
$0.6600 Q Regular Nov 02, 2021 Nov 26, 2021 Nov 29, 2021 Dec 10, 2021
$0.6600 Q Regular Jul 30, 2021 Aug 26, 2021 Aug 27, 2021 Sep 10, 2021
$0.6200 Q Regular Apr 26, 2021 May 26, 2021 May 27, 2021 Jun 10, 2021
$0.6200 Q Regular Jan 25, 2021 Feb 23, 2021 Feb 24, 2021 Mar 10, 2021
$0.6200 S Regular Nov 05, 2020 Nov 27, 2020 Nov 30, 2020 Dec 10, 2020
$5.6200 S Regular Jul 27, 2020 Aug 26, 2020 Aug 27, 2020 Sep 10, 2020
$0.5800 Q Regular Apr 27, 2020 May 26, 2020 May 27, 2020 Jun 10, 2020
$0.5800 Q Regular Jan 27, 2020 Feb 24, 2020 Feb 25, 2020 Mar 10, 2020
$0.5800 Q Regular Nov 05, 2019 Nov 25, 2019 Nov 26, 2019 Dec 10, 2019
$0.5800 Q Regular Aug 01, 2019 Aug 26, 2019 Aug 27, 2019 Sep 10, 2019
$0.5500 Q Regular Apr 29, 2019 May 24, 2019 May 28, 2019 Jun 10, 2019
$0.5500 Q Regular Jan 25, 2019 Feb 21, 2019 Feb 22, 2019 Mar 08, 2019
$0.5500 Q Regular Nov 07, 2018 Nov 23, 2018 Nov 26, 2018 Dec 10, 2018
$0.5500 Q Regular Aug 06, 2018 Aug 24, 2018 Aug 27, 2018 Sep 10, 2018
$0.5300 Q Regular Apr 30, 2018 May 24, 2018 May 25, 2018 Jun 08, 2018
$0.5300 Q Regular Jan 26, 2018 Feb 22, 2018 Feb 23, 2018 Mar 09, 2018
$0.5300 Q Regular Nov 01, 2017 Nov 22, 2017 Nov 24, 2017 Dec 08, 2017
$0.5300 Q Regular Aug 01, 2017 Aug 23, 2017 Aug 25, 2017 Sep 08, 2017
$0.5000 Q Regular May 01, 2017 May 24, 2017 May 26, 2017 Jun 09, 2017
$0.5000 Q Regular Jan 27, 2017 Feb 22, 2017 Feb 24, 2017 Mar 10, 2017
$0.5000 Q Regular Nov 10, 2016 Nov 22, 2016 Nov 25, 2016 Dec 09, 2016
$0.5000 Q Regular Aug 03, 2016 Aug 24, 2016 Aug 26, 2016 Sep 09, 2016
$0.4700 Q Regular Apr 29, 2016 May 25, 2016 May 27, 2016 Jun 10, 2016
$0.4700 Q Regular Jan 29, 2016 Feb 23, 2016 Feb 25, 2016 Mar 10, 2016
$0.4700 Q Regular Oct 27, 2015 Nov 23, 2015 Nov 25, 2015 Dec 10, 2015
$0.4700 Q Regular Aug 03, 2015 Aug 25, 2015 Aug 27, 2015 Sep 10, 2015
$0.4500 Q Regular May 01, 2015 May 22, 2015 May 27, 2015 Jun 10, 2015
$0.4500 Q Regular Jan 28, 2015 Feb 20, 2015 Feb 24, 2015 Mar 10, 2015
$0.4500 Q Regular Oct 28, 2014 Nov 24, 2014 Nov 26, 2014 Dec 10, 2014
$2.0000 S Regular Aug 11, 2014 Aug 29, 2014 Sep 03, 2014 Sep 17, 2014
$0.4375 Q Regular May 02, 2014 May 22, 2014 May 27, 2014 Jun 10, 2014
$0.4375 Q Regular Jan 30, 2014 Feb 20, 2014 Feb 24, 2014 Mar 10, 2014
$0.4375 Q Regular Oct 31, 2013 Nov 22, 2013 Nov 26, 2013 Dec 10, 2013
$0.4375 Q Regular Aug 06, 2013 Aug 23, 2013 Aug 27, 2013 Sep 10, 2013
$0.3250 I Regular May 10, 2013 May 23, 2013 May 28, 2013 Jun 10, 2013
$0.3250 Q Regular Jan 17, 2013 Feb 20, 2013 Feb 22, 2013 Mar 08, 2013
$0.3250 Q Regular Nov 14, 2012 Nov 21, 2012 Nov 26, 2012 Dec 10, 2012
$0.3250 Q Regular Aug 09, 2012 Aug 23, 2012 Aug 27, 2012 Sep 10, 2012
$0.3000 Q Regular May 03, 2012 May 23, 2012 May 25, 2012 Jun 08, 2012
$0.3000 Q Regular Jan 19, 2012 Feb 22, 2012 Feb 24, 2012 Mar 09, 2012
$0.3000 Q Regular Nov 10, 2011 Nov 22, 2011 Nov 25, 2011 Dec 09, 2011
$0.3000 Q Regular Aug 08, 2011 Aug 24, 2011 Aug 26, 2011 Sep 09, 2011
$0.2500 Q Regular May 05, 2011 May 25, 2011 May 27, 2011 Jun 10, 2011
$0.2500 Q Regular Jan 20, 2011 Feb 22, 2011 Feb 24, 2011 Mar 10, 2011
$0.2500 Q Regular Nov 12, 2010 Nov 23, 2010 Nov 26, 2010 Dec 10, 2010
$0.2500 Q Regular Aug 10, 2010 Aug 25, 2010 Aug 27, 2010 Sep 10, 2010
$0.1250 Q Regular May 13, 2010 May 25, 2010 May 27, 2010 Jun 10, 2010
$0.1250 Q Regular Jan 22, 2010 Feb 02, 2010 Feb 04, 2010 Feb 18, 2010
$0.1250 Q Regular Nov 13, 2009 Nov 23, 2009 Nov 26, 2009 Dec 10, 2009
$0.1250 Q Regular Aug 07, 2009 Aug 18, 2009 Aug 20, 2009 Sep 03, 2009
$0.1250 Q Regular May 08, 2009 May 19, 2009 May 21, 2009 Jun 04, 2009
$0.1250 Q Regular Jan 22, 2009 Feb 03, 2009 Feb 05, 2009 Feb 19, 2009
$0.1250 Q Regular Nov 07, 2008 Nov 18, 2008 Nov 20, 2008 Dec 04, 2008
$0.1250 Q Regular Aug 07, 2008 Aug 19, 2008 Aug 21, 2008 Sep 05, 2008
$0.1250 Q Regular May 14, 2008 May 20, 2008 May 22, 2008 Jun 05, 2008
$0.1250 Q Regular Jan 31, 2008 Feb 12, 2008 Feb 14, 2008 Feb 28, 2008
$0.1250 Q Regular Nov 08, 2007 Nov 19, 2007 Nov 22, 2007 Dec 06, 2007
$0.1250 Q Regular Aug 09, 2007 Aug 21, 2007 Aug 23, 2007 Sep 06, 2007
$0.1250 Q Regular May 10, 2007 May 22, 2007 May 24, 2007 Jun 07, 2007
$8.0000 S Special Feb 16, 2007 Feb 22, 2007 Feb 26, 2007 Mar 05, 2007
$0.1250 Q Regular Jan 25, 2007 Feb 06, 2007 Feb 08, 2007 Feb 22, 2007
$0.1250 Q Regular Nov 02, 2006 Nov 14, 2006 Nov 16, 2006 Nov 30, 2006
$0.1250 Q Regular Aug 11, 2006 Aug 23, 2006 Aug 25, 2006 Sep 08, 2006
$0.1250 Q Regular May 04, 2006 May 16, 2006 May 18, 2006 Jun 01, 2006
$0.1250 Q Regular Jan 27, 2006 Feb 07, 2006 Feb 09, 2006 Feb 23, 2006
$0.1250 Q Regular Nov 03, 2005 Nov 15, 2005 Nov 17, 2005 Dec 01, 2005
$0.2500 Q Regular Aug 05, 2005 Aug 16, 2005 Aug 18, 2005 Sep 01, 2005

Peer Comparison

Selected Agricultural Inputs dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
CTVA Corteva, Inc. 1.77% 6.1% 0 yrs 76
CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc. 2.00% 10.8% 0 yrs 72
NTR Nutrien Ltd. 3.19% 3.9% 7 yrs 67
MOS The Mosaic Company 4.80% 34.5% 7 yrs 44

SMG dividend — frequently asked questions

Does The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company pay a dividend?

Yes. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.64 per share, a yield of approximately 4.43%.

What is The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's dividend yield?

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company's dividend yield is approximately 4.43%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company pay dividends?

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company paid dividends?

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has 21 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Oct 29, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.