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PRESS-RELEASE ·Filed Oct 29, 2026

SMG

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The)
NEUTRAL
Impact 3/10
Horizonmonths Processed1d 4h ago WireGlobeNewswire
Press release · M&A
Actionable Insight • Neutral

Monitor fiscal 2027 results for contribution from new ready-to-use organic mixes and national distribution expansion. The tuck-in M&A strategy suggests continued focus on bolt-on acquisitions to support the SMG 2.0 growth plan.

DirectionNeutral
Confidencemedium
Horizonmonths

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Executive Summary

Scotts Miracle-Gro completed the acquisition of the Black Kow brand from Organics Management, exercising a purchase option after a licensing partnership. The deal is expected to improve leverage and contribute to sales and profitability growth in year one, integrating the brand into its Gardens portfolio.

Key Financial Metrics

Revenue
$3.3B

Key Facts

  • Acquisition of Black Kow brand from Organics Management completed
  • Purchase option exercised after a licensing partnership established in January 2026
  • Black Kow is a leading brand of composted cow manure and organic soil amendments
  • Expected to improve leverage ratio and contribute to sales and profitability growth in year one
  • Company has approximately $3.3 billion in sales

Financial Impact

Undisclosed deal value; expected to be accretive to sales and profitability in year one

salesprofitabilityleverage ratio

Risk Factors

  • Integration risks from expanding a regional brand nationally
  • Undisclosed purchase price limits assessment of financial impact

Market Snapshot

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Agricultural Chemicals
Analyst Consensus
64% bullish (11 analysts)

Investment Themes

Materials & Mining

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 press release from GlobeNewswire.

DocumentAccession Number
PRESS-RELEASE Data (Synthetic)press-3391866
14 reports for SMG
Performance horizon
67% Hit rate @ T+60 2 of 3 directional calls Went positive at some point 2 of 3 best @ T+20▲ +21.15%Jun 4, 2026
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Oct 29, 2026
1d ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$60.03awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$61.87 (+3.07%)
Oct 16, 2026
14d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$54.39awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$61.87 (+13.75%)
Oct 7, 2026
23d ago
SC 13G/A
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$49.40awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$61.87 (+25.24%)
Sep 15, 2026
6w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 5/10
$56.09awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$61.87 (+10.30%)
Sep 11, 2026
7w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$55.91awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$61.87 (+10.66%)
Aug 27, 2026
9w ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$60.59awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$61.87 (+2.11%)
Aug 11, 2026
11w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$62.03awaiting T+60awaiting T+60$61.87 (−0.26%)
Aug 5, 2026
12w ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$61.39 $61.87▲ +0.78%▲ +2.21%$61.87 (+0.78%)
Jul 29, 2026
13w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 7/10
$70.33 $59.15▼ −15.90%▼ −20.63%$61.87 (−12.03%)
Jun 4, 2026
21w ago
Court Ruling
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$56.83 $60.43▲ +6.33%▲ +4.45%$61.87 (+8.87%)
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Report published Oct 29, 2026