SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO

Overview

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company is a branded lawn-and-garden products business focused primarily on North American consumers. Its products include lawn fertilizer, grass seed, soils, plant food, gardening products, and weed and pest control, sold under brands including Scotts, Turf Builder, Miracle-Gro, Ortho, and Tomcat.[1][2]

The company reports two principal segments: U.S. Consumer, its U.S. consumer lawn-and-garden business, and Hawthorne, which serves indoor and hydroponic gardening. Its Other segment consists primarily of Canadian consumer lawn-and-garden operations.[3] The company states its purpose as “to GroMoreGood, everywhere.” [4]

For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, Scotts Miracle-Gro reported net sales of $3.413 billion.[5] The company’s footprint page reports more than 5,300 associates and describes operations serving customers across the United States and Canada.[6] Its business traces its roots to O.M. Scott, founded in 1868.[7] [1]+8

Products & services

Scotts Miracle-Gro’s consumer products include Scotts® Turf Builder® lawn fertilizer and Scotts® grass seed; Miracle-Gro® soils, plant foods and gardening products; Ortho® weed and pest controls; Tomcat® rodent control and animal repellents; licensed Roundup® consumer products; and Bonnie Plants live plants. Its lawn-care lines also include O.M. Scott & Sons, EZ Seed, PatchMaster, Thick’R Lawn and GrubEx, plus Scotts spreaders such as EdgeGuard, Whirl and Wizz.[8][2]

Garden and growing products include Miracle-Gro LiquaFeed and Shake ‘N Feed plant foods; potting mixes, soils, ground cover and mulch sold under brands including Miracle-Gro, Scotts, Hyponex and Earthgro; and organic products under Miracle-Gro Organic, Scotts and Whitney Farms. Pest and weed-control products include Ortho Home Defense, Ortho Max, Bug B Gon, Weed B Gon and Groundclear, as well as Tomcat rodent-control products.[9][10]

For the nine months ended June 27, 2026, U.S. Consumer sales were $2,738.4 million. Growing media and mulch contributed $1,262.3 million (approximately 46% of segment sales), lawn care $831.6 million (30%), controls $345.9 million (13%), the Roundup marketing agreement $151.8 million (6%), and other products—primarily gardening—$146.8 million (5%). Percentages are calculated from reported category sales and may not sum to 100% because of rounding.[11]

The company’s FY2025 portfolio description also lists hydroponic and indoor-growing brands including Mother Earth, Botanicare, General Hydroponics and CYCO. These were Hawthorne offerings; Scotts completed the sale of Hawthorne in April 2026, so they are not part of its current owned portfolio.[9][12] [8]+5

Geographic presence

Scotts Miracle-Gro’s disclosed sales are concentrated in the United States. For the first nine months of fiscal 2026, its U.S. Consumer segment substantially exceeded the Other segment; the company describes Other as primarily its Canadian consumer lawn-and-garden business. These segment figures indicate a U.S.-weighted profile but do not provide an exact country-level revenue split.[13][14]

The company’s 2025 filing lists its headquarters in Marysville, Ohio, and properties in the United States, Canada, and China. It reports 45 U.S. manufacturing, 12 distribution, and four R&D properties; 16 Canadian manufacturing, one distribution, and one R&D property; and one R&D property in China. The filing does not provide a geographic breakdown of employees.[15][16] [13]+3

Business segments

For FY2025, Scotts Miracle-Gro reported three operating segments: U.S. Consumer and Hawthorne, which are reportable segments, and Other, which is nonreportable. U.S. Consumer covers the company’s U.S. consumer lawn and garden business; Hawthorne focuses on indoor and hydroponic gardening; Other primarily comprises consumer lawn and garden operations in Canada.[17][3]

Based on FY2025 net sales, U.S. Consumer generated $2,993.7 million, or approximately 87.7% of consolidated sales of $3,413.1 million. Hawthorne generated $165.8 million, or approximately 4.9%. Other represents approximately 7.4% as a residual calculation; its sales were not separately stated in the retrieved segment disclosure.[18][5]

U.S. Consumer’s products include lawn fertilizer, seed and weed or pest control, as well as plant foods, potting mixes, soils, mulches and other gardening and landscape products.[2][9] [17]+5

Company history

The company traces its roots to 1868, when Orlando McLean Scott opened a hardware store in Marysville, Ohio, and began selling weed-free seed to farmers. Scotts made its first retail shipment in 1924 and introduced Scotts Turf Builder in 1928. Miracle-Gro was founded separately in 1951 by Horace Hagedorn and Otto Stern; the two businesses merged in 1995 to form the company now known as ScottsMiracle-Gro.[19]

Scotts expanded its consumer lawn-and-garden portfolio in 1999 by acquiring Monsanto’s consumer lawn-and-garden assets, including Ortho. In the 2010s, it added the Tomcat rodent-control business, established Hawthorne Gardening in 2014 to focus on indoor and urban gardening, and acquired hydroponics distributor Sunlight Supply in 2018.[20]+3

Jim Hagedorn became CEO in 2001 and chairman in 2003. In 2026, Scotts completed the sale of Hawthorne and announced Nate Baxter as president and CEO, succeeding Hagedorn; Pete Shumlin was elected chairman.[24]+2

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