Mosaic vs Scotts Miracle-Gro
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The short version
- Mosaic is the larger business, with $12.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.4B for Scotts Miracle-Gro, about 3.5 times as much.
- Mosaic grew revenue faster (8.4%, against −3.9%).
- Scotts Miracle-Gro kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (10.5% operating margin, against 6.8%).
- Scotts Miracle-Gro turned more of its sales into free cash flow (8.0% FCF margin, against −4.4%).
- Scotts Miracle-Gro earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (13.4%, against 2.5%).
| Latest fiscal year | MOS · FY25 | SMG · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $5.7B | $3.5B |
| Revenue | $12.1B | $3.4B |
| Free cash flow | −$535M | $274M |
| Net income | $541M | $145M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 8.4% | −3.9% |
| 5-year growth | 6.8% | −3.8% |
| Share count change | −0.6% | 3.4% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 15.8% | 30.6% |
| Operating margin | 6.8% | 10.5% |
| Net margin | 4.5% | 4.3% |
| FCF margin | −4.4% | 8.0% |
| Return on capital | 2.5% | 13.4% |
| Return on equity | 4.6% | — |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $4.8B | $2.1B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.6x | 4.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $280M | $173M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 50.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 | 6 |
FY16
MOS $7.2B
SMG $2.5B
FY17
MOS $7.4B
SMG $2.6B
FY18
MOS $9.6B
SMG $2.7B
FY19
MOS $8.9B
SMG $3.2B
FY20
MOS $8.7B
SMG $4.1B
FY21
MOS $12.4B
SMG $4.9B
FY22
MOS $19.1B
SMG $3.9B
FY23
MOS $13.7B
SMG $3.6B
FY24
MOS $11.1B
SMG $3.6B
FY25
MOS $12.1B
SMG $3.4B
MOS
SMG
FY16
MOS 4.5%
SMG 17.9%
FY17
MOS 6.3%
SMG 16.4%
FY18
MOS 9.7%
SMG 7.5%
FY19
MOS −12.3%
SMG 13.0%
FY20
MOS 4.8%
SMG 14.2%
FY21
MOS 20.0%
SMG 14.7%
FY22
MOS 25.0%
SMG −11.1%
FY23
MOS 9.8%
SMG −4.9%
FY24
MOS 5.6%
SMG 5.9%
FY25
MOS 6.8%
SMG 10.5%
MOS
SMG
FY16
MOS $417M
SMG $186M
FY17
MOS $115M
SMG $294M
FY18
MOS $455M
SMG $274M
FY19
MOS −$177M
SMG $184M
FY20
MOS $412M
SMG $495M
FY21
MOS $898M
SMG $165M
FY22
MOS $2.7B
SMG −$243M
FY23
MOS $1.0B
SMG $438M
FY24
MOS $47.4M
SMG $584M
FY25
MOS −$535M
SMG $274M
MOS
SMG
FY16
MOS 2.6%
SMG 15.7%
FY17
MOS 1.8%
SMG 14.1%
FY18
MOS 5.9%
SMG 9.3%
FY19
MOS −6.2%
SMG 13.1%
FY20
MOS 3.0%
SMG 19.5%
FY21
MOS 12.9%
SMG 20.8%
FY22
MOS 24.0%
SMG −11.2%
FY23
MOS 7.5%
SMG −5.1%
FY24
MOS 2.0%
SMG 8.0%
FY25
MOS 2.5%
SMG 13.4%
MOS
SMG
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.