FMC vs Scotts Miracle-Gro
FMC reported revenue of $3.5 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Scotts Miracle-Gro's $3.4 billion in fiscal 2025. FMC's revenue fell 18.3% in its latest year, and Scotts Miracle-Gro's fell 3.9%. FMC had an operating margin of -47.0%, against 10.5% at Scotts Miracle-Gro. Free cash flow was −$102 million at FMC and $274 million at Scotts Miracle-Gro. Their fiscal years end in different months (December 31 and September 30), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| FMC | Scotts Miracle-Gro | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revenue | $3.5B | $3.4B |
| Revenue growth | −18.3% | −3.9% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | −5.7% | −3.7% |
| Gross margin | 37.0% | 30.6% |
| Operating margin | −47.0% | 10.5% |
| Net margin | −64.6% | 4.2% |
| Free cash flow | −$102M | $274M |
| Free cash flow margin | −3.0% | 8.0% |
| Return on capital | −19.6% | 13.4% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | 4.8x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $291M | $173M |
| Change in diluted share count | −0.2% | 3.4% |
| Last close | $4.61 | $58.83 |
| P/E at the last close | — | 49.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $482,328, sold $15,988 | bought $49,508, sold $5.5 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 of 9 | 6 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the FMC and Scotts Miracle-Gro pages.