Seasonality
SMG seasonality — Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
Over the last 11 years, SMG's strongest month on average has been November (+7.8%) and its weakest August (-8.1%).
Average return by month
Month-by-month statistics
| Month | Avg | Median | Up % | Best | Worst | Yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +7.61% | +8.51% | 60% | +48.6% | -15.6% | 10 |
| Feb | +0.63% | -0.97% | 40% | +16.8% | -17.5% | 10 |
| Mar | -2.77% | -4.30% | 30% | +14.9% | -15.5% | 10 |
| Apr | -0.83% | -3.37% | 40% | +21.1% | -15.5% | 10 |
| May | +0.54% | -1.86% | 50% | +18.2% | -10.3% | 10 |
| Jun | -0.42% | -1.56% | 40% | +15.4% | -16.5% | 10 |
| Jul | +6.34% | +9.51% | 60% | +20.8% | -7.8% | 10 |
| Aug | -8.14% | -7.44% | 10% | +6.3% | -24.7% | 10 |
| Sep | -5.89% | -6.83% | 30% | +22.1% | -36.1% | 10 |
| Oct | -0.28% | -0.54% | 50% | +24.2% | -15.2% | 10 |
| Nov | +7.78% | +5.79% | 67% | +25.2% | -11.4% | 9 |
| Dec | +1.37% | +4.87% | 70% | +14.5% | -19.1% | 10 |
Monthly returns heat map — SMG
price return, %| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.1 | 9.2 | -13.3 | 3.1 | -5.9 | 15.4 | -3.6 | -8.9 | -16.2 | 24.2 | 4.0 | +10.9% | |
| 2025 | 7.0 | -17.5 | -6.3 | -8.2 | 18.2 | 10.8 | -5.0 | -2.3 | -7.0 | -6.0 | 5.8 | 3.1 | -12.0% |
| 2024 | -11.8 | 16.8 | 13.5 | -8.1 | 1.7 | -6.6 | 20.8 | -9.7 | 22.1 | 0.3 | -11.4 | -13.9 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 48.6 | 14.3 | -15.5 | -4.2 | -5.4 | -0.8 | 11.7 | -19.1 | -8.8 | -14.0 | 25.2 | 14.5 | +31.2% |
| 2022 | -6.1 | -7.4 | -12.2 | -15.5 | -9.0 | -16.5 | 12.6 | -24.7 | -36.1 | 7.4 | 21.8 | -13.1 | -69.8% |
| 2021 | 11.2 | -3.7 | 14.9 | -5.6 | -6.0 | -11.7 | -7.8 | -11.4 | -6.7 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 11.1 | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 15.6 | -13.7 | -3.4 | 21.1 | 14.9 | -5.7 | 17.9 | 6.3 | -9.3 | -1.9 | 17.1 | 13.3 | +87.5% |
| 2019 | 21.0 | 10.2 | -4.0 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 13.9 | -5.2 | -4.2 | -1.4 | 0.7 | 5.0 | +72.8% |
| 2018 | -15.6 | -0.5 | -4.5 | -2.5 | 1.9 | -2.3 | -4.5 | -5.9 | 5.4 | -15.2 | 13.8 | -19.1 | -42.6% |
| 2017 | -3.8 | -1.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | -10.3 | 3.3 | 7.3 | -0.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | -0.7 | 8.2 | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7 |