What does share repurchase authorization limit mean?

This represents the total dollar value or share count that the board of directors has authorized the company to spend on repurchasing its own common stock from the open market. It serves as a signal of management's confidence in the company's valuation and its commitment to returning capital to shareholders. This limit is an authorization, not an obligation to spend.

Scotts Miracle-Gro SMG Share Repurchase Authorization Limit

Share Repurchase Authorization Limit at other companies

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.5B+5.0%

Gross profit$610.5M+11.5%

Operating income$401.8M+14.9%

Net income$238.6M+9.7%

EPS (diluted)$4.04+8.6%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$6.2M-28.7%

Total debt$2.7B-5.5%

Total equity-$286.5M+1.2%

Total assets$3.4B-3.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$370.4M+16.8%

CapEx$18.6M+124%

Free cash flow-$390.4M+17.7%

Valuation

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Market cap$3.99B+11.7%

Enterprise value$6.66B+4.1%

P/E8.3×—

P/S1.2×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin32.7%+3.4pp

Operating margin0.3%-0.2pp

Net margin1.6%+0.9pp

FCF margin10.8%-3.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-47.6%+104pp

Debt / equity25.2×+16.1×

Current ratio1.3×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Scotts Miracle-Gro in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept srt:StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1.

The official record: Scotts Miracle-Gro’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Scotts Miracle-Gro's share repurchase authorization limit?: Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) reported share repurchase authorization limit of $500M in Q4 2025.
What does share repurchase authorization limit mean?: This represents the total dollar value or share count that the board of directors has authorized the company to spend on repurchasing its own common stock from the open market. It serves as a signal of management's confidence in the company's valuation and its commitment to returning capital to shareholders. This limit is an authorization, not an obligation to spend.