Who owns Scotts?
Scotts is owned by Scotts Miracle-Gro (the United States, NYSE: SMG).[1]
Evidence: The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-25, SEC EDGAR, 25 November 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Marysville, Ohio
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1868
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Home improvement › Lawn & garden
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SMG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Scotts
Scotts sells grass seed, lawn fertiliser and weed control, and it invented the mechanical spreader in 1928 that made even application possible for households. It effectively created the American lawn care category and remains the largest brand in it. Its four-step annual programme, sold as a schedule rather than as products, is the model competitors copy.
Ownership timeline of Scotts
- Current owner Scotts Miracle-Gro [1] verified
Where Scotts sits in Scotts Miracle-Gro
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Scotts Miracle-Gro
Scotts Miracle-Gro controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
- Miracle-Gro (1951)
Other brands in lawn & garden, and who owns them
The 29 brands in lawn & garden on Brandtree belong to 17 owners. The largest is Bioceres, with 5; Scotts Miracle-Gro has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bioceres Semillas | Bioceres | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Flymo | Husqvarna Group | 🇸🇪 Sweden |
| Hayter | Toro | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AMES | Griffon | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Dolphin | Maytronics | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| BASF Agricultural Solutions | BASF | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Roundup | Bayer | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Pennington | Central Garden & Pet | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Scotts Miracle-Gro
Scotts Miracle-Gro is a publicly listed company headquartered in Marysville, Ohio, United States, founded in 1868. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SMG.
Scotts Miracle-Gro traces to an Ohio seed business founded in 1868 and is the largest lawn and garden company in North America. It merged with Miracle-Gro in 1995 and later built a substantial business supplying equipment and nutrients to hydroponic and cannabis growers.
Scotts Miracle-Gro: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Scotts and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Scotts is not one of them.
- 3 Day Blinds — Hunter Douglas 🇳🇱
- 7-Eleven — Seven & i 🇯🇵
- AMES — Griffon 🇺🇸
- AZEK Exteriors — James Hardie 🇮🇪
- Alamo Cement — Buzzi 🇮🇹
- American Olean — Mohawk 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Scotts?
The parent company of Scotts is Scotts Miracle-Gro, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Scotts American?
Yes. Scotts originated in the United States in 1868 and its owner, Scotts Miracle-Gro, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Scotts still owned by Scotts Miracle-Gro?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Scotts is still owned by Scotts Miracle-Gro. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-25 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 25 November 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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