Scotts Miracle-gro layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring Scotts Miracle-gro reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 5,300 to approximately 5,200.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 5,300 | As of September 30, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 5,200 | September 30, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryThe company made strategic reductions in its workforce during fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 as part of ongoing organizational changes intended to create efficiencies.
Word for word“During fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, we undertook strategic reductions in our workforce as part of an on-going series of organizational changes and initiatives intended to create operational and management-level efficiencies.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryThe company says it has made strategic cuts to its workforce in recent years as part of organizational changes meant to improve operating and management efficiency.
Word for word“In recent years, we have undertaken strategic reductions in our workforce as part of a series of organizational changes and initiatives intended to create operational and management-level efficiencies.” 10-K for 2025
| Fiscal year ended | Severance costs |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | $25.3 million |
Scotts Miracle-gro has filed no restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. Companies file one only for a cut they judge material, so many announced layoffs never appear as one. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from Scotts Miracle-gro’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2025-11-25. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.