James Hagedorn is Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (SMG). The company reported total compensation of $12,299,261 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,200,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,050,950 |
| Option awards | $2,805,895 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $3,796,815 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $1,445,601 |
| Total | $12,299,261 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Scotts Miracle-Gro Co filed December 17, 2025, accession 0000825542-25-000029.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | $1,200,000 | $0 | $3,050,950 | $2,805,895 | $3,796,815 | $0 | $1,445,601 | $12,299,261 |
| FY2024 | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | $1,200,000 | $0 | $6,050,968 | $4,483,285 | $2,415,000 | $13,061 | $1,070,875 | $3,509,076 |
| FY2023 | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | $720,000 | $0 | $7,881,576 | $2,740,931 | $0 | $0 | $652,059 | $11,994,566 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Scotts Miracle-Gro Co.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $9,777,022 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $2,522,239 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Scotts Miracle-Gro Co discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| James Hagedorn this page | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | $12,299,261 |
| Nathan Baxter | President & Chief Operating Officer | $6,121,618 |
| Christopher Hagedorn | Executive Vice President & Chief of Staff | $3,065,101 |
| Mark Scheiwer | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Accounting Officer | $2,633,841 |
| Dimiter Todorov | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | $2,225,959 |
| Matthew Garth | Former, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Administrative Officer | $1,974,994 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Scotts Miracle-Gro Co compensation brief.
James Hagedorn's compensation sits inside Scotts Miracle-Gro Co's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.