Company Overview
3M Company provides diversified technology services in the America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, and Consumer. The Safety and Industrial segment provides industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications; autobody repair solutions; industrial specialty products, such as personal hygiene products, masking, and packaging materials; electrical products and materials for construction and maintenance, power distribution, and electrical original equipment manufacturers; structural adhesives and tapes; respiratory, hearing, eye, and fall protection solutions; and natural and color-coated mineral granules for shingles. The Transportation and Electronics segment provides ceramic solutions; attachment and bonding, films, sound, and temperature management for transportation vehicles; format graphic films for advertising and fleet signage; reflective signage for highway and vehicle safety; light management films and electronics assembly solutions; chip packaging and interconnection solutions; semiconductor production materials; and data center solutions. The Consumer segment offers cleaning products for the home; consumer air quality products; picture hanging accessories; retail abrasives, paint accessories, and safety products; stationery and office products; automotive appearance products; and consumer bandages, tapes, braces, and supports. It serves automotive; commercial solutions; consumer markets; design and construction; electronics; energy; government; manufacturing; safety; transportation industries. The company offers its products through e-commerce and traditional wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, distributors, channel partner, and dealers, as well as directly to users. 3M Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 81.9%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Return on capital employed stands at 16.4%.
Operating margin of 20.4% supports profitability.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $24.95B (+1.5% YoY); net profit $3.25B.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +2.5%, earnings +32.8%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 0.1%, profit CAGR -1.3%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 0.11% |
| 1 Year: | 2.50% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -1.28% |
| 1 Year: | 32.80% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +7.19% |
| 6 Months: | +10.93% |
| 3 Months: | +10.11% |
| 1 Month: | -6.32% |
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- Price vs 50-DMABelow
- Price vs 200-DMAAbove
- RSI (14)35.54 · Neutral
P/E of 29.89 is above the sector median of 27.38 — pricier than peers.
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Technical Trend
Computed from daily close history using EMA cross, slope, and RSI signals.
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Fundamental Growth Charts
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 81.9%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
- Earnings shrank at -1.3% CAGR over 5 years.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MMM 3M Company SPXR3K | 168.56 | 29.89 | $86.93B | 1.73% | 16.45% | 81.89% | 0.11% | -1.28% |
| 2 | SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. R3KAIDEFENCE | 147.95 | -134.50 | $1.12T | 0.00% | -3.22% | -11.95% | 34.08% | -3.34% |
| 3 | CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPXR3K | 813.94 | 35.05 | $374.15B | 0.76% | 17.98% | 56.97% | 2.29% | 5.24% |
| 4 | GE GE Aerospace SPXR3KDEFENCE | 337.12 | 39.85 | $349.78B | 0.50% | 9.52% | 48.23% | -7.42% | -5.36% |
| 5 | RTX RTX Corporation SPXR3KDEFENCE | 200.79 | 35.41 | $270.62B | 1.31% | 8.28% | 12.27% | 2.61% | 2.62% |
| 6 | GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXR3KAI | 941.95 | 26.98 | $250.87B | 0.20% | 6.30% | 82.58% | 8.68% | - |
| 7 | DE Deere & Company SPXR3K | 693.53 | 39.29 | $187.33B | 1.05% | 12.53% | 18.35% | 3.43% | 5.10% |
| 8 | UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPXR3K | 291.88 | 23.83 | $173.40B | 1.92% | 15.22% | 39.70% | 2.30% | 7.77% |
| 9 | BA The Boeing Company SPXR3KDEFENCE | 212.25 | 76.08 | $167.63B | 0.00% | -9.01% | - | 1.67% | -3.28% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | 7.68B | 7.81B | 8.17B | 7.99B | 8.28B | 8.39B | 8.15B | 7.95B | 7.86B | 8.17B | 7.99B | 8.11B | 8.07B | 7.18B | 8.35B | 8.58B | 8.85B | 8.95B | - | - | - | - | - | 6.28B | 6.27B | - | 6.02B | 6.25B | 6.29B | - | 5.95B | 6.34B | 6.52B | 6.03B | 6.50B |
| Operating Income | - | 1.79B | 1.87B | 1.90B | - | 1.74B | 2.15B | 2.01B | - | 1.01B | 2.40B | 2.02B | - | 1.14B | 1.70B | 2.01B | - | 1.66B | 1.74B | 1.91B | - | 1.99B | 1.97B | 1.79B | 1.64B | 110.00M | 4.16B | 1.24B | -9.36B | -3.10B | - | 1.15B | 1.27B | 1.32B | - | 1.25B | 1.14B | 1.45B | 1.40B | 984.00M |
| Net Income | 1.04B | 1.27B | 1.29B | 1.33B | 1.16B | 1.32B | 1.58B | 1.43B | 523.00M | 602.00M | 1.86B | 1.54B | 1.35B | 891.00M | 1.13B | 1.58B | 969.00M | 1.31B | 1.31B | 1.43B | 1.39B | 1.62B | 1.52B | 1.43B | 1.30B | 78.00M | 3.86B | 976.00M | -6.84B | -2.08B | 945.00M | 928.00M | 1.15B | 1.37B | 728.00M | 1.12B | 723.00M | 834.00M | 653.00M | 933.00M |
| Diluted EPS | 1.66 | 2.05 | 2.08 | 2.15 | 1.88 | 2.16 | 2.58 | 2.33 | 0.85 | 0.98 | 3.07 | 2.58 | 2.27 | 1.51 | 1.92 | 2.72 | 1.66 | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.45 | 2.38 | 2.77 | 2.59 | 2.45 | 2.26 | 0.14 | 6.77 | 1.76 | -12.35 | -3.74 | 1.70 | 1.67 | 2.07 | 2.48 | 1.33 | 2.04 | 1.34 | 1.55 | 1.23 | 1.78 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 24.46B | 25.27B | 23.12B | 26.66B | 29.61B | 29.90B | 30.87B | 31.82B | 30.27B | 30.11B | 31.66B | 32.77B | 32.14B | 32.18B | 35.35B | 26.16B | 24.61B | 24.57B | 24.95B |
| Operating Income | 6.19B | 5.22B | 4.81B | 5.92B | 6.18B | 6.48B | 6.67B | 7.13B | 6.95B | 7.03B | 7.69B | 7.21B | 6.17B | 7.16B | 7.37B | 4.37B | -10.69B | 4.82B | 4.63B |
| Net Income | 4.10B | 3.46B | 3.19B | 4.08B | 4.28B | 4.44B | 4.66B | 4.96B | 4.83B | 5.05B | 4.86B | 5.35B | 4.52B | 5.45B | 5.92B | 5.78B | -7.00B | 4.17B | 3.25B |
| Diluted EPS | 5.60 | 4.89 | 4.52 | 5.63 | 5.96 | 6.32 | 6.72 | 7.49 | 7.58 | 8.16 | 7.93 | 8.89 | 7.72 | 9.36 | 10.12 | 10.18 | -12.63 | 7.55 | 6.00 |
| R&D Expense | - | 851.00M | 838.00M | 919.00M | 1.04B | 1.08B | 1.15B | 1.19B | 1.22B | 1.25B | 1.35B | 1.25B | 1.25B | 1.10B | 1.20B | 800.00M | 700.00M | 700.00M | - |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2006 | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 25.79B | 27.25B | 30.16B | 31.62B | 33.88B | 33.30B | 31.37B | 32.88B | 32.91B | 37.99B | 36.50B | 44.66B | 47.34B | 47.07B | 46.45B | 50.58B | 39.87B | 37.73B |
| Total Equity | 10.24B | 12.07B | 9.88B | 12.76B | 15.66B | 15.42B | 17.57B | 17.50B | 13.11B | 11.43B | 10.30B | 11.56B | 9.80B | 10.06B | 12.87B | 15.05B | 14.72B | 4.81B | 3.84B | 4.70B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.45B | 1.90B | 1.85B | 3.04B | 3.38B | 2.22B | 2.88B | 2.58B | 1.90B | 1.80B | 2.40B | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 5.17B | 5.10B | 4.18B | 4.48B | 4.92B | 4.33B | 6.71B | 8.75B | 10.68B | 12.10B | 13.41B | 17.52B | 17.99B | 16.06B | 14.00B | 13.09B | 11.12B | 10.93B |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 15.49B | 13.95B | 14.14B | 15.75B | 15.84B | 15.60B | 18.07B | 21.41B | 22.56B | 26.36B | 26.65B | 34.53B | 34.41B | 31.95B | 31.68B | 45.71B | 35.97B | 32.99B |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 5.84B | 4.90B | 6.09B | 5.44B | 6.20B | 7.50B | 5.96B | 7.12B | 6.22B | 7.69B | 7.24B | 9.22B | 7.95B | 9.04B | 9.52B | 15.30B | 11.26B | 9.60B |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.25B | 4.53B | 4.94B | 5.17B | - | - | - | - | 6.42B | 6.66B | 6.24B | 6.44B | 7.07B | 8.11B | 7.45B | 5.59B | 6.68B | 1.82B | 2.31B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.37B | -2.40B | -1.73B | -2.69B | - | - | - | - | -2.82B | -1.40B | -3.09B | 222.00M | -6.44B | -580.00M | -1.32B | -1.05B | -1.21B | -3.21B | 1.35B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -2.52B | -1.77B | -2.01B | -2.12B | - | - | - | - | -3.65B | -4.63B | -2.65B | -6.70B | -1.12B | -5.30B | -6.14B | -5.35B | -3.15B | 1.10B | -4.02B |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.42B | -1.47B | -903.00M | -1.09B | -1.38B | -1.48B | -1.67B | -1.49B | -1.46B | -1.42B | -1.37B | -1.58B | -1.70B | -1.50B | -1.60B | -1.75B | -1.61B | -1.18B | -910.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.82B | 3.06B | 4.04B | 4.08B | - | - | - | - | 4.96B | 5.24B | 4.87B | 4.86B | 5.37B | 6.61B | 5.85B | 3.84B | 5.07B | 638.00M | 1.40B |
| Share Buybacks | 3.24B | 1.63B | 17.00M | 854.00M | 2.70B | 2.20B | 5.21B | 5.65B | 5.24B | 3.75B | 2.07B | 4.87B | 1.41B | 368.00M | 2.20B | 1.46B | 33.00M | 1.80B | 3.25B |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2007 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin % | 25.3% | 20.6% | 20.8% | 22.2% | 20.9% | 21.7% | 21.6% | 22.4% | 22.9% | 23.3% | 24.3% | 22.0% | 19.2% | 22.3% | 20.8% | 16.7% | -43.4% | 19.6% | 18.6% |
| Net Margin % | 16.7% | 13.7% | 13.8% | 15.3% | 14.5% | 14.9% | 15.1% | 15.6% | 16.0% | 16.8% | 15.3% | 16.3% | 14.1% | 16.9% | 16.7% | 22.1% | -28.4% | 17.0% | 13.0% |
| ROE % | 33.9% | 35.0% | 25.0% | 26.1% | 27.8% | 25.3% | 26.6% | 37.8% | 42.3% | 49.0% | 42.0% | 54.6% | 44.9% | 42.3% | 39.4% | 39.2% | -145.5% | 108.6% | 69.1% |
| ROCE % | - | 26.2% | 21.5% | 24.6% | 23.6% | 23.4% | 25.8% | 28.1% | 27.0% | 26.3% | 25.4% | 24.6% | 17.4% | 18.2% | 19.4% | 11.8% | -30.3% | 16.9% | 16.5% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 8.74% | 45.05M | $7.85B |
| 2 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 7.65% | 39.43M | $6.87B |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 6.61% | 34.07M | $5.94B |
| 4 | State Street Corporation | 5.40% | 27.83M | $4.85B |
| 5 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.32% | 11.96M | $2.08B |
| 6 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 1.85% | 9.54M | $1.66B |
| 7 | Capital World Investors | 1.63% | 8.39M | $1.46B |
| 8 | State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co | 1.54% | 7.93M | $1.38B |
| 9 | NORGES BANK | 1.51% | 7.81M | $1.36B |
| 10 | Morgan Stanley | 1.48% | 7.63M | $1.33B |
Analyst View
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Latest News
Recent headlines for MMM
Is 3M Stock Underperforming the Dow?
While 3M has underperformed relative to the Dow over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook on the stock’s prospects.
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What’s Going On With 3M (MMM)?
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MMM — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of 3M Company (MMM)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, 3M Company (MMM) trades at $168.56 on NYSE. Its 52-week range is $139.86 to $182.98.
What is the market capitalisation of MMM?
3M Company (MMM) has a market capitalisation of $86.93B on NYSE.
What is the P/E ratio of MMM?
MMM trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.89. The industry average P/E is 27.38. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 31.95.
Does MMM pay a dividend?
3M Company (MMM) currently offers a dividend yield of 1.73%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of MMM?
MMM has a return on equity (ROE) of 81.89%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 16.45%.
Is MMM a good stock to buy?
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