3M Company
3M Company’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $24.9 billion, up 1.52% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 2.46%, EPS grew 32.6%, free cash flow grew 166.9% and total debt fell 4.53%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones.
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3M Company (MMM) Return on invested capital
3M Company's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 23.6%, down 1.7 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (25.3%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −44.2% (fiscal 2023) to 32.7% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Conglomerates industry median of 1.29% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.30%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 25.3% | (7.38) |
| FY2024 | 32.7% | 76.91 |
| FY2023 | −44.2% | (54.37) |
| FY2022 | 10.2% | (6.44) |
| FY2021 | 16.6% | (0.15) |
| FY2020 | 16.8% | 2.98 |
| FY2019 | 13.8% | (7.42) |
| FY2018 | 21.2% | (1.21) |
| FY2017 | 22.4% | (0.32) |
| FY2016 | 22.7% | 1.41 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| MMM 3M Company | 23.6% |
| VMI Valmont Industries, Inc. compare | 15.6% |
| HON Honeywell International Inc. compare | 8.78% |
| DLX Deluxe Corporation compare | 7.47% |
| PAM Pampa Energia S.A. compare | 5.90% |
| OTTR Otter Tail Corporation compare | 5.15% |
| BBUC Brookfield Business Partners L.P. compare | 4.68% |
| SEB Seaboard Corporation compare | 3.66% |
| FBYD Falcon's Beyond Global, Inc. compare | 0.73% |
| Conglomerates industry median | 1.29% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.30% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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