stockrow3M Company (MMM) vs Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR)
- 3M Company MMM 179.01 +2.68%
- Otter Tail Corporation OTTR 91.82 +1.63%
3M Company and Otter Tail Corporation are both Conglomerates companies. 3M Company is the larger, with a market value of $90.1B against $3.8B — 23.8× the size. Otter Tail Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 19.7× against 26.5×. 3M Company grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 1.70% against 0.27%. Otter Tail Corporation has the higher net margin (14.8% vs 14.0%) and the lower return on invested capital (5.15% vs 21.1%). Both pay a dividend; Otter Tail Corporation yields more (2.46% vs 1.71%). Across the 22 metrics below, Otter Tail Corporation leads on 14 and 3M Company on 8.
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| Metric | MMM | OTTR | Conglomerates median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 39.53% | 56.91% | 30.27% |
| Operating margin | 18.75% | 17.13% | 3.36% |
| Net margin | 14.01% | 14.83% | 0.59% |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.76% | (5.32%) | (0.12%) |
| Return on equity | 79.96% | 10.68% | 0.30% |
| Return on assets | 9.17% | 4.84% | 0.06% |
| Return on invested capital | 21.11% | 5.15% | 0.73% |
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