3M CO financial metrics

Professional SEC-based dashboard for profitability, financial health, and growth with transparent scoring logic. Latest period: Q4 2025.

Symbol
MMM on NYSE
Location
St Paul, MN
Fiscal year end
31 December
Latest financial report
03 Feb 2026

Quick Takeaways

  • MMM - 3M CO financial facts are built from SEC company filings data.
  • Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2025.
  • Headline metric: Return On Equity 76%.

What Changed

  • Return On Equity YoY change: <span class="text-red-600">-21%</span>.
  • Most recent SEC facts end date: 31 Jan 2026.

Why This Matters

  • This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
  • Every metric card links to a deeper SEC-backed history page for verification.

Official SEC Source

Based on latest 10-Q/10-K

Facts and ratios are grounded in SEC company facts linked to the latest 10-Q/10-K cycle.

See Original Filing

Latest SEC snapshot (2026-01-31) highlights Return On Equity 75.5%, Return On Assets 7.6%, and Operating Margin 12.4%.

Financial Quality Score

Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.

59.6/100

Caution Confidence high

Return On Equity

76%

Metric score 100.0/100

Return On Assets

7.6%

Metric score 69.8/100

Financial Health

Current Ratio
1.71x
Quick Ratio
1.2x
Debt to Equity
2.77x

Strengths

Return On Equity, Current Ratio, and Quick Ratio

Watchpoints

Operating Margin, Debt-to-equity, and Revenues YoY

Key metrics snapshot

Return On Equity

76%

YoY: -21%

Industry median: -17% (n=179)

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Return On Assets

7.6%

YoY: -9.2%

Industry median: -34% (n=178)

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Operating Margin

12%

YoY: -5.4%

Industry median: -18% (n=127)

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Current Ratio

1.71x

YoY: +21%

Industry median: 2.36x (n=176)

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Quick Ratio

1.2x

YoY: +23%

Industry median: 1.49x (n=146)

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Debt-to-equity

2.77x

YoY: -20%

Industry median: 0.46x (n=133)

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Revenues YoY

1.5%

YoY:

Industry median: 15% (n=128)

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NetIncomeLoss YoY

-22%

YoY:

Industry median: 0.49% (n=168)

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Profitability

Metric Latest value YoY change
Return On Equity 76% -21%
Return On Assets 7.6% -9.2%
Operating Margin 12% -5.4%

Financial Health

Metric Latest value YoY change
Current Ratio 1.71x +21%
Quick Ratio 1.2x +23%
Debt-to-equity 2.77x -20%

Growth

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenues YoY 1.5%
NetIncomeLoss YoY -22%

Share Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding 526,700,000 -3%
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding 530,279,131 -1.7%
Common Stock, Value, Issued $9,000,000 0%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic 537,400,000 -2.4%
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted 541,300,000 -2%

Additional Metrics

Metric Latest value YoY change
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax $24,948,000,000 +1.5%
Cost of Revenue $14,991,000,000 +3.8%
Costs and Expenses $20,319,000,000 +2.9%
Operating Income (Loss) $4,629,000,000 -4%
Nonoperating Income (Expense) $416,000,000 -13767%
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest $4,213,000,000 -13%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) $1,003,000,000 +25%
Earnings Per Share, Basic 6.05 -20%
Earnings Per Share, Diluted 6 -21%
Accounts Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss, Current $3,533,000,000 +11%
Inventory, Net $3,661,000,000 -1%
Other Assets, Current $2,823,000,000 +266%
Assets, Current $16,387,000,000 +3.2%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net $7,101,000,000 -3.9%
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset $516,000,000 -8.7%
Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) $1,103,000,000 -8.8%
Goodwill $6,419,000,000 +2.2%
Other Assets, Noncurrent $6,723,000,000 -26%
Assets $37,733,000,000 -5.4%
Accounts Payable, Current $2,702,000,000 +1.6%
Employee-related Liabilities, Current $718,000,000 +0.84%
Liabilities, Current $9,595,000,000 -15%
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent $363,000,000 -10%
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent $10,828,000,000 -8.1%
Liabilities $32,986,000,000 -8.3%
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax $5,069,000,000 +12%
Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) $38,258,000,000 +4%
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent $4,702,000,000 +22%
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $4,747,000,000 +22%
Liabilities and Equity $37,733,000,000 -5.4%
Common Stock, Shares Authorized 3,000,000,000 0%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued 944,033,056 0%
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share 0.01 0%
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents $5,235,000,000 -6.5%
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance $1,052,000,000 -0.85%
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross $5,255,000,000 -3.7%
Operating Lease, Liability $530,000,000 -6.7%
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent $3,901,000,000 -16%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid $563,000,000 -8.2%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross $23,922,000,000 +2.2%
Operating Lease, Liability, Current $167,000,000 +2.5%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two $125,000,000 -5.3%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One $181,000,000 0%
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent 0.035 0%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount $33,000,000 -27%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three $83,000,000 -8.8%
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized 10,000,000 0%
Unrecognized Tax Benefits $516,000,000 -10%
Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four $53,000,000 -16%
Amortization of Intangible Assets $104,000,000 -3.7%
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance $4,203,000,000 -4.3%
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Expense $225,000,000 -16%

How we score

This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.

Metric Weight V1 threshold
ROIC205% to 20%
ROE158% to 25%
ROA102% to 10%
Operating Margin55% to 25%
Current Ratio121.0x to 2.0x
Quick Ratio80.8x to 1.5x
Debt to Equity100.3x to 2.0x (lower is better)
Revenue YoY10-10% to +20%
Net Income YoY10-10% to +20%

How Calculated (standard_v1)

Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.

  • TTM Operating Income / TTM Revenues
  • Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
  • (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
  • Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
  • TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
  • TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
  • TTM Revenues YoY
  • TTM Net Income YoY