3M Past Earnings Performance

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3M's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -31.8%, while the Industrials industry saw earnings growing at 7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 0.5% per year. 3M's return on equity is 113.7%, and it has net margins of 16.3%.

Key information

-31.8%

Earnings growth rate

-31.6%

EPS growth rate

Industrials Industry Growth47.2%
Revenue growth rate-0.5%
Return on equity113.7%
Net Margin16.3%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good 3M's (NYSE:MMM) Earnings Are

Aug 02
Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good 3M's (NYSE:MMM) Earnings Are

Recent updates

3M: Seems A Bit Too Expensive Considering The Slow Growth

Nov 25

3M: Multiple Expansion But Problems Linger

Oct 24

Is 3M (NYSE:MMM) A Risky Investment?

Oct 16
Is 3M (NYSE:MMM) A Risky Investment?

3M's Transformation Uncertain: A Wait-And-See Approach

Oct 01

3M: A Bright Future, But Shares Hit Fair Value Amid Strong Momentum (Rating Downgrade)

Aug 30

Optimistic Investors Push 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) Shares Up 26% But Growth Is Lacking

Aug 24
Optimistic Investors Push 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) Shares Up 26% But Growth Is Lacking

Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good 3M's (NYSE:MMM) Earnings Are

Aug 02
Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good 3M's (NYSE:MMM) Earnings Are

3M's New CEO Spills The Beans

Aug 01

3M: Near-Term Growth Looks Limited, But A Fresh Start Is Welcome (Upgrade)

Jul 18

3M: A Dividend Cutter With A Strong Buy Rating

Jul 02

3M Company's (NYSE:MMM) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

Jul 01
3M Company's (NYSE:MMM) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price

3M Company: Solventum Spinoff Creates More Upside Potential

Jun 17

3M: Huge Risks And No Growth, Why Bother?

Jun 03

3M Stock: Dividend Likely Cut In Half

May 01

CashFlow Hunter On Pair Trading, 3M And Iris Energy

Mar 28

An Intrinsic Calculation For 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) Suggests It's 46% Undervalued

Mar 23
An Intrinsic Calculation For 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) Suggests It's 46% Undervalued

3M Stock: Outlook For This Dividend Stock After Post-Earnings Dip

Feb 27

3M: A Dividend Cut Is Needed To Boost Price Recovery

Feb 02

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How 3M makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:MMM Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 2432,6385,3226,4081,762
30 Jun 2432,6141,4237,2921,760
31 Mar 2432,642-6,9526,5461,761
31 Dec 2332,681-6,9956,6111,810
30 Sep 2326,687-8,4953,3751,282
30 Jun 2329,036-2,1094,1621,479
31 Mar 2331,4555,1405,9681,675
31 Dec 2234,2295,7776,6921,862
30 Sep 2234,7626,5758,4501,889
30 Jun 2235,0854,1508,2201,908
31 Mar 2235,3335,5966,9071,937
31 Dec 2135,3555,9216,8121,994
30 Sep 2135,3265,9876,8211,945
30 Jun 2134,7345,9836,7611,926
31 Mar 2132,9605,7656,6741,845
31 Dec 2032,1845,4496,6671,862
30 Sep 2031,7125,0136,7301,911
30 Jun 2031,3535,1666,5101,893
31 Mar 2032,3484,9876,5161,934
31 Dec 1932,1364,5176,8931,874
30 Sep 1931,9704,9486,2181,821
30 Jun 1932,1314,9086,3291,808
31 Mar 1932,3505,6386,4571,807
31 Dec 1832,7655,3496,5271,816
30 Sep 1832,8104,5256,5931,820
30 Jun 1832,8304,4116,6061,858
31 Mar 1832,2504,1376,5361,872
31 Dec 1731,6574,8586,4931,862
30 Sep 1730,9965,4906,3731,843
30 Jun 1730,5335,3906,3631,802
31 Mar 1730,3855,0986,3431,761
31 Dec 1630,1095,0506,1151,764
30 Sep 1630,0784,9336,1001,735
30 Jun 1630,0814,9006,0991,737
31 Mar 1630,1054,9096,0491,738
31 Dec 1530,2744,8336,1671,751
30 Sep 1530,6954,9746,2381,766
30 Jun 1531,1204,9816,3051,771
31 Mar 1531,5684,9486,4011,781
31 Dec 1431,8214,9566,4691,770
30 Sep 1431,6714,8806,4511,772
30 Jun 1431,4504,8076,4631,758
31 Mar 1431,0684,7376,4271,737
31 Dec 1330,8714,6596,3841,715

Quality Earnings: MMM has a high level of non-cash earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: MMM became profitable in the past.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: MMM's earnings have declined by 31.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: MMM has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: MMM has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Industrials industry (8.5%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: Whilst MMM's Return on Equity (113.74%) is outstanding, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 04:06
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

3M Company is covered by 37 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
John EadeArgus Research Company
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research
Robert CornellBarclays