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3M Company(MMM)

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QUALITY SIGNAL
3-STAR RATING
PASS
LAST CLOSE
$165.89
09/18/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for MMM

09/18/2026: MMM (3-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

The Upturn Star Rating and the current BUY, SELL, or PASS advisory are generated by Upturn’s AI advisory engine based on proprietary signal analysis, price behavior, advisory history, and historical signal performance.

Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Price Behavior

Steady Uptrend
PRICE PATH

Steady Uptrend

The stock demonstrates consistent and steady upward price momentum.

Smooth
PRICE STABILITY

Smooth

The stock has moved along a generally orderly path with only modest fluctuations.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit 54.49%
Avg. Invested days 77
Today’s Advisory PASS
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Upturn Advisory Performance Upturn Advisory Performance icon 5.0
Stock Returns Performance Upturn Returns Performance icon 3.0
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

MMM receives a 4-star rating, supported by solid company fundamentals, solid quantitative characteristics, and solid analyst coverage. The rating is constrained by weak price momentum.

Company Fundamentals

MMM has solid overall fundamentals (4 stars), with solid financial health, moderate growth momentum, and solid ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, solid cash generation (FCF margin 5.6%) and solid profitability (net margin 13.0%) are partially offset by negative earnings growth (-22.1%), moderate revenue growth (+1.5%), very low insider ownership of 0.10%.

Financial Health Rating

MMM's financial health is supported by strong cash strength, including free-cash-flow generation of $1.4B (5.6% of revenue). Profitability is moderate (3 stars), which helps explain the 4-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

Free-cash-flow growth is MMM's strongest growth driver at +118.8% FY2025 versus FY2024 (strong, 5 stars). By comparison, while revenue growth (+1.5%, moderate) and earnings growth (-22.1%, negative) hold the profile back, so recent growth is not broad-based across the business.

Ownership

Institutional ownership is 76.7% and approximately 99.8% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership is only 0.10%, which materially reduces the ownership score.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

JPMorgan Chase & Co 9.00%
BlackRock Inc 8.27%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 6.64%
State Street Corp 5.38%
Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.31%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

MMM generates approximately $396 of gross profit, $183 of operating income, and $56 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Strong margins, cash conversion, and capital efficiency support the rating.

Economic Dimensions

Effective Tax Rate: 23.81%

Quantitative Style Profile

MMM has a high-quality, large-cap, liquid profile. Weak momentum is the primary drawback, while valuation that is moderately attractive rather than deeply discounted.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Quality TiltLarge / Mega Cap StabilityHighly Liquid / Institution-Friendly

Key Highlights

Company Size Large-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 85.55B USD
Price to earnings Ratio 29.52
1Y Target Price 185.75
Price to earnings Ratio 29.52
1Y Target Price 185.75
Volume (30-day avg) 2.8M shares
Beta 1.07
52 Weeks Range 138.02 - 184.09
Updated Date 09/20/2026
52 Weeks Range 138.02 - 184.09
Updated Date 09/20/2026
Dividends yield (FY) 1.83%
Basic EPS (TTM) 5.62

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

Revenue by Products

Product revenue - Year on Year

Revenue by Geography

Geography revenue - Year on Year

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Valuation

Trailing PE 29.52
Forward PE 17.36
Enterprise Value 94.77B
Price to Sales(TTM) 3.4
Enterprise Value 94.77B
Price to Sales(TTM) 3.4
Enterprise Value to Revenue 3.76
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 15.38
Shares Outstanding 515.72M
Shares Floating 514.86M
Shares Outstanding 515.72M
Shares Floating 514.86M
Percent Insiders 0.1
Percent Institutions 76.69

Financial Metrics

🧭 Investment Snapshot

Total Revenue (Scale)

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Net Income (Profit)

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Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

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📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

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EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

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Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

Information icon Revenue minus cost of revenue, showing profit after direct production costs. It is needed to evaluate core business profitability before overhead expenses.

🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

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Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

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Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

Information icon Current assets minus current liabilities, indicating short-term liquidity strength. It is needed to assess whether the company can meet its short-term obligations.

🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

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Total Assets (Asset Base)

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Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

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Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

Information icon Indirect costs of running the business such as salaries, marketing, and administration. It is needed to understand how much it costs to sustain ongoing business operations.

Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

About 3M Company

Exchange NYSE
Headquarters Saint Paul, MN, United States
IPO Launch date 1970-01-02
CEO & Chairman Mr. William M. Brown
Sector Industrials
Industry Conglomerates
Full time employees 60500
Full time employees 60500

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.