MMM3M

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3M Company was incorporated in 1929 under the laws of the State of Delaware to continue operations begun in 1902. 10-K, Item 1

Employees: 60,500
Headquarters: St Paul, MN
CEO: William M. Brown
Next results: around Jan 19, 2027

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MMM and 9 peers, year by year

The 9 Industrials companies closest to MMM in revenue over the last twelve months. Every number is from the 10-K and links to it in SEC's Inline XBRL viewer.

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Each company's latest fiscal year
Company	Year	Revenue	Sales growth	Gross margin	Operating margin	Net margin	FCF margin	Return on equity	Debt / equity
MMM 3M	FY2025	$24.9B	+1.5%	-	18.6%	13.0%	5.6%	69.1%	2.68
JCI Johnson Controls	FY2025	$23.6B	+2.8%	36.4%	-	13.9%	9.0%	25.5%	0.77
WM Waste Management	FY2025	$25.2B	+14.2%	-	17.1%	10.7%	11.2%	27.1%	2.29
UNP Union Pacific Corporation	FY2025	$24.5B	+1.1%	-	40.2%	29.1%	22.4%	38.7%	1.72
TT Trane Technologies	FY2025	$21.3B	+7.5%	-	18.6%	13.7%	13.2%	34.0%	0.62
LHX L3Harris	FY2025	-	-	-	-	-	-	8.2%	0.57
CARR Carrier Global	FY2025	$21.7B	−3.3%	-	10.0%	6.8%	9.8%	10.5%	0.84
PH Parker Hannifin	FY2026	$21.5B	+8.3%	-	23.6%	17.0%	18.2%	23.7%	0.55
ADP Automatic Data Processing	FY2026	$21.9B	+6.7%	-	-	20.1%	-	73.2%	0.82
PCAR Paccar	FY2025	$28.4B	−15.5%	-	-	8.4%	12.9%	12.3%	-

Revenuepeer median $22.8B

Sales growthpeer median +4.8%

Operating marginpeer median 18.6%

UNP 40.2%
PH 23.6%
TT 18.6%
MMM 18.6%
WM 17.1%
CARR 10.0%
JCI -
LHX -
ADP -
PCAR -

Net marginpeer median 13.8%

FCF marginpeer median 12.9%

UNP 22.4%
PH 18.2%
TT 13.2%
PCAR 12.9%
WM 11.2%
CARR 9.8%
JCI 9.0%
MMM 5.6%
LHX -
ADP -

Return on equitypeer median 25.5%

Debt / equitypeer median 0.80

MMM 2.68
WM 2.29
UNP 1.72
CARR 0.84
ADP 0.82
JCI 0.77
TT 0.62
LHX 0.57
PH 0.55
PCAR -

RevenueSales growthGross marginOperating marginNet marginFree cash flowFCF marginReturn on equityDebt / equityEPS (diluted)

Revenue, FY2016 to FY2025

Revenue as reported in the 10-K.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
MMM Dec	$30.1B	$31.7B	$32.8B	$32.1B	$32.2B	$35.4B	$26.2B	$24.6B	$24.6B	$24.9B
JCI Sep	$20.8B	$30.2B	$31.4B	$24.0B	$22.3B	$23.7B	$20.6B	$22.3B	$23.0B	$23.6B
WM Dec	$13.6B	$14.5B	$14.9B	$15.5B	$15.2B	$17.9B	$19.7B	$20.4B	$22.1B	$25.2B
UNP Dec	$19.9B	$21.2B	$22.8B	$21.7B	$19.5B	$21.8B	$24.9B	$24.1B	$24.2B	$24.5B
TT Dec	$13.5B	$14.2B	$12.3B	$13.1B	$12.5B	$14.1B	$16.0B	$17.7B	$19.8B	$21.3B
LHX Jan	$6.0B	$5.9B	$6.2B	$6.8B	$18.2B	$17.8B	$17.1B	$19.4B	$21.3B	-
CARR Dec	-	-	$18.9B	$18.6B	$17.5B	$20.6B	$17.3B	$19.0B	$22.5B	$21.7B
PH Jun	$11.4B	$12.0B	$14.3B	$14.3B	$13.7B	$14.3B	$15.9B	$19.1B	$19.9B	$19.9B
ADP Jun	$11.7B	$12.4B	$13.3B	$14.1B	$14.6B	$15.0B	$16.5B	$18.0B	$19.2B	$20.6B
PCAR Dec	$17.0B	$19.5B	$23.5B	$25.6B	$18.7B	$23.5B	$28.8B	$35.1B	$33.7B	$28.4B
Peer median	$13.6B	$14.3B	$14.9B	$15.5B	$17.5B	$17.9B	$17.3B	$19.4B	$22.1B	$22.7B

Sales growth, FY2016 to FY2025

Revenue against the fiscal year before.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
MMM Dec	−0.5%	+5.1%	+3.5%	−1.9%	+0.1%	+9.9%	−3.2%	−5.9%	−0.1%	+1.5%
JCI Sep	+21.9%	+44.8%	+2.5%	+2.4%	−6.9%	+6.1%	+6.9%	+8.2%	+2.8%	+2.8%
WM Dec	+5.0%	+6.4%	+3.0%	+3.6%	−1.5%	+17.8%	+9.9%	+3.7%	+8.0%	+14.2%
UNP Dec	−8.6%	+6.5%	+7.5%	−4.9%	−10.0%	+11.6%	+14.1%	−3.0%	+0.5%	+1.1%
TT Dec	+1.6%	+5.1%	+10.4%	+5.9%	−4.8%	+13.5%	+13.1%	+10.5%	+12.2%	+7.5%
LHX Jan	-	−1.5%	+4.6%	+10.3%	+41.5%	−2.1%	−4.2%	+13.8%	+9.8%	-
CARR Dec	-	-	-	−1.6%	−6.2%	+18.1%	−0.9%	+9.6%	+18.7%	−3.3%
PH Jun	-	+5.9%	+18.9%	+0.1%	−4.4%	+4.8%	+10.6%	+20.2%	+4.5%	−0.4%
ADP Jun	-	+6.1%	+7.7%	+6.3%	+3.4%	+2.8%	+9.9%	+9.2%	+6.6%	+7.1%
PCAR Dec	−10.9%	+14.2%	+20.8%	+9.0%	−26.8%	+25.6%	+22.5%	+21.9%	−4.2%	−15.5%
Peer median	+1.6%	+6.3%	+7.6%	+3.6%	−4.8%	+11.6%	+9.9%	+9.6%	+6.6%	+1.9%

Gross margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Gross profit / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
MMM Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JCI Sep	27.1%	25.0%	24.4%	32.1%	33.2%	34.1%	34.4%	34.9%	35.2%	36.4%
WM Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
UNP Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TT Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LHX Jan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CARR Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PH Jun	22.3%	23.6%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ADP Jun	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PCAR Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Peer median	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Operating margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Operating income / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
MMM Dec	23.3%	24.3%	22.0%	19.2%	22.3%	20.8%	16.7%	−43.4%	19.6%	18.6%
JCI Sep	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
WM Dec	16.9%	18.2%	18.7%	17.5%	16.0%	16.5%	17.1%	17.5%	18.4%	17.1%
UNP Dec	36.3%	38.2%	37.3%	39.4%	40.1%	42.8%	39.9%	37.7%	40.1%	40.2%
TT Dec	11.9%	11.7%	12.2%	12.8%	12.3%	14.3%	15.1%	16.4%	17.6%	18.6%
LHX Jan	17.6%	18.2%	18.1%	21.3%	11.9%	11.8%	6.6%	7.3%	9.0%	-
CARR Dec	-	-	19.2%	13.4%	17.7%	12.8%	23.0%	11.4%	11.8%	10.0%
PH Jun	13.9%	14.9%	14.3%	15.6%	14.4%	17.1%	18.8%	17.9%	20.4%	21.9%
ADP Jun	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PCAR Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Peer median	16.9%	18.2%	18.4%	16.6%	15.2%	15.4%	17.9%	16.9%	18.0%	18.6%

Net margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Net income / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
MMM Dec	16.8%	15.3%	16.3%	14.1%	16.9%	16.7%	22.1%	−28.4%	17.0%	13.0%
JCI Sep	−4.2%	5.3%	6.9%	23.7%	2.8%	6.9%	7.4%	8.3%	7.4%	13.9%
WM Dec	8.7%	13.5%	12.9%	10.8%	9.8%	10.1%	11.4%	11.3%	12.4%	10.7%
UNP Dec	21.2%	50.4%	26.1%	27.3%	27.4%	29.9%	28.1%	26.4%	27.8%	29.1%
TT Dec	10.9%	9.2%	10.8%	10.8%	6.9%	10.1%	11.0%	11.4%	12.9%	13.7%
LHX Jan	5.4%	9.2%	11.3%	14.0%	6.2%	10.4%	6.2%	6.3%	7.0%	-
CARR Dec	-	-	14.5%	11.4%	11.4%	8.1%	20.4%	7.1%	24.9%	6.8%
PH Jun	7.1%	8.2%	7.4%	10.6%	8.8%	12.2%	8.3%	10.9%	14.3%	17.8%
ADP Jun	12.8%	14.5%	14.2%	16.2%	16.9%	17.3%	17.9%	18.9%	19.5%	19.8%
PCAR Dec	3.1%	8.6%	9.3%	9.3%	6.9%	7.9%	10.4%	13.1%	12.4%	8.4%
Peer median	7.9%	9.2%	11.3%	11.4%	8.8%	10.1%	11.0%	11.3%	12.9%	13.8%

Free cash flow, FY2016 to FY2025

Cash from operations minus capital spending.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
MMM Dec	$5.2B	$4.9B	$4.9B	$5.4B	$6.6B	$5.9B	$3.8B	$5.1B	$638.0M	$1.4B
JCI Sep	$659.0M	−$389.0M	$875.0M	$1.2B	$2.0B	$2.0B	$750.0M	$1.4B	$1.1B	$2.1B
WM Dec	$1.7B	$1.6B	$1.9B	$2.1B	$1.8B	$2.3B	$1.7B	$1.8B	$2.2B	$2.8B
UNP Dec	$4.0B	$4.0B	$5.2B	$5.2B	$5.6B	$6.1B	$5.7B	$4.8B	$5.9B	$5.5B
TT Dec	$1.3B	$1.3B	$1.1B	$1.7B	$1.3B	$1.4B	$1.2B	$2.1B	$2.8B	$2.8B
LHX Jan	$772.0M	$450.0M	$615.0M	$1.0B	$2.4B	$2.3B	$1.9B	$1.6B	$2.2B	$2.7B
CARR Dec	-	-	$1.8B	$1.8B	$1.4B	$1.9B	$1.4B	$2.2B	$44.0M	$2.1B
PH Jun	$1.1B	$1.1B	$1.3B	$1.5B	$1.8B	$2.4B	$2.2B	$2.6B	$3.0B	$3.3B
ADP Jun	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PCAR Dec	$1.9B	$2.3B	$2.5B	$2.3B	$2.4B	$1.6B	$2.5B	$3.5B	$3.8B	$3.7B
Peer median	$1.3B	$1.3B	$1.6B	$1.8B	$1.9B	$2.1B	$1.8B	$2.1B	$2.5B	$2.8B

FCF margin, FY2016 to FY2025

Free cash flow / revenue.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
MMM Dec	17.4%	15.4%	14.8%	16.7%	20.5%	16.5%	14.7%	20.6%	2.6%	5.6%
JCI Sep	3.2%	−1.3%	2.8%	4.8%	9.1%	8.4%	3.6%	6.3%	4.7%	9.0%
WM Dec	12.2%	11.1%	12.7%	13.3%	11.9%	12.8%	8.8%	8.9%	9.8%	11.2%
UNP Dec	20.2%	18.8%	23.0%	23.8%	28.7%	28.0%	23.1%	19.8%	24.3%	22.4%
TT Dec	9.9%	9.2%	9.1%	13.1%	10.3%	9.7%	7.6%	11.8%	14.0%	13.2%
LHX Jan	12.9%	7.6%	9.9%	15.1%	13.3%	13.2%	11.2%	8.5%	10.1%	-
CARR Dec	-	-	9.5%	9.8%	7.9%	9.2%	8.2%	11.4%	0.2%	9.8%
PH Jun	9.3%	9.1%	9.4%	10.7%	13.4%	16.5%	13.9%	13.6%	15.0%	16.8%
ADP Jun	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PCAR Dec	11.3%	11.8%	10.8%	8.9%	13.0%	6.9%	8.7%	9.9%	11.3%	12.9%
Peer median	11.3%	9.2%	9.7%	11.9%	12.5%	11.2%	8.7%	10.7%	10.7%	12.9%

Return on equity, FY2016 to FY2025

Net income / shareholders' equity at the year end.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
MMM Dec	49.0%	42.0%	54.6%	44.9%	42.3%	39.4%	39.2%	−145.5%	108.6%	69.1%
JCI Sep	−3.6%	7.9%	10.2%	28.7%	3.6%	9.3%	9.4%	11.2%	10.6%	25.5%
WM Dec	22.3%	32.4%	30.7%	23.6%	20.1%	25.5%	32.7%	33.4%	33.3%	27.1%
UNP Dec	21.2%	43.1%	29.2%	32.7%	31.5%	46.1%	57.5%	43.1%	39.9%	38.7%
TT Dec	22.2%	18.2%	19.0%	19.4%	13.3%	22.8%	28.8%	28.9%	34.4%	34.0%
LHX Jan	10.6%	18.7%	21.3%	28.2%	5.4%	9.6%	5.7%	6.5%	7.7%	8.2%
CARR Dec	-	-	19.2%	15.0%	30.1%	23.5%	43.8%	15.0%	38.9%	10.5%
PH Jun	17.6%	18.7%	18.1%	25.6%	19.3%	20.8%	14.9%	20.2%	23.6%	25.8%
ADP Jun	33.3%	45.0%	39.8%	42.5%	42.9%	45.8%	91.4%	97.2%	82.5%	65.9%
PCAR Dec	7.7%	20.8%	25.5%	24.6%	12.4%	16.1%	22.9%	29.0%	23.8%	12.3%
Peer median	19.4%	19.8%	21.3%	25.6%	19.3%	22.8%	28.8%	28.9%	33.3%	25.8%

Debt / equity, FY2016 to FY2025

Total debt / shareholders' equity at the year end.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
MMM Dec	1.21	1.30	1.57	2.20	1.46	1.15	1.08	3.34	3.40	2.68
JCI Sep	0.53	0.66	0.52	0.36	0.45	0.44	0.52	0.53	0.59	0.77
WM Dec	1.76	1.58	1.60	1.91	1.85	1.88	2.19	2.35	2.90	2.29
UNP Dec	0.75	0.68	1.11	1.40	1.58	2.13	2.76	2.20	1.85	1.72
TT Dec	0.63	0.57	0.58	0.86	0.94	0.83	0.97	0.80	0.70	0.62
LHX Jan	1.35	1.39	1.16	1.05	0.34	0.37	0.38	0.70	0.63	0.57
CARR Dec	-	-	-	0.02	1.55	1.37	1.09	1.59	0.85	0.84
PH Jun	0.66	1.12	0.85	1.19	1.36	0.78	1.29	1.22	0.87	0.68
ADP Jun	0.45	0.50	0.42	0.37	0.17	0.53	0.93	0.85	0.66	1.41
PCAR Dec	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Peer median	0.66	0.68	0.85	0.95	1.15	0.81	1.03	1.03	0.78	0.80

EPS (diluted), FY2016 to FY2025

Diluted earnings per share, on today's share count after splits.

Company	FY2016	FY2017	FY2018	FY2019	FY2020	FY2021	FY2022	FY2023	FY2024	FY2025
MMM Dec	$8.16	$7.93	$8.89	$7.72	$9.36	$10.12	$10.18	−$12.63	$7.55	$6.00
JCI Sep	−$1.29	$1.71	$2.32	$6.49	$0.84	$2.27	$2.19	$2.69	$2.52	$5.03
WM Dec	$2.65	$4.41	$4.45	$3.91	$3.52	$4.29	$5.39	$5.66	$6.81	$6.70
UNP Dec	$5.07	$13.36	$7.91	$8.38	$7.88	$9.95	$11.21	$10.45	$11.09	$11.98
TT Dec	$5.65	$5.05	$5.35	$5.77	$3.52	$5.87	$7.48	$8.77	$11.24	$12.98
LHX Jan	$2.59	$4.36	$5.76	$7.86	$5.19	$9.09	$5.49	$6.44	$7.87	$8.53
CARR Dec	-	-	$3.16	$2.44	$2.25	$1.87	$4.10	$1.58	$6.15	$1.72
PH Jun	$5.89	$7.25	$7.83	$11.57	$9.26	$13.35	$10.09	$16.04	$21.84	$27.12
ADP Jun	$3.25	$3.97	$4.25	$5.24	$5.70	$6.07	$7.00	$8.21	$9.10	$9.98
PCAR Dec	$1.48	$4.75	$6.24	$6.87	$2.50	$3.57	$5.75	$8.76	$7.90	$4.51
Peer median	$2.95	$4.58	$5.35	$6.49	$3.52	$5.87	$5.75	$8.21	$7.90	$8.53

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