3M is a US conglomerate for industrial and consumer products. It is known for Post-it notes, Scotch tape and respirators. Other areas are abrasives, adhesives, films, electronic materials and workplace safety; the healthcare division was spun off as Solventum in 2024. As of Oct 11, 2026
As of Oct 11, 2026Fact sheet (from the annual report)Medical instruments · St Paul, USAfull fact sheet
The diversified technology company 3M divides its business into the segments Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, and Consumer. Safety and Industrial comprises abrasives, structural adhesives and tapes as well as respiratory, hearing, eye and fall protection. Transportation and Electronics supplies reflective traffic signs, materials for semiconductor manufacturing and solutions for data centers. The consumer segment offers household cleaners, picture hanging products as well as bandages, wraps and supports.
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3M · Sector Industrials · amounts in USD
Information only – does not affect our buy zones, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Feb 3, 2026.
In short
Light red: Revenue shrank over 5 years (−5.0% per year).
Light red: Net income (total) shrank over 5 years (−9.6% per year); per share −8.3% per year.
Light green: Net margin 13.0%, above the sector median (11.1%).
Light red: Debt much higher than usual in the sector.
Light yellow: Profit in 9 of 10 fiscal years.
Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.
RevenueNet incomeNet margin (below)in USD
−20B020B40B
2016Fiscal year 2016 (Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016): Revenue 30.1B USD · Net income 5.1B USD · Net margin 16.8%
2017Fiscal year 2017 (Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017): Revenue 31.7B USD · Net income 4.9B USD · Net margin 15.3%
2018Fiscal year 2018 (Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018): Revenue 32.8B USD · Net income 5.3B USD · Net margin 16.3%
2019Fiscal year 2019 (Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019): Revenue 32.1B USD · Net income 4.6B USD · Net margin 14.2%
2020Fiscal year 2020 (Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020): Revenue 32.2B USD · Net income 5.4B USD · Net margin 16.7%
2021Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021): Revenue 35.4B USD · Net income 5.9B USD · Net margin 16.7%
2022Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Revenue 34.2B USD · Net income 5.8B USD · Net margin 16.9%
2023Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Revenue 32.7B USD · Net income −7.0B USD · Net margin −21.4%
2024Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Revenue 24.6B USD · Net income 4.2B USD · Net margin 17.0%
2025Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 24.9B USD · Net income 3.3B USD · Net margin 13.0%
Margin
17%15%16%14%17%17%17%−21%17%13%
RevenueNet incomeNet margin (below)in USD
02.5B5B7.5B10B
Q4/23Quarter Q4/23 (Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Revenue 6.0B USD · Net income 945.0M USD · Net margin 15.7%
Q1/24Quarter Q1/24 (Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024): Revenue 8.0B USD · Net income 928.0M USD · Net margin 11.6%
Q2/24Quarter Q2/24 (Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024): Revenue 6.3B USD · Net income 1.1B USD · Net margin 18.3%
Q3/24Quarter Q3/24 (Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024): Revenue 6.3B USD · Net income 1.4B USD · Net margin 21.8%
Q4/24Quarter Q4/24 (Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Revenue 6.0B USD · Net income 728.0M USD · Net margin 12.1%
Q1/25Quarter Q1/25 (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025): Revenue 6.0B USD · Net income 1.1B USD · Net margin 18.7%
Q2/25Quarter Q2/25 (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025): Revenue 6.3B USD · Net income 723.0M USD · Net margin 11.4%
Q3/25Quarter Q3/25 (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025): Revenue 6.5B USD · Net income 834.0M USD · Net margin 12.8%
Q4/25Quarter Q4/25 (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 6.1B USD · Net income 577.0M USD · Net margin 9.4% · Q4 derived (year minus 9 months), may be distorted by restatements
Q1/26Quarter Q1/26 (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026): Revenue 6.0B USD · Net income 653.0M USD · Net margin 10.8%
Q2/26Quarter Q2/26 (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026): Revenue 6.5B USD · Net income 933.0M USD · Net margin 14.4%
Q3/26Quarter Q3/26 (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026): Revenue 6.6B USD · Net income 1.4B USD · Net margin 20.9%
Margin
16%12%18%22%12%19%11%13%9%11%14%21%
Earnings per shareUSD per share
−20−1001020
2016Fiscal year 2016 (Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016): Earnings per share 8.16 USD
2017Fiscal year 2017 (Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017): Earnings per share 7.93 USD
2018Fiscal year 2018 (Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018): Earnings per share 8.89 USD
2019Fiscal year 2019 (Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019): Earnings per share 7.81 USD
2020Fiscal year 2020 (Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020): Earnings per share 9.25 USD
2021Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021): Earnings per share 10.12 USD
2022Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Earnings per share 10.18 USD
2023Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Earnings per share −12.63 USD
2024Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Earnings per share 7.55 USD
2025Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Earnings per share 6.00 USD
Earnings per shareUSD per share
01.002.003.00
Q4/23Quarter Q4/23 (Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Earnings per share 1.70 USD
Q1/24Quarter Q1/24 (Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024): Earnings per share 1.67 USD
Q2/24Quarter Q2/24 (Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024): Earnings per share 2.07 USD
Dividend per sharePayout ratio (below)USD per share
02.004.006.00
2016Fiscal year 2016 (Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016): Dividend per share 4.44 USD · Payout ratio 54.4%
2017Fiscal year 2017 (Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017): Dividend per share 4.70 USD · Payout ratio 59.3%
2018Fiscal year 2018 (Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018): Dividend per share 5.44 USD · Payout ratio 61.2%
2019Fiscal year 2019 (Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019): Dividend per share 5.76 USD · Payout ratio 73.8%
2020Fiscal year 2020 (Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020): Dividend per share 5.88 USD · Payout ratio 63.6%
2021Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021): Dividend per share 5.92 USD · Payout ratio 58.5%
2022Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Dividend per share 5.96 USD · Payout ratio 58.5%
2023Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Dividend per share 6.00 USD · Payout ratio not available
2024Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Dividend per share 3.61 USD · Payout ratio 47.8%
2025Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Dividend per share 2.92 USD · Payout ratio 48.7%
Ratio
54%59%61%74%64%58%59%48%49%
Dividend per sharePayout ratio (below)USD per share
00.501.001.502.00
Q4/23Quarter Q4/23 (Oct 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Dividend per share 1.50 USD · Payout ratio 88.2%
Q1/24Quarter Q1/24 (Jan 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2024): Dividend per share 1.51 USD · Payout ratio 90.4%
Q2/24Quarter Q2/24 (Apr 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024): Dividend per share 0.70 USD · Payout ratio 33.8%
Q3/24Quarter Q3/24 (Jul 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2024): Dividend per share 0.70 USD · Payout ratio 28.2%
Q4/24Quarter Q4/24 (Oct 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Dividend per share 0.70 USD · Payout ratio 52.6%
Q1/25Quarter Q1/25 (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025): Dividend per share 0.73 USD · Payout ratio 35.8%
Q2/25Quarter Q2/25 (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025): Dividend per share 0.73 USD · Payout ratio 54.5%
Q3/25Quarter Q3/25 (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025): Dividend per share 0.73 USD · Payout ratio 47.1%
Q4/25Quarter Q4/25 (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Dividend per share 0.73 USD · Payout ratio not available · Q4 derived (year minus 9 months), may be distorted by restatements
Q1/26Quarter Q1/26 (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026): Dividend per share 0.78 USD · Payout ratio 63.4%
Q2/26Quarter Q2/26 (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026): Dividend per share 0.78 USD · Payout ratio 43.8%
Q3/26Quarter Q3/26 (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026): Dividend per share 0.78 USD · Payout ratio 29.7%
Ratio
88%90%34%28%53%36%54%47%63%44%30%
Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 24.9B USD · Net income 3.3B USD · Net margin 13.0%
Key figures with traffic lights
Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median Sector medianThe middle value of all companies in a sector: half are above it, half below. Unlike the average, single outliers hardly distort it.Example: Margins 4%, 8%, 10%, 12%, 60% → median 10%, average 18.8%.More in the Academy: Lesson putting the P/E in context of all 90 symbols in the Industrials sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).
Revenue growth
Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth
Light red: shrinking
−5.0%per year, last 5 years
Sector Industrials: median +8.0% (81 symbols)
What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it fell by 5.0% per year on average. The median company in the sector reached +8.0% per year.
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
Net income (total)
Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth
Light red: shrinking
−9.6%per year, last 5 years
Sector Industrials: median +10.0% (66 symbols)
per share: −8.3% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)
What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it fell by 9.6% per year on average. The median company in the sector reached +10.0% per year.
Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.
What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 13.03 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (11.1%). Five years ago the margin was 16.7%.
Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.
Debt / equity
Debt-to-equity ratioFinancial debt (loans, bonds) divided by equity. A high value amplifies good and bad years alike. The key figures bar in the chart only uses long-term financial debt.Example: Financial debt €300m, equity €500m → 0.6.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth
Light red: much higher
3.63latest balance sheet
Sector Industrials: median 0.59 (67 symbols)
What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 3.63 USD of financial debt – more than twice as much as the median company in the sector (0.59). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.
Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.
Payout ratio
Payout ratioThe share of profit that a company pays out as a dividend. Above 100% it pays out more than it earns.Example: Dividend €1, earnings per share €2.50 → payout ratio 40%.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth
Light green: covered
49%Dividend / earnings per share
Sector Industrials: median 35% (65 symbols)
What does this mean? Of every 1 USD of earnings per share, 0.49 USD went to shareholders as a dividend. The rest stays in the company. Median company in the sector: 35%.
Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.
Profitable years
Profitable yearsHow many of the last fiscal years ended with a profit rather than a loss on the bottom line. The figure shows how consistently a company earns.Example: Profit in 9 of 10 years → one loss year.More in the Academy: Lesson revenue, profit and margin
Light yellow: 1 loss year
9 of 10fiscal years with a profit
What does this mean? In 9 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. One year ended with a loss.
Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).
Last fiscal year and 13F
Information, not a trading signal · Source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (FY)
24.9B USD
Revenue vs. prior year
+1.5%
Net income (FY)
3.3B USD
Net income vs. prior year
−22.1%
EPS (FY)
6.00 USD
13F funds with a position
2 of 9
Funds vs. prior quarter
+1
Shares held vs. prior quarter
+107.1%
Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 · 10-K filed Feb 3, 2026 · Balance sheet Sep 30, 2026 (filed Oct 20, 2026) · Price-based figures (P/E, P/S, dividend yield, market cap) only when logged in. · Values as first reported; debt = reported financial debt (US GAAP: long-term).13F: reporting date Jun 30, 2026, 9 tracked funds have filed (latest Aug 14, 2026), filed with up to 45 days of delay. Stock positions only; comparison with Mar 31, 2026 only across funds that filed for both quarters.
All figures as a table
Fiscal years (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
Year
End
Revenue
Net income
Margin
Earnings per share
Dividend per share
Payout
2025
Dec 31, 2025
24.9B
3.3B
13.0%
6.00
2.92
49%
2024
Dec 31, 2024
24.6B
4.2B
17.0%
7.55
3.61
48%
2023
Dec 31, 2023
32.7B
−7.0B
−21.4%
−12.63
6.00
–
2022
Dec 31, 2022
34.2B
5.8B
16.9%
10.18
5.96
59%
2021
Dec 31, 2021
35.4B
5.9B
16.7%
10.12
5.92
58%
2020
Dec 31, 2020
32.2B
5.4B
16.7%
9.25
5.88
64%
2019
Dec 31, 2019
32.1B
4.6B
14.2%
7.81
5.76
74%
2018
Dec 31, 2018
32.8B
5.3B
16.3%
8.89
5.44
61%
2017
Dec 31, 2017
31.7B
4.9B
15.3%
7.93
4.70
59%
2016
Dec 31, 2016
30.1B
5.1B
16.8%
8.16
4.44
54%
Quarters (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
Quarter
End
Revenue
Net income
Margin
Earnings per share
Dividend per share
Payout
Q3/26
Sep 30, 2026
6.6B
1.4B
20.9%
2.63
0.78
30%
Q2/26
Jun 30, 2026
6.5B
933.0M
14.4%
1.78
0.78
44%
Q1/26
Mar 31, 2026
6.0B
653.0M
10.8%
1.23
0.78
63%
Q4/25*
Dec 31, 2025
6.1B
577.0M
9.4%
–
0.73
–
Q3/25
Sep 30, 2025
6.5B
834.0M
12.8%
1.55
0.73
47%
Q2/25
Jun 30, 2025
6.3B
723.0M
11.4%
1.34
0.73
54%
Q1/25
Mar 31, 2025
6.0B
1.1B
18.7%
2.04
0.73
36%
Q4/24
Dec 31, 2024
6.0B
728.0M
12.1%
1.33
0.70
53%
Q3/24
Sep 30, 2024
6.3B
1.4B
21.8%
2.48
0.70
28%
Q2/24
Jun 30, 2024
6.3B
1.1B
18.3%
2.07
0.70
34%
Q1/24
Mar 31, 2024
8.0B
928.0M
11.6%
1.67
1.51
90%
Q4/23
Dec 31, 2023
6.0B
945.0M
15.7%
1.70
1.50
88%
* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.
How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year Growth per year (CAGR)The average annual growth rate over several years, as if the value had grown equally strongly every year. Individual good or bad years even out in it.Example: Revenue €100m → €161m in 5 years → (161 ÷ 100) to the power of 1/5 − 1 = 10% per year.More in the Academy: Lesson debt, dividends and growth over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.
Insiders
Insider transactionsExecutives, directors and major shareholders (over 10%) of US companies report their own transactions in their company’s stock to the SEC within two business days (Form 4). Purchases in the market count as more meaningful than sales (often taxes, estate planning).Example: Three executives acquire stock worth a total of 2 million USD within two weeks → “purchases by several insiders”.More in the Academy: Glossary
Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.
Trend score +40
Price vs. EMA 50+15
Price vs. EMA 200+15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200+20
ADX (trend strength)+15
Highs and lows-10
Relative strength-15
Volatility and trend strength
ADX 14 (trend strength)26.9
Rel. strength 60 d−4.3%
ATR ATR (Average True Range)The average range per trading day over the last 14 days. It makes distances comparable, whether a stock costs 10 or 1,000.Example: ATR 2.50 at a price of 100: 0.4 ATR is 1.00, i.e. 1%.More in the Academy: Lesson ATR and moving averages as price values only when logged in.