3M Company

MMM.DE

Conglomerates · Industrials

Price

€154.00

-1.25 (-0.81%)

Market Cap

€79.42B

Exchange

Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Winston Score

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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Strong

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Mixed

Valuation

Strong

Dividends

Weak

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Share count falling — buybacks

−7.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 585.3M (2021) → 541.3M (2025)

Winston Score History

The full picture

3M makes thousands of everyday products used in homes, hospitals, factories, and offices. Its most famous products include Post-it Notes, Scotch tape, and N95 respirators, but it also makes industrial adhesives, safety equipment, and materials used in electronics and car manufacturing. The company sells to consumers, healthcare providers, and large industrial businesses around the world.

3M earns money by selling physical products across four business segments: Safety & Industrial, Transportation & Electronics, Health Care, and Consumer. It operates in nearly every country, generates roughly $24 billion in annual revenue, and holds a strong competitive position through its deep patent portfolio and manufacturing scale. The biggest risk facing 3M is its ongoing legal liability from lawsuits related to PFAS chemicals and defective combat earplugs, which have already cost billions of dollars in settlements and could continue to weigh on earnings for years.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+32.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$1.2B/ year

↑ Rising (+8% vs prior year)

4.7% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

0.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

3M Company is growing revenue at 3% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

41.3%

Healthy — 41.3% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

20.3%

Excellent — 20.3% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

31.7%

Exceptional — 31.7% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+2.3%

Nearly flat sales (+2.3% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-21.7%

Earnings shrinking (-21.7% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

129%

Turns 129% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

10.0%

Modest free cash flow (10.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

4.31

Heavy debt load (4.31)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

5.71x

Adequate interest coverage (5.7x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

27.2x

Growth-priced — P/E 27.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+9.8

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (27.2 → 17.4)

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

1.75%

Small dividend — 1.75% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

+2.4%

Dividend flat

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