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3M

NYQ:MMM US88579Y1010
6
  • Value
    46
  • Growth
    51
  • Safety
    Safety
    4
  • Combined
    17
  • Sentiment
    9
  • 360° View
    360° View
    6
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Company Description

3M Company is a diversified technology company that manufactures and markets a variety of products and services. It operates in Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, and Consumer industries, with brands including 3M Cubitron II abrasives, Scotch-Brite, Filtrete, Command, Scotchgard, Meguiar’s, Nexcare, and Post-it. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $84,274 million, profits of $10,158 million, and revenue of $24,575 million, with 61,500 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 6 (better than 6% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock 3M are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for 3M. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 51, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 51% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 46 means that the share price of 3M is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 54% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 4, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 96% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 9, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 91% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Safety
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Industrial Conglomerates
Size Large
Website 3m.com
Index
Dow Jones
S&P 500
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Last update: 17-Sep-2026.

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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
46 43 81 59
Growth
51 61 5 17
Safety
Safety
4 6 13 20
Sentiment
9 79 9 3
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6 38 8 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
34 44 1 6
Opinions Change
50 68 66 17
Pro Holdings
n/a 99 27 55
Market Pulse
12 52 14 36
Sentiment
9 79 9 3
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
46 43 81 59
Growth
51 61 5 17
Safety Safety
4 6 13 20
Combined
17 17 13 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
29 27 45 33
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
64 56 91 62
Price vs. Book (P/B)
5 3 16 12
Dividend Yield
87 85 100 100
Value
46 43 81 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
25 12 24 17
Profit Growth
94 54 20 29
Capital Growth
49 69 48 56
Stock Returns
45 95 17 43
Growth
51 61 5 17
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
7 1 16 14
Refinancing
12 34 10 24
Liquidity
41 37 67 71
Safety Safety
4 6 13 20

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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