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3M

NYQ:MMM US88579Y1010
11
  • Value
    45
  • Growth
    47
  • Safety
    Safety
    4
  • Combined
    13
  • Sentiment
    41
  • 360° View
    360° View
    11
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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 11 (better than 11% 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 all four indicators below average for 3M. The consolidated Value Rank has a low rank of 45 which means that the share price of 3M is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 55% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank also has a low rank of 47, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is lower than for 47% of competitors 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. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a low rank of 41, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 59% 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
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Last update: 3-Nov-2026.

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Combined
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
45 43 81 59
Growth
47 61 5 17
Safety
Safety
4 6 13 20
Sentiment
41 79 9 3
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11 38 8 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
32 44 1 6
Opinions Change
50 68 66 17
Pro Holdings
n/a 99 27 55
Market Pulse
85 52 14 36
Sentiment
41 79 9 3
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
45 43 81 59
Growth
47 61 5 17
Safety Safety
4 6 13 20
Combined
13 17 13 11
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
24 27 45 33
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
61 56 91 62
Price vs. Book (P/B)
9 3 16 12
Dividend Yield
87 85 100 100
Value
45 43 81 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
23 12 24 17
Profit Growth
94 54 20 29
Capital Growth
43 69 48 56
Stock Returns
58 95 17 43
Growth
47 61 5 17
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
7 1 16 14
Refinancing
12 34 10 24
Liquidity
44 37 67 71
Safety Safety
4 6 13 20

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This is a highly risky stock investment proposition as all consolidated ranks are below-average. There are no compelling arguments to support this stock based on current information. It is not recommended for any investor profile. However, performance does change, so it could we worth keepin on a watchlist.

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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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