CLEV vs MMM vs NDSN Stock Comparison

Concrete Leveling Systems, 3M and Nordson Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MMM 3M Co
$172.82 +2.0% 1M +3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$92.01B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
NDSN Nordson Corp
$326.02 -1.6% 1M +38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$18.35B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.98B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

3M leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (3M 5, Nordson 5, Concrete Leveling Systems 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLEVMMMNDSNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.12M $92.01B $18.35B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -298.3x 26.0x 33.0x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.5x 29.3x MMM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6,824.8% +1.7% +7.0% CLEV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -54.4% 14.0% 18.6% NDSN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.0% 13.1% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.2x 1.6x 1.7x CLEV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.02% 0.01% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.8% +3.6% +38.5% NDSN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.0%/yr +3.0%/yr +5.1%/yr NDSN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 204.1% 25.6% 22.2% NDSN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 50/100 59/100 NDSN

Percentile Scorecard

CLEVMMMNDSN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCLEVMMMNDSN
Valuation 6 #190 of 203 38 #126 of 203 30 #143 of 203
Growth 98 #5 of 188 59 #77 of 188 57 #82 of 188
Profitability 43 #105 of 184 87 #24 of 184 97 #6 of 184
Financial Health 5 #207 of 217 19 #177 of 217 56 #97 of 217
Shareholder Returns – 47 #82 of 153 54 #71 of 153
Overall 38 50 59
  • CLEV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • NDSN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCLEVMMMNDSNSPY
1 month -28.6%+2.0%-1.6% +0.9%
3 months -35.0%-2.9%+10.5% +5.9%
6 months +66.7%+20.1%+16.3% +8.5%
Year to date +62.5%+7.9%+35.6% +13.3%
1 year -5.8%+3.6%+38.5% +12.4%
3 years -40.9%+136.2%+53.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -16.1%+33.2%+15.4% +23.5%
5 years -62.9%+15.7%+28.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -18.0%+3.0%+5.1% +11.0%
10 years -72.3%+24.7%+229.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year -12.1%+2.2%+12.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCLEVMMMNDSNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 204.1%25.6%22.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 497.2%24.6%21.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.480.690.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.030.141.74 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.1%-53.4%-39.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.1%-6.0%-2.6% -0.9%
52-week high $1.05$183.81$334.70 $779.14
52-week low $0.34$141.20$226.69 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCLEVMMMNDSN
P/E now vs peer median -298.3xmedian 25.4x 25.4xmedian 25.4x 32.7xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 162.4xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 6.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -260.6xmedian 14.3x 16.1xmedian 14.3x 21.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 201.5xmedian 21.8x 33.4xmedian 21.8x 25.1xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median -14.2xmedian 2.2x 21.4xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.41 0.71median 1.41 7.43median 1.41

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCLEVMMMNDSN
Revenue $56.16K $25.25B $2.98B
Gross profit $54.81K $9.98B $1.65B
Operating income -$21.26K $4.74B $800.96M
Net income -$30.56K $3.58B $555.18M
Free cash flow $45.24K $2.68B $724.01M
R&D – $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $6.77 $9.91
Cash & equivalents $1.12K $4.84B $113.43M
Total debt $755.04K $15.00B $1.73B
Shares (diluted) 14.03M 522.60M 56.03M
Enterprise value $9.07M $73.45B $17.90B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCLEVMMMNDSN
P/E -298.3x 25.4x 32.7x
P/FCF 201.5x 33.4x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow 201.5x 24.6x 23.5x
P/S 162.4x 3.5x 6.1x
P/B -14.2x 21.4x 5.6x
P/Tangible book -14.2x 42.2x 6.9x
EV/EBITDA -260.6x 16.1x 21.3x
EV/EBIT -437.6x 20.9x 24.7x
EV/Revenue 165.7x 3.9x 6.6x
EV/FCF 205.7x 37.0x 27.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 205.7x 27.3x 25.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.71 7.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLEVMMMNDSN
Revenue growth (1Y) 6,825% 1.7% 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 283.6% 10.7% 4.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9,811% -1.8% 8.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 355.2% 17.0% 5.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 58.3% -3.7% 18.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 19.0% 33.4% 6.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 81.2% 4.8% 22.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 35.4% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 55.1% 7.1% 23.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 35.8% 4.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 936.2% 42.8% 26.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.2% -18.1% 5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 936.2% 68.6% 33.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.2% -18.0% 5.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLEVMMMNDSN
Gross margin 97.6% 39.5% 55.3%
EBITDA margin -63.6% 24.4% 31.2%
Operating margin -37.9% 18.8% 26.9%
Pretax margin -54.4% 17.5% 22.6%
Net margin -54.4% 14.0% 18.6%
FCF margin 80.6% 10.6% 24.3%
Operating cash flow margin 80.6% 14.4% 26.0%
Return on equity – 101.3% 17.2%
Return on assets -94.4% 9.8% 9.3%
Return on invested capital – 22.0% 13.1%
Return on capital employed – 18.7% 15.3%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.5x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLEVMMMNDSN
Debt / assets 819.3% 37.9% 29.1%
Debt / equity -0.3x 3.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -5.2x 1.6x 1.7x
Debt / FCF 4.1x 5.6x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 2,905% 89.5% 45.0%
Equity / assets -2,805% 10.5% 55.0%
Interest coverage -2.2x – 8.8x
Current ratio 0.0x 1.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.0x 0.8x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -92.77 4.10 6.28

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLEVMMMNDSN
Dividend yield – 1.8% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 1.1%
Shareholder yield – 4.8% 2.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.8% 33.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.9% 25.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.2% 3.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% 7.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCLEVMMMNDSN
Forward P/E – 19.5xFY2026 29.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.88FY2026 $11.14FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +10.2%FY2026 +8.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.7% +21.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $23.87BFY2026 $3.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -1.8%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +17.6% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLEVMMMNDSN
Held by institutions – 74.5% 76.0%
Institutions holding – 2,210 755
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% +3.1%
Institutions buying – 916 389
Institutions selling – 837 240
Buyers to sellers – 1.09 1.62

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CLEVMMMNDSN
CLEV 1.00 -0.14 -0.10
MMM -0.14 1.00 0.47
NDSN -0.10 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLEV, MMM and NDSN?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) $9.12M, 3M (MMM) $92.01B, Nordson (NDSN) $18.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLEV, MMM and NDSN?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) -298.3x, 3M (MMM) 26.0x, Nordson (NDSN) 33.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, 3M (MMM) is cheapest (3M (MMM) 19.5x, Nordson (NDSN) 29.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) +6,824.8%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Nordson (NDSN) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nordson (NDSN) has the highest net margin (Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) -54.4%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, Nordson (NDSN) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (3M (MMM) 22.0%, Nordson (NDSN) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nordson (NDSN) returned the most: Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) -5.8%, 3M (MMM) +3.6%, Nordson (NDSN) +38.5%. Over five years, Nordson (NDSN) compounded fastest (Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) -18.0%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.0%/yr, Nordson (NDSN) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

3M (MMM) has the highest dividend yield: 3M (MMM) 0.02%, Nordson (NDSN) 0.01%. Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nordson (NDSN) has been the steadiest (Concrete Leveling Systems (CLEV) 204.1%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%, Nordson (NDSN) 22.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLEV, MMM and NDSN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, 3M (MMM) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.