FDX vs MMM vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Fedex, 3M and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FDX Fedex Corp
$304.87 +5.2% 1M +51.6% 1Y
Market cap
$72.79B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$94.72B
Div. yield
–
Parcel Delivery Industrials
4 wins
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
4 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$384.70 +3.5% 1M +40.2% 1Y
Market cap
$18.00B
P/E
33.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

3M leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (3M 4, Fedex 4, Zebra Technologies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFDXMMMZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $72.79B $92.01B $18.00B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 26.0x 33.4x FDX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 19.5x 17.0x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +1.7% +12.7% ZBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.7% 14.0% 9.2% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.5% 22.0% 10.6% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.6x 2.4x FDX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +51.6% +3.6% +40.2% FDX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.0%/yr +3.0%/yr -6.4%/yr FDX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.2% 25.6% 45.5% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 50/100 62/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

FDXMMMZBRA

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

AxisFDXMMMZBRA
Valuation 52 #66 of 136 38 #126 of 203 69 #35 of 111
Growth 59 #51 of 122 59 #77 of 188 46 #59 of 108
Profitability 48 #61 of 116 87 #24 of 184 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 47 #77 of 143 19 #177 of 217 18 #94 of 115
Shareholder Returns 10 #73 of 81 47 #82 of 153 94 #6 of 78
Overall 43 50 62
  • FDX ranked among 150 companies in Transportation
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ZBRA ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFDXMMMZBRASPY
1 month +5.2%+2.0%+3.5% +0.9%
3 months -1.2%-2.9%+35.9% +5.9%
6 months -2.6%+20.1%+78.5% +8.5%
Year to date +31.0%+7.9%+58.4% +13.3%
1 year +51.6%+3.6%+40.2% +12.4%
3 years +65.3%+136.2%+85.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +18.3%+33.2%+22.9% +23.5%
5 years +60.6%+15.7%-28.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.0%+3.0%-6.4% +11.0%
10 years +117.1%+24.7%+480.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.1%+2.2%+19.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFDXMMMZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.2%25.6%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%24.6%38.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.691.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.830.140.88 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-53.4%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.2%-6.0%-1.6% -0.9%
52-week high $339.38$183.81$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $200.59$141.20$199.30 $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.

MultipleFDXMMMZBRA
P/E now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 16.1x 25.4xmedian 25.4x 34.1xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 8.6x 16.1xmedian 14.3x 19.4xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 11.6x 33.4xmedian 21.8x 20.1xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 21.4xmedian 2.2x 5.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 2.64median 0.80 0.71median 1.41 -9.01median 1.10

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 monthsFDXMMMZBRA
Revenue $94.72B $25.25B $5.85B
Gross profit – $9.98B $2.90B
Operating income $5.46B $4.74B $858.00M
Net income $4.43B $3.58B $539.00M
Free cash flow $4.54B $2.68B $904.00M
R&D – $1.21B $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $18.55 $6.77 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $13.06B $4.84B $157.00M
Total debt $24.97B $15.00B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 239.00M 522.60M 48.13M
Enterprise value $38.99B $73.45B $16.55B

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
MetricFDXMMMZBRA
P/E 16.3x 25.4x 34.1x
P/FCF 15.9x 33.4x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 24.6x 18.6x
P/S 0.8x 3.5x 3.1x
P/B 2.3x 21.4x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 42.2x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x 16.1x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 15.4x 20.9x 24.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.9x 3.6x
EV/FCF 18.5x 37.0x 23.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.3x 27.3x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.64 0.71 -9.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFDXMMMZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 1.7% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 10.7% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -1.8% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.0% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.7% -3.7% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.6% 33.4% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.3% 4.8% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 35.4% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.3% 7.1% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 35.8% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 15.9% 42.8% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.7% -18.1% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 52.2% 68.6% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.3% -18.0% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFDXMMMZBRA
Gross margin – 39.5% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 10.4% 24.4% 18.3%
Operating margin 5.8% 18.8% 14.7%
Pretax margin 6.1% 17.5% 12.1%
Net margin 4.7% 14.0% 9.2%
FCF margin 4.8% 10.6% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 8.6% 14.4% 16.7%
Return on equity 14.4% 101.3% 15.6%
Return on assets 4.6% 9.8% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 7.5% 22.0% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 18.7% 19.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.8% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFDXMMMZBRA
Debt / assets 25.2% 37.9% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.8x 3.6x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 5.6x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 68.0% 89.5% 60.2%
Equity / assets 32.0% 10.5% 39.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.52 4.10 3.75

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFDXMMMZBRA
Dividend yield 1.8% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield -0.6% 3.1% 5.0%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 4.8% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 44.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -21.4% –

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.

ConsensusFDXMMMZBRA
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $16.80FY2026 $8.88FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -14.6%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +16.7% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $94.80BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.4%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +17.6% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFDXMMMZBRA
Held by institutions 80.6% 74.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,939 2,210 644
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.8% +4.5%
Institutions buying 902 916 309
Institutions selling 693 837 242
Buyers to sellers 1.30 1.09 1.28

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.

FDXMMMZBRA
FDX 1.00 0.30 0.22
MMM 0.30 1.00 0.35
ZBRA 0.22 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FDX, MMM and ZBRA?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fedex (FDX) $72.79B, 3M (MMM) $92.01B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, FDX, MMM and ZBRA?

Fedex (FDX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fedex (FDX) 16.4x, 3M (MMM) 26.0x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 33.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Fedex (FDX) 18.1x, 3M (MMM) 19.5x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fedex (FDX) +7.7%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (Fedex (FDX) 4.7%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Fedex (FDX) 7.5%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fedex (FDX) returned the most: Fedex (FDX) +51.6%, 3M (MMM) +3.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +40.2%. Over five years, Fedex (FDX) compounded fastest (Fedex (FDX) +10.0%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.0%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Fedex (FDX) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 0.00%. Fedex (FDX) and Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Fedex (FDX) 28.2%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FDX, MMM and ZBRA?

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 4. 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.