FTV vs MMM vs RRX Stock Comparison

Fortive, 3M and Regal Rexnord Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FTV Fortive Corp
$64.13 +15.0% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$19.73B
P/E
30.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.40B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 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
8 wins
RRX Regal Rexnord Corp
$161.16 +3.0% 1M +11.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.84B
P/E
33.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.06B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

3M leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (3M 8, Fortive 3, Regal Rexnord 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTVMMMRRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $19.73B $92.01B $10.84B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.3x 26.0x 33.5x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 19.5x 15.8x RRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.0% +1.7% +3.5% FTV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.8% 14.0% 5.4% FTV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.1% 22.0% 5.0% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.6x 3.5x MMM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.5% +3.6% +11.4% FTV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +3.0%/yr +1.1%/yr MMM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.0% 25.6% 52.1% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 50/100 39/100 MMM

Percentile Scorecard

FTVMMMRRX

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

AxisFTVMMMRRX
Valuation 49 #105 of 203 38 #126 of 203 54 #94 of 203
Growth 25 #141 of 188 59 #77 of 188 39 #116 of 188
Profitability 75 #46 of 184 87 #24 of 184 49 #95 of 184
Financial Health 38 #135 of 217 19 #177 of 217 29 #154 of 217
Shareholder Returns 58 #65 of 153 47 #82 of 153 27 #112 of 153
Overall 49 50 39
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RRX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTVMMMRRXSPY
1 month +15.0%+2.0%+3.0% +0.9%
3 months +7.7%-2.9%-14.0% +5.9%
6 months +3.9%+20.1%-20.9% +8.5%
Year to date +16.2%+7.9%+14.9% +13.3%
1 year +30.5%+3.6%+11.4% +12.4%
3 years -1.4%+136.2%+35.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.5%+33.2%+10.7% +23.5%
5 years -15.3%+15.7%+5.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -3.3%+3.0%+1.1% +11.0%
10 years +27.7%+24.7%+175.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +2.5%+2.2%+10.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFTVMMMRRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.0%25.6%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.1%24.6%55.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.692.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.130.140.22 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-53.4%-48.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-6.0%-32.3% -0.9%
52-week high $64.16$183.81$238.19 $779.14
52-week low $49.16$141.20$128.75 $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.

MultipleFTVMMMRRX
P/E now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 25.4x 25.4xmedian 25.4x 33.1xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.9x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.9xmedian 14.3x 16.1xmedian 14.3x 12.3xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 21.8x 33.4xmedian 21.8x 23.0xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.2x 21.4xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -11.18median 1.41 0.71median 1.41 3.58median 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 monthsFTVMMMRRX
Revenue $4.40B $25.25B $6.06B
Gross profit $2.79B $9.98B $2.29B
Operating income $863.00M $4.74B $706.80M
Net income $651.90M $3.58B $324.90M
Free cash flow $1.09B $2.68B $466.30M
R&D $268.20M $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $2.15 $6.77 $4.84
Cash & equivalents $377.30M $4.84B $441.60M
Total debt $3.51B $15.00B $4.61B
Shares (diluted) 303.90M 522.60M 66.90M
Enterprise value $18.24B $73.45B $9.08B

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
MetricFTVMMMRRX
P/E 29.6x 25.4x 33.1x
P/FCF 17.6x 33.4x 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 24.6x 19.3x
P/S 4.3x 3.5x 1.8x
P/B 3.2x 21.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 42.2x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.9x 16.1x 12.3x
EV/EBIT 25.8x 20.9x 21.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 3.9x 2.5x
EV/FCF 20.5x 37.0x 32.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 27.3x 26.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.18 0.71 3.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTVMMMRRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.0% 1.7% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 10.7% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.2% -1.8% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 17.0% 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 22.1% -3.7% 9.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -8.1% 33.4% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 8.2% 4.8% 28.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -7.7% 35.4% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 18.7% 7.1% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 35.8% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% 42.8% -43.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% -18.1% -5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.3% 68.6% -47.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -18.0% -5.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTVMMMRRX
Gross margin 63.5% 39.5% 37.8%
EBITDA margin 29.9% 24.4% 19.9%
Operating margin 19.6% 18.8% 11.7%
Pretax margin 16.8% 17.5% 6.6%
Net margin 14.8% 14.0% 5.4%
FCF margin 24.7% 10.6% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 27.3% 14.4% 9.2%
Return on equity 10.8% 101.3% 4.7%
Return on assets 5.6% 9.8% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 8.1% 22.0% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 8.4% 18.7% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 1.0x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.8% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTVMMMRRX
Debt / assets 30.6% 37.9% 33.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x 1.6x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 3.2x 5.6x 9.9x
Liabilities / assets 48.2% 89.5% 49.7%
Equity / assets 51.8% 10.5% 50.3%
Interest coverage 4.9x – 2.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 3.44 4.10 1.93

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTVMMMRRX
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.8% 0.9%
Net buyback yield 6.7% 3.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.0% 4.8% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.7% 44.8% 28.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 7.0% 59.9% 19.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -24.4% 3.2% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -8.3% -21.4% 0.0%

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.

ConsensusFTVMMMRRX
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.20FY2026 $8.88FY2026 $10.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +16.7% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.63BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $6.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.7% +17.6% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTVMMMRRX
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 803 2,210 610
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.8% +4.5%
Institutions buying 350 916 339
Institutions selling 301 837 181
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.09 1.87

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.

FTVMMMRRX
FTV 1.00 0.38 0.32
MMM 0.38 1.00 0.34
RRX 0.32 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTV, MMM and RRX?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortive (FTV) $19.73B, 3M (MMM) $92.01B, Regal Rexnord (RRX) $10.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTV, MMM and RRX?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortive (FTV) 30.3x, 3M (MMM) 26.0x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 33.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regal Rexnord (RRX) is cheapest (Fortive (FTV) 20.0x, 3M (MMM) 19.5x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 15.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fortive (FTV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fortive (FTV) +7.0%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fortive (FTV) has the highest net margin (Fortive (FTV) 14.8%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Fortive (FTV) 8.1%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Fortive (FTV) returned the most: Fortive (FTV) +30.5%, 3M (MMM) +3.6%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +11.4%. Over five years, 3M (MMM) compounded fastest (Fortive (FTV) -3.3%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.0%/yr, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +1.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

3M (MMM) has the highest dividend yield: Fortive (FTV) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Fortive (FTV) 27.0%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTV, MMM and RRX?

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 8. 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.