FTV vs MMM vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Fortive, 3M and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FTV Fortive Corp
$60.25 +7.1% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$18.47B
P/E
34.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.32B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
MMM 3M Co
$173.47 +1.9% 1M +1.1% 1Y
Market cap
$89.47B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
8 wins
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$386.45 +4.2% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

3M leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (3M 8, Zebra Technologies 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFTVMMMZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $18.47B $89.47B $18.31B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.6x 25.3x 34.0x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 19.8x 17.1x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.6% +1.7% +12.7% ZBRA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 12.4% 14.0% 9.2% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.4% 22.0% 10.6% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.6x 2.4x MMM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.4% +1.1% +23.1% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.1%/yr +2.8%/yr -6.1%/yr MMM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.7% 25.6% 47.2% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 49/100 61/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

FTVMMMZBRA

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

AxisFTVMMMZBRA
Valuation 46 #111 of 203 37 #129 of 203 63 #42 of 112
Growth 19 #153 of 188 60 #76 of 188 48 #57 of 109
Profitability 73 #52 of 187 87 #25 of 187 85 #17 of 105
Financial Health 39 #137 of 222 18 #183 of 222 17 #97 of 117
Shareholder Returns 63 #58 of 153 44 #86 of 153 93 #7 of 82
Overall 48 49 61
  • FTV ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFTVMMMZBRASPY
1 month +7.1%+1.9%+4.2% -1.0%
3 months -3.3%+0.5%+48.7% +2.9%
6 months -1.4%+18.8%+69.7% +6.4%
Year to date +9.1%+8.4%+59.2% +11.4%
1 year +21.4%+1.1%+23.1% +13.1%
3 years -14.2%+130.2%+87.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.0%+32.1%+23.4% +21.5%
5 years -19.0%+14.8%-26.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -4.1%+2.8%-6.1% +10.9%
10 years +23.8%+22.4%+497.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +2.2%+2.0%+19.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFTVMMMZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.7%25.6%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%24.7%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.681.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.800.040.49 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-53.4%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.1%-5.6%-1.2% -2.5%
52-week high $64.16$183.81$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $49.16$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.

MultipleFTVMMMZBRA
P/E now vs peer median 34.3xmedian 25.9x 25.5xmedian 25.9x 34.2xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.9x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 3.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 13.7x 16.1xmedian 13.7x 19.5xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.4xmedian 21.1x 33.5xmedian 21.1x 20.2xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.3x 21.5xmedian 2.3x 5.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -4.16median 1.19 0.71median 1.19 -9.05median 1.15

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 monthsFTVMMMZBRA
Revenue $4.32B $25.25B $5.85B
Gross profit $2.73B $9.98B $2.90B
Operating income $786.70M $4.74B $858.00M
Net income $534.40M $3.58B $539.00M
Free cash flow $937.60M $2.68B $904.00M
R&D $262.00M $1.21B $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $6.77 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $374.20M $4.84B $157.00M
Total debt $3.51B $15.00B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 307.60M 522.60M 48.13M
Enterprise value $16.94B $70.91B $16.87B

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
MetricFTVMMMZBRA
P/E 34.3x 25.5x 34.2x
P/FCF 19.4x 33.5x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 17.3x 24.7x 18.7x
P/S 4.2x 3.6x 3.1x
P/B 3.0x 21.5x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 4.5x 42.3x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 16.1x 19.5x
EV/EBIT 27.2x 21.0x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 5.0x 3.9x 3.6x
EV/FCF 22.8x 37.2x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 27.4x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.16 0.71 -9.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFTVMMMZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.6% 1.7% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.3% 10.7% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.2% -1.8% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 17.0% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 9.4% -3.7% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 33.4% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -30.5% 4.8% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.6% 35.4% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.8% 7.1% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.3% 35.8% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.6% 42.8% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.6% -18.1% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -34.8% 68.6% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.5% -18.0% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFTVMMMZBRA
Gross margin 63.2% 39.5% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 28.6% 24.4% 18.3%
Operating margin 18.2% 18.8% 14.7%
Pretax margin 15.6% 17.5% 12.1%
Net margin 12.4% 14.0% 9.2%
FCF margin 21.7% 10.6% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 24.4% 14.4% 16.7%
Return on equity 8.8% 101.3% 15.6%
Return on assets 4.6% 9.8% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 7.4% 22.0% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 7.6% 18.7% 19.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 1.0x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 0.8% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFTVMMMZBRA
Debt / assets 30.2% 37.9% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 3.6x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.5x 1.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF 3.7x 5.6x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 47.7% 89.5% 60.2%
Equity / assets 52.3% 10.5% 39.8%
Interest coverage 12.8x – –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.29 4.10 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFTVMMMZBRA
Dividend yield 0.4% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 10.8% 3.0% 4.9%
Shareholder yield 11.2% 4.8% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 10.6% 44.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 6.0% 59.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -48.4% 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -17.0% -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.

ConsensusFTVMMMZBRA
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 19.8xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.20FY2026 $8.75FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.1% +17.9% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.63BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.4%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.7% +17.4% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFTVMMMZBRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 74.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 803 2,208 644
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.8% +4.5%
Institutions buying 350 914 309
Institutions selling 301 837 242
Buyers to sellers 1.16 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.

FTVMMMZBRA
FTV 1.00 0.37 0.29
MMM 0.37 1.00 0.34
ZBRA 0.29 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FTV, MMM and ZBRA?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Fortive (FTV) $18.47B, 3M (MMM) $89.47B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, FTV, MMM and ZBRA?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Fortive (FTV) 34.6x, 3M (MMM) 25.3x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Fortive (FTV) 18.8x, 3M (MMM) 19.8x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.1x). 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: Fortive (FTV) +5.6%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (Fortive (FTV) 12.4%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Fortive (FTV) 7.4%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Fortive (FTV) +21.4%, 3M (MMM) +1.1%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +23.1%. Over five years, 3M (MMM) compounded fastest (Fortive (FTV) -4.1%/yr, 3M (MMM) +2.8%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.1%/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%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 0.00%. Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Fortive (FTV) 26.7%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FTV, 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 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.