MMM vs NWL vs REYN Stock Comparison

3M, Newell Brands and Reynolds Consumer Products Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MMM 3M Co
$178.37 +10.2% 1M +7.1% 1Y
Market cap
$99.82B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
NWL Newell Brands Inc.
$5.96 +10.4% 1M +75.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.58B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.31B
Div. yield
0.05%
Home Appliances Consumer Discretionary
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

3M leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (3M 6, Reynolds Consumer Products 3, Newell Brands 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMMMNWLREYNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $99.82B $2.58B $5.38B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.2x -8.0x 15.6x REYN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 7.8x 14.5x NWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +0.8% +2.7% REYN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% -4.4% 9.1% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.0% 1.0% 11.1% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 11.9x 2.1x MMM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.05% 0.00% NWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.1% +75.3% +0.9% NWL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr -24.4%/yr -2.8%/yr MMM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.7% 53.8% 25.8% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 35/100 68/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

MMMNWLREYN

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

AxisMMMNWLREYN
Valuation 35 #132 of 203 38 #26 of 41 78 #12 of 50
Growth 62 #73 of 189 28 #30 of 41 64 #18 of 48
Profitability 87 #25 of 187 24 #30 of 39 72 #13 of 44
Financial Health 19 #180 of 221 10 #39 of 43 55 #25 of 54
Shareholder Returns 40 #91 of 152 78 #7 of 28 73 #9 of 31
Overall 49 35 68
  • MMM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • NWL ranked among 44 companies in Household Durables
  • REYN ranked among 58 companies in Household and Personal Products

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMMMNWLREYNSPY
1 month +10.2%+10.4%+10.4% -2.3%
3 months +0.6%-6.3%-2.3% -0.7%
6 months +26.0%+29.3%+19.1% +4.8%
Year to date +11.4%+60.2%+7.5% +10.3%
1 year +7.1%+75.3%+0.9% +10.3%
3 years +127.3%-13.9%-4.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +31.5%-4.9%-1.4% +20.1%
5 years +17.1%-75.3%-13.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +3.2%-24.4%-2.8% +10.1%
10 years +28.7%-87.5%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +2.6%-18.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMMMNWLREYNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.7%53.8%25.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%46.9%24.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.210.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.281.400.03 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.4%-88.1%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-6.3%-9.3% -3.5%
52-week high $183.81$6.36$27.18 $779.14
52-week low $141.20$3.11$20.56 $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.

MultipleMMMNWLREYN
P/E now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 25.6x -7.8xmedian 15.7x 15.1xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 1.4xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 14.4x 18.5xmedian 9.9x 9.7xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.4xmedian 22.5x 47.9xmedian 12.4x 16.2xmedian 18.9x
P/B now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 2.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.73median 1.36 -0.45median 0.61 1.17median 1.06

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 monthsMMMNWLREYN
Revenue $25.25B $7.31B $3.79B
Gross profit $9.98B $2.60B $951.00M
Operating income $4.74B $72.00M $554.00M
Net income $3.58B -$323.00M $344.00M
Free cash flow $2.68B $53.00M $320.00M
R&D $1.21B – –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $-0.75 $1.62
Cash & equivalents $4.84B $249.00M $66.00M
Total debt $15.00B $4.84B $1.53B
Shares (diluted) 522.60M 430.20M 211.90M
Enterprise value $81.26B $1.71B $5.04B

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
MetricMMMNWLREYN
P/E 26.2x -7.8x 15.1x
P/FCF 34.4x 47.9x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 10.0x 10.3x
P/S 3.7x 0.3x 1.4x
P/B 22.1x 1.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 43.5x 2.8x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x 18.5x 9.7x
EV/EBIT 21.5x 99.0x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 1.0x 1.8x
EV/FCF 38.1x 134.5x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.1x 28.1x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.73 -0.45 1.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMMMNWLREYN
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 0.8% 2.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.7% -4.3% -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% 5.3% 1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 3.7% 5.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.7% -77.5% 3.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 30.2% 8.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.8% -1,246% 10.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.4% 16.3% 13.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.1% -1,225% 9.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 17.4% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% 0.4% 11.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% -36.1% 15.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% 365.0% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.0% -57.2% 16.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMMMNWLREYN
Gross margin 39.5% 35.6% 25.1%
EBITDA margin 24.4% 5.3% 18.2%
Operating margin 18.8% 1.0% 14.6%
Pretax margin 17.5% -4.3% 11.8%
Net margin 14.0% -4.4% 9.1%
FCF margin 10.6% 0.7% 8.5%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 3.5% 13.3%
Return on equity 101.3% -13.4% 23.4%
Return on assets 9.8% -2.9% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 22.0% 1.0% 11.1%
Return on capital employed 18.7% 0.9% 12.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -0.8x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMMMNWLREYN
Debt / assets 37.9% 44.3% 30.1%
Debt / equity 3.6x 2.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 11.9x 2.1x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 91.3x 4.8x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 78.4% 54.5%
Equity / assets 10.5% 21.6% 45.5%
Interest coverage – – 6.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.15 0.53 2.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMMMNWLREYN
Dividend yield 1.7% 4.7% 3.7%
Net buyback yield 3.0% – –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 4.7% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.8% -39.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.9% 239.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.2% 6.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -21.4% -20.2% –

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.

ConsensusMMMNWLREYN
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 7.8xFY2026 14.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.88FY2026 $0.72FY2026 $1.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% -5.6% -3.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.87BFY2026 $6.86BFY2026 $3.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 -4.7%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +15.0% -4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMMMNWLREYN
Held by institutions 74.5% 100.0% 31.1%
Institutions holding 2,212 421 295
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +9.2% +6.3%
Institutions buying 916 234 182
Institutions selling 839 124 89
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.89 2.04

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.

MMMNWLREYN
MMM 1.00 0.29 0.39
NWL 0.29 1.00 0.34
REYN 0.39 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MMM, NWL and REYN?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3M (MMM) $99.82B, Newell Brands (NWL) $2.58B, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $5.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, MMM, NWL and REYN?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (3M (MMM) 28.2x, Newell Brands (NWL) -8.0x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newell Brands (NWL) is cheapest (3M (MMM) 19.9x, Newell Brands (NWL) 7.8x, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Newell Brands (NWL) +0.8%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (3M (MMM) 14.0%, Newell Brands (NWL) -4.4%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (3M (MMM) 22.0%, Newell Brands (NWL) 1.0%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newell Brands (NWL) returned the most: 3M (MMM) +7.1%, Newell Brands (NWL) +75.3%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +0.9%. Over five years, 3M (MMM) compounded fastest (3M (MMM) +3.2%/yr, Newell Brands (NWL) -24.4%/yr, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newell Brands (NWL) has the highest dividend yield: 3M (MMM) 0.02%, Newell Brands (NWL) 0.05%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 0.00%. Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (3M (MMM) 25.7%, Newell Brands (NWL) 53.8%, Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MMM, NWL and REYN?

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 6. 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.