MMM vs PH vs RBC Stock Comparison

3M, Parker-Hannifin and RBC Bearings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MMM 3M Co
$177.38 +5.3% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$90.04B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
PH Parker-Hannifin Corp
$928.66 -4.3% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$113.12B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.50B
Div. yield
–
Pumps and Valves Industrials
4 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$496.05 -1.2% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.53B
P/E
45.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMMMPHRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.04B $113.12B $14.53B PH
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 31.0x 45.3x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 24.5x 35.5x MMM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +8.3% +17.3% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 17.0% 16.4% PH
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.0% 15.4% 8.4% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.4x 1.1x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% +19.8% +21.3% RBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr +25.7%/yr +16.2%/yr PH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 27.2% 28.4% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 58/100 53/100 PH

Percentile Scorecard

MMMPHRBC

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

AxisMMMPHRBC
Valuation 36 #130 of 203 28 #146 of 203 14 #175 of 203
Growth 60 #75 of 188 68 #61 of 188 89 #21 of 188
Profitability 89 #22 of 183 95 #10 of 183 78 #41 of 183
Financial Health 19 #176 of 216 44 #122 of 216 70 #66 of 216
Shareholder Returns 46 #82 of 152 53 #72 of 152 16 #128 of 152
Overall 50 58 53
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMMMPHRBCSPY
1 month +5.3%-4.3%-1.2% +0.7%
3 months +0.7%-3.6%-11.8% +3.7%
6 months +21.1%+2.1%-17.2% +7.1%
Year to date +10.8%+5.7%+10.6% +12.8%
1 year +7.7%+19.8%+21.3% +11.9%
3 years +137.0%+151.3%+124.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +33.3%+36.0%+31.0% +22.8%
5 years +18.7%+213.1%+112.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.5%+25.7%+16.2% +10.9%
10 years +28.0%+661.4%+607.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.5%+22.5%+21.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMMMPHRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%27.2%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.7%26.9%29.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.680.831.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.300.730.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.4%-29.2%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.5%-13.5%-23.6% -1.2%
52-week high $183.81$1,073.86$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $141.20$768.99$406.45 $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.

MultipleMMMPHRBC
P/E now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 25.8x 32.2xmedian 25.8x 48.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 8.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 14.6x 22.5xmedian 14.6x 28.3xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 34.2xmedian 22.2x 30.0xmedian 22.2x 42.2xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 2.2x 7.6xmedian 2.2x 4.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.73median 1.45 1.53median 1.45 2.08median 1.45

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 monthsMMMPHRBC
Revenue $25.25B $21.50B $1.95B
Gross profit $9.98B $8.10B $882.80M
Operating income $4.74B $4.63B $460.70M
Net income $3.58B $3.65B $320.60M
Free cash flow $2.68B $3.91B $385.20M
R&D $1.21B – –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $28.48 $10.11
Cash & equivalents $4.84B $501.00M $124.50M
Total debt $15.00B $8.52B $806.20M
Shares (diluted) 522.60M 128.10M 31.71M
Enterprise value $71.48B $111.24B $14.15B

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
MetricMMMPHRBC
P/E 26.0x 32.2x 48.8x
P/FCF 34.2x 30.0x 42.2x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 26.8x 34.8x
P/S 3.6x 5.4x 8.3x
P/B 22.0x 7.6x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 43.3x 14.4x 7.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 22.5x 28.3x
EV/EBIT 21.4x 27.0x 36.8x
EV/Revenue 4.0x 5.8x 8.7x
EV/FCF 37.9x 32.0x 44.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 28.0x 28.7x 36.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.73 1.53 2.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMMMPHRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 8.3% 17.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 4.1% 9.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% 10.8% 19.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 8.0% 11.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.7% 14.1% 23.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 14.6% 13.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.8% 3.3% 26.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.4% 20.5% 21.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.1% 5.0% 29.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 21.1% 23.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% 15.6% 47.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 13.6% 27.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% 16.9% 48.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 14.5% 28.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMMMPHRBC
Gross margin 39.5% 37.7% 45.2%
EBITDA margin 24.4% 25.9% 30.6%
Operating margin 18.8% 21.6% 23.6%
Pretax margin 17.5% 21.2% 21.1%
Net margin 14.0% 17.0% 16.4%
FCF margin 10.6% 18.2% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 20.3% 23.9%
Return on equity 101.3% 24.3% 9.4%
Return on assets 9.8% 11.9% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 22.0% 15.4% 8.4%
Return on capital employed 18.7% 18.8% 9.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMMMPHRBC
Debt / assets 37.9% 27.6% 15.5%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.4x 1.1x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.2x 2.1x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 50.1% 33.4%
Equity / assets 10.5% 49.9% 66.6%
Interest coverage – 11.6x 4.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 1.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 4.14 6.91 6.96

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMMMPHRBC
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield 3.0% 1.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 1.9% -0.1%
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.

ConsensusMMMPHRBC
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 24.5xFY2027 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.88FY2026 $37.94FY2027 $13.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +17.4%FY2027 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +8.8% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.87BFY2026 $23.49BFY2027 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +9.2%FY2027 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +22.0% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMMMPHRBC
Held by institutions 74.5% 91.8% 95.3%
Institutions holding 2,211 1,976 686
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +1.2% +1.5%
Institutions buying 916 928 361
Institutions selling 838 693 240
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.34 1.50

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.

MMMPHRBC
MMM 1.00 0.33 0.29
PH 0.33 1.00 0.61
RBC 0.29 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MMM, PH and RBC?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3M (MMM) $90.04B, Parker-Hannifin (PH) $113.12B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $14.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, MMM, PH and RBC?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (3M (MMM) 25.5x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 31.0x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 45.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, 3M (MMM) is cheapest (3M (MMM) 20.0x, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 24.5x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 35.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

RBC Bearings (RBC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: 3M (MMM) +1.7%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +8.3%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Parker-Hannifin (PH) has the highest net margin (3M (MMM) 14.0%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 17.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 16.4%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (3M (MMM) 22.0%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 15.4%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 8.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RBC Bearings (RBC) returned the most: 3M (MMM) +7.7%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +19.8%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +21.3%. Over five years, Parker-Hannifin (PH) compounded fastest (3M (MMM) +3.5%/yr, Parker-Hannifin (PH) +25.7%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: 3M (MMM) 0.02%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 0.00%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%. Parker-Hannifin (PH) and RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (3M (MMM) 25.6%, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 27.2%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MMM, PH and RBC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Parker-Hannifin (PH) 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.