MMM vs RBC vs RRX Stock Comparison

3M, RBC Bearings and Regal Rexnord Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MMM 3M Co
$171.62 +1.2% 1M +1.9% 1Y
Market cap
$89.37B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
5 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$483.52 -4.5% 1M +17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.30B
P/E
47.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.95B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins
RRX Regal Rexnord Corp
$158.32 +1.3% 1M +8.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.70B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.06B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

RBC Bearings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (RBC Bearings 6, 3M 5, Regal Rexnord 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMMMRBCRRXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.37B $15.30B $10.70B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.3x 47.7x 33.0x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 34.6x 15.6x RRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +17.3% +3.5% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 16.4% 5.4% RBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.0% 8.4% 5.0% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.1x 3.5x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.9% +17.6% +8.1% RBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +16.2%/yr +0.8%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.6% 28.4% 52.1% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 54/100 39/100 RBC

Percentile Scorecard

MMMRBCRRX

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

AxisMMMRBCRRX
Valuation 37 #128 of 203 14 #174 of 203 53 #96 of 203
Growth 59 #77 of 188 90 #19 of 188 39 #115 of 188
Profitability 89 #21 of 183 78 #41 of 183 48 #95 of 183
Financial Health 19 #177 of 217 69 #67 of 217 29 #155 of 217
Shareholder Returns 42 #89 of 153 16 #128 of 153 26 #114 of 153
Overall 49 54 39
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • RBC 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

PeriodMMMRBCRRXSPY
1 month +1.2%-4.5%+1.3% -0.2%
3 months -5.9%-16.1%-22.0% +3.9%
6 months +17.5%-18.7%-24.5% +8.2%
Year to date +7.2%+7.8%+12.8% +12.9%
1 year +1.9%+17.6%+8.1% +12.3%
3 years +134.5%+123.7%+33.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.9%+30.8%+10.1% +23.3%
5 years +14.1%+111.6%+4.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.7%+16.2%+0.8% +10.9%
10 years +23.8%+596.3%+170.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.2%+21.4%+10.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMMMRBCRRXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.6%28.4%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.6%29.1%54.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.691.132.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.070.620.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.4%-35.5%-48.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-25.5%-33.5% -1.2%
52-week high $183.81$648.89$238.19 $779.14
52-week low $141.20$406.45$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.

MultipleMMMRBCRRX
P/E now vs peer median 25.2xmedian 25.2x 47.6xmedian 25.2x 32.5xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 1.9x 8.1xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 14.0x 27.6xmedian 14.0x 12.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 33.1xmedian 21.7x 41.1xmedian 21.7x 22.6xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 2.3x 4.6xmedian 2.3x 1.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 1.32 2.03median 1.32 3.52median 1.32

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 monthsMMMRBCRRX
Revenue $25.25B $1.95B $6.06B
Gross profit $9.98B $882.80M $2.29B
Operating income $4.74B $460.70M $706.80M
Net income $3.58B $320.60M $324.90M
Free cash flow $2.68B $385.20M $466.30M
R&D $1.21B – –
EPS (diluted) $6.77 $10.11 $4.84
Cash & equivalents $4.84B $124.50M $441.60M
Total debt $15.00B $806.20M $4.61B
Shares (diluted) 522.60M 31.71M 66.90M
Enterprise value $70.81B $14.92B $8.93B

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
MetricMMMRBCRRX
P/E 25.2x 47.6x 32.5x
P/FCF 33.1x 41.1x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 24.4x 33.9x 18.9x
P/S 3.5x 8.1x 1.7x
P/B 21.3x 4.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 41.9x 7.5x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.0x 27.6x 12.2x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 35.9x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 3.9x 8.5x 2.4x
EV/FCF 36.8x 42.9x 31.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.2x 35.3x 26.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 2.03 3.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMMMRBCRRX
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 17.3% 3.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.7% 9.2% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1.8% 19.7% 5.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 17.0% 11.8% 8.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.7% 23.3% 9.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 13.7% 6.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 4.8% 26.6% 28.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.4% 21.4% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 7.1% 29.3% 28.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.8% 23.5% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.8% 47.8% -43.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 27.9% -5.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% 48.3% -47.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.0% 28.3% -5.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMMMRBCRRX
Gross margin 39.5% 45.2% 37.8%
EBITDA margin 24.4% 30.6% 19.9%
Operating margin 18.8% 23.6% 11.7%
Pretax margin 17.5% 21.1% 6.6%
Net margin 14.0% 16.4% 5.4%
FCF margin 10.6% 19.7% 7.7%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 23.9% 9.2%
Return on equity 101.3% 9.4% 4.7%
Return on assets 9.8% 6.2% 2.4%
Return on invested capital 22.0% 8.4% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 18.7% 9.9% 5.6%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.5x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMMMRBCRRX
Debt / assets 37.9% 15.5% 33.5%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x 1.1x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 5.6x 2.1x 9.9x
Liabilities / assets 89.5% 33.4% 49.7%
Equity / assets 10.5% 66.6% 50.3%
Interest coverage – 4.4x 2.1x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.5x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.2x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.09 6.82 1.92

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMMMRBCRRX
Dividend yield 1.8% – 0.9%
Net buyback yield 3.1% -0.1% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 4.9% -0.1% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 44.8% – 28.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.9% – 19.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.2% – 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -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.

ConsensusMMMRBCRRX
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 34.6xFY2026 15.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.88FY2026 $13.97FY2026 $10.17FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.7% +13.4% +18.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.87BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026 $6.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.8%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.6% +24.1% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMMMRBCRRX
Held by institutions 74.5% 95.3% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,209 685 610
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +1.5% +4.5%
Institutions buying 915 360 339
Institutions selling 837 240 181
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.50 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.

MMMRBCRRX
MMM 1.00 0.28 0.34
RBC 0.28 1.00 0.58
RRX 0.34 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MMM, RBC and RRX?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: 3M (MMM) $89.37B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.30B, Regal Rexnord (RRX) $10.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, MMM, RBC and RRX?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (3M (MMM) 25.3x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 47.7x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 33.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regal Rexnord (RRX) is cheapest (3M (MMM) 19.3x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 34.6x, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 15.6x). 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%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.3%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +3.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

RBC Bearings (RBC) has the highest net margin (3M (MMM) 14.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 16.4%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 5.4%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (3M (MMM) 22.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 8.4%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year RBC Bearings (RBC) returned the most: 3M (MMM) +1.9%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.6%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +8.1%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (3M (MMM) +2.7%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +16.2%/yr, Regal Rexnord (RRX) +0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

3M (MMM) has the highest dividend yield: 3M (MMM) 0.02%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 0.01%. 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%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 28.4%, Regal Rexnord (RRX) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MMM, RBC 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, RBC Bearings (RBC) 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.