MTD vs MMM vs RBC Stock Comparison

Mettler Toledo International, 3M and RBC Bearings 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
$92.17B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
1.72%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins
RBC RBC Bearings INC
$473.38 -8.2% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$15.51B
P/E
42.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.02B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMTDMMMRBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.39B $92.17B $15.51B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.3x 26.2x 42.2x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.4x 20.1x 33.9x MMM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.9% +1.7% +17.4% RBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.9% 14.0% 17.5% MTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 47.1% 22.0% 9.1% MTD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.6x 1.0x RBC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.72% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.5% +7.1% +10.5% MTD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +3.2%/yr +15.8%/yr RBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.0% 25.7% 29.0% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 49/100 54/100 RBC

Percentile Scorecard

MTDMMMRBC

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

AxisMTDMMMRBC
Valuation 11 #181 of 203 35 #132 of 203 15 #173 of 203
Growth 38 #118 of 189 62 #73 of 189 90 #20 of 189
Profitability 100 #1 of 187 87 #25 of 187 77 #43 of 187
Financial Health 25 #167 of 221 19 #180 of 221 74 #59 of 221
Shareholder Returns 83 #26 of 152 40 #91 of 152 15 #129 of 152
Overall 51 49 54
  • MTD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • MMM ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • RBC ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMTDMMMRBCSPY
1 month +12.9%+10.2%-8.2% -2.3%
3 months +16.1%+0.6%-17.0% -0.7%
6 months +33.1%+26.0%-20.2% +4.8%
Year to date +20.4%+11.4%+5.6% +10.3%
1 year +18.5%+7.1%+10.5% +10.3%
3 years +62.6%+127.3%+114.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +17.6%+31.5%+29.0% +20.1%
5 years +14.1%+17.1%+107.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.7%+3.2%+15.8% +10.1%
10 years +318.4%+28.7%+593.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.4%+2.6%+21.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMTDMMMRBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.0%25.7%29.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.4%24.5%31.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.820.701.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.280.36 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.5%-53.4%-35.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-3.0%-27.0% -3.5%
52-week high $1,718.48$183.81$648.89 $779.14
52-week low $1,025.53$141.20$423.39 $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.

MultipleMTDMMMRBC
P/E now vs peer median 37.3xmedian 25.6x 26.2xmedian 25.6x 42.2xmedian 25.6x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 1.9x 3.7xmedian 1.9x 7.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 14.4x 16.6xmedian 14.4x 25.5xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 42.1xmedian 22.5x 34.4xmedian 22.5x 38.9xmedian 22.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2,838xmedian 2.2x 22.1xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.39median 1.36 0.73median 1.36 1.64median 1.36

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 monthsMTDMMMRBC
Revenue $4.13B $25.25B $2.02B
Gross profit $2.49B $9.98B $921.20M
Operating income $1.23B $4.74B $494.50M
Net income $905.61M $3.58B $354.40M
Free cash flow $863.97M $2.68B $399.20M
R&D $208.01M $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $44.91 $6.77 $11.17
Cash & equivalents $51.40M $4.84B $89.30M
Total debt $2.11B $15.00B $710.50M
Shares (diluted) 20.17M 522.60M 31.71M
Enterprise value $36.14B $74.58B $15.13B

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
MetricMTDMMMRBC
P/E 37.3x 26.2x 42.2x
P/FCF 42.1x 34.4x 38.9x
P/Operating cash flow 37.3x 25.4x 31.9x
P/S 8.8x 3.7x 7.7x
P/B 2,838x 22.1x 4.4x
P/Tangible book -143.6x 43.5x 7.0x
EV/EBITDA 28.3x 16.6x 25.5x
EV/EBIT 31.3x 21.5x 32.6x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 4.0x 8.0x
EV/FCF 44.5x 38.1x 40.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 39.4x 28.1x 33.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.39 0.73 1.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTDMMMRBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.9% 1.7% 17.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 10.7% 10.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.5% -1.8% 20.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.0% 17.0% 12.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 6.3% -3.7% 28.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 33.4% 14.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.1% 4.8% 36.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 35.4% 23.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.2% 7.1% 36.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 35.8% 25.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2.5% 42.8% 34.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -18.1% 25.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 1.9% 68.6% 31.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -18.0% 23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTDMMMRBC
Gross margin 60.3% 39.5% 45.5%
EBITDA margin 32.9% 24.4% 31.2%
Operating margin 29.7% 18.8% 24.4%
Pretax margin 26.5% 17.5% 22.3%
Net margin 21.9% 14.0% 17.5%
FCF margin 20.9% 10.6% 19.7%
Operating cash flow margin 23.6% 14.4% 24.0%
Return on equity – 101.3% 10.1%
Return on assets 24.7% 9.8% 6.8%
Return on invested capital 47.1% 22.0% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 49.8% 18.7% 10.3%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.8% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTDMMMRBC
Debt / assets 57.5% 37.9% 13.7%
Debt / equity 164.7x 3.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.5x 1.6x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 5.6x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 99.7% 89.5% 31.4%
Equity / assets 0.3% 10.5% 68.6%
Interest coverage 17.7x – 4.1x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.4x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.8x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 11.93 4.15 7.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTDMMMRBC
Dividend yield – 1.7% –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 3.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 4.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusMTDMMMRBC
Forward P/E 33.4xFY2026 20.1xFY2026 33.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $50.31FY2026 $8.88FY2026 $13.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +16.7% +13.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.52BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $2.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.2%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.8% +17.6% +24.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTDMMMRBC
Held by institutions 94.4% 74.5% 95.3%
Institutions holding 805 2,211 686
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.1% +0.8% +1.5%
Institutions buying 331 916 361
Institutions selling 324 838 240
Buyers to sellers 1.02 1.09 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.

MTDMMMRBC
MTD 1.00 0.35 0.25
MMM 0.35 1.00 0.30
RBC 0.25 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTD, MMM and RBC?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) $36.39B, 3M (MMM) $92.17B, RBC Bearings (RBC) $15.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, MTD, MMM and RBC?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 37.3x, 3M (MMM) 26.2x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 42.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, 3M (MMM) is cheapest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.4x, 3M (MMM) 20.1x, RBC Bearings (RBC) 33.9x). 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: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +6.9%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +17.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mettler Toledo International (MTD) has the highest net margin (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 21.9%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 17.5%). On return on invested capital, Mettler Toledo International (MTD) leads (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 47.1%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mettler Toledo International (MTD) returned the most: Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +18.5%, 3M (MMM) +7.1%, RBC Bearings (RBC) +10.5%. Over five years, RBC Bearings (RBC) compounded fastest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) +2.7%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.2%/yr, RBC Bearings (RBC) +15.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: 3M (MMM) 1.72%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 0.00%. Mettler Toledo International (MTD) and RBC Bearings (RBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Mettler Toledo International (MTD) 33.0%, 3M (MMM) 25.7%, RBC Bearings (RBC) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTD, MMM 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, 3M (MMM) 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.