PG vs MMM vs EDU Stock Comparison

Procter & Gamble, 3M and New Oriental Education & Technology Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PG PROCTER & GAMBLE Co
$161.12 +9.3% 1M +5.9% 1Y
Market cap
$371.61B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.92B
Div. yield
–
Household Products Consumer Staples
5 wins
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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Procter & Gamble leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Procter & Gamble 5, New Oriental Education & Technology 5, 3M 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPGMMMEDULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $371.61B $89.47B $9.22B PG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.2x 25.3x 19.4x EDU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.9x 19.8x 12.5x EDU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.5% +1.7% +15.5% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.2% 14.0% 8.4% PG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 17.2% 22.0% 13.8% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.6x — PG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.9% +1.1% -2.9% PG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +2.8%/yr +19.6%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.9% 25.6% 35.1% PG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 49/100 67/100 EDU

Percentile Scorecard

PGMMMEDU

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

AxisPGMMMEDU
Valuation 37 #32 of 50 37 #129 of 203 72 #10 of 33
Growth 52 #24 of 49 60 #76 of 188 72 #9 of 30
Profitability 91 #5 of 44 87 #25 of 187 71 #9 of 29
Financial Health 61 #22 of 55 18 #183 of 222 68 #13 of 39
Shareholder Returns 43 #18 of 31 44 #86 of 153 53 #8 of 16
Overall 57 49 67
  • PG ranked among 59 companies in Household and Personal Products
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • EDU ranked among 39 companies in Consumer Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPGMMMEDUSPY
1 month +9.3%+1.9%+4.2% -1.0%
3 months +9.3%+0.5%+18.6% +2.9%
6 months +8.7%+18.8%+13.1% +6.4%
Year to date +12.4%+8.4%+6.2% +11.4%
1 year +5.9%+1.1%-2.9% +13.1%
3 years +7.5%+130.2%-6.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +2.4%+32.1%-2.4% +21.5%
5 years +14.4%+14.8%+144.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.7%+2.8%+19.6% +10.9%
10 years +91.1%+22.4%+24.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.7%+2.0%+2.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasurePGMMMEDUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.9%25.6%35.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 20.4%24.7%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.080.680.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.280.04-0.08 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -24.6%-53.4%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.6%-5.6%-8.0% -2.5%
52-week high $167.20$183.81$63.51 $779.14
52-week low $138.04$141.20$44.44 $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.

MultiplePGMMMEDU
P/E now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 18.7x 25.5xmedian 25.9x 19.4xmedian 16.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.6x 3.6xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 13.0x 16.1xmedian 13.7x —median 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.3xmedian 19.0x 33.5xmedian 21.1x 8.8xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 2.3x 21.5xmedian 2.3x 2.1xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 8.81median 0.97 0.71median 1.19 0.46median 0.33

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 monthsPGMMMEDU
Revenue $87.92B $25.25B $5.66B
Gross profit $43.77B $9.98B $634.59M
Operating income $19.83B $4.74B $643.25M
Net income $16.12B $3.58B $516.66M
Free cash flow $15.34B $2.68B $1.03B
R&D – $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $6.66 $6.77 $3.01
Cash & equivalents $15.37B $4.84B $1.82B
Total debt $146.73B $15.00B $1.08B
Shares (diluted) 2.41B 522.60M 157.85M
Enterprise value $323.17B $70.91B -$1.93B

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
MetricPGMMMEDU
P/E 23.4x 25.5x 19.4x
P/FCF 24.3x 33.5x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 18.8x 24.7x 8.8x
P/S 4.2x 3.6x 1.6x
P/B 6.7x 21.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 11.0x 42.3x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x 16.1x –
EV/EBIT 20.0x 21.0x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 3.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 25.9x 37.2x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.9x 27.4x 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 8.81 0.71 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPGMMMEDU
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.5% 1.7% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% 10.7% 23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.1% -1.8% 1,976,824%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.3% 17.0% 28.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -3.3% -3.7% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.5% 33.4% 50.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.4% 4.8% 37.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.7% 35.4% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -3.2% 7.1% 32.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 35.8% 42.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 5.2% 42.8% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -18.1% 1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2.7% 68.6% 14.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.7% -18.0% 1.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPGMMMEDU
Gross margin 49.8% 39.5% 11.2%
EBITDA margin 26.2% 24.4% –
Operating margin 22.6% 18.8% 11.4%
Pretax margin 23.2% 17.5% 11.4%
Net margin 18.2% 14.0% 8.4%
FCF margin 17.4% 10.6% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 14.4% 18.1%
Return on equity 29.4% 101.3% 11.8%
Return on assets 12.4% 9.8% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 17.2% 22.0% 13.8%
Return on capital employed 23.4% 18.7% 13.9%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPGMMMEDU
Debt / assets 29.2% 37.9% 3.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 2.5x 5.6x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 58.4% 89.5% 50.8%
Equity / assets 41.6% 10.5% 49.2%
Interest coverage 22.0x – –
Current ratio 0.7x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.5x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 5.37 4.10 2.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPGMMMEDU
Dividend yield 3.3% 1.8% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 3.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.2% 4.8% 2.1%
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.

ConsensusPGMMMEDU
Forward P/E 23.9xFY2027 19.8xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2027 $8.75FY2026 $4.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2027 +8.6%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +16.4% +17.9% +11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $85.17BFY2027 $23.87BFY2026 $6.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.1%FY2027 -1.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.1% +17.4% +10.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPGMMMEDU
Held by institutions 69.8% 74.5% 31.4%
Institutions holding 4,026 2,208 170
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +0.8% -5.3%
Institutions buying 1,873 914 80
Institutions selling 1,697 837 65
Buyers to sellers 1.10 1.09 1.23

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.

PGMMMEDU
PG 1.00 0.35 0.03
MMM 0.35 1.00 0.05
EDU 0.03 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PG, MMM and EDU?

Procter & Gamble (PG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Procter & Gamble (PG) $371.61B, 3M (MMM) $89.47B, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $9.22B.

Which stock is cheaper, PG, MMM and EDU?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.2x, 3M (MMM) 25.3x, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 19.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is cheapest (Procter & Gamble (PG) 23.9x, 3M (MMM) 19.8x, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 12.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Procter & Gamble (PG) +3.5%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Procter & Gamble (PG) has the highest net margin (Procter & Gamble (PG) 18.2%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Procter & Gamble (PG) 17.2%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Procter & Gamble (PG) returned the most: Procter & Gamble (PG) +5.9%, 3M (MMM) +1.1%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -2.9%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (Procter & Gamble (PG) +2.7%/yr, 3M (MMM) +2.8%/yr, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Procter & Gamble (PG) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 0.00%. Procter & Gamble (PG) and New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Procter & Gamble (PG) has been the steadiest (Procter & Gamble (PG) 20.9%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 35.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PG, MMM and EDU?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Procter & Gamble (PG) leads on 5. 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.