REYN vs MMM vs EDU Stock Comparison

Reynolds Consumer Products, 3M and New Oriental Education & Technology Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MMM 3M Co
$172.79 +1.9% 1M +2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.07B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

3M leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (3M 6, New Oriental Education & Technology 3, Reynolds Consumer Products 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionREYNMMMEDULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.84B $89.07B $9.14B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 25.2x 19.2x REYN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 19.5x 12.5x EDU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +1.7% +15.5% EDU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 14.0% 8.4% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.1% 22.0% 13.8% MMM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.6x — MMM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -1.8% +2.5% -2.8% MMM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.3%/yr +3.0%/yr +22.3%/yr EDU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.4% 25.6% 35.2% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 49/100 68/100 REYN

Percentile Scorecard

REYNMMMEDU

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

AxisREYNMMMEDU
Valuation 78 #12 of 52 37 #129 of 203 72 #10 of 33
Growth 63 #19 of 50 59 #77 of 187 76 #8 of 30
Profitability 73 #13 of 45 86 #26 of 185 71 #9 of 29
Financial Health 56 #25 of 56 18 #179 of 219 68 #13 of 39
Shareholder Returns 80 #7 of 31 43 #87 of 153 54 #7 of 14
Overall 70 49 68
  • REYN ranked among 60 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

PeriodREYNMMMEDUSPY
1 month +6.2%+1.9%+3.4% -0.8%
3 months -9.8%-3.0%+16.9% +3.5%
6 months +10.4%+18.5%+11.7% +7.0%
Year to date +0.4%+7.9%+6.1% +12.2%
1 year -1.8%+2.5%-2.8% +13.0%
3 years -7.8%+136.1%-9.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -2.7%+33.2%-3.3% +23.1%
5 years -15.5%+15.9%+172.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -3.3%+3.0%+22.3% +11.0%
10 years —+24.1%+11.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.2%+1.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureREYNMMMEDUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.4%25.6%35.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%24.7%33.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.690.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.070.10-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-53.4%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.3%-6.0%-8.0% -1.8%
52-week high $27.18$183.81$63.51 $779.14
52-week low $20.56$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.

MultipleREYNMMMEDU
P/E now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 18.6x 25.4xmedian 26.0x 19.4xmedian 15.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.6x 3.5xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 13.0x 16.1xmedian 14.0x —median 10.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 18.4x 33.4xmedian 21.4x 8.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 21.4xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.0x
PEG now vs peer median 1.09median 0.97 0.71median 1.26 0.46median 0.35

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 monthsREYNMMMEDU
Revenue $3.79B $25.25B $5.66B
Gross profit $951.00M $9.98B $634.59M
Operating income $554.00M $4.74B $643.25M
Net income $344.00M $3.58B $516.66M
Free cash flow $320.00M $2.68B $1.03B
R&D – $1.21B –
EPS (diluted) $1.62 $6.77 $3.01
Cash & equivalents $66.00M $4.84B $1.82B
Total debt $1.53B $15.00B $1.08B
Shares (diluted) 211.90M 522.60M 157.85M
Enterprise value $4.50B $70.51B -$2.01B

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
MetricREYNMMMEDU
P/E 14.1x 25.4x 19.4x
P/FCF 15.2x 33.4x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 24.6x 8.8x
P/S 1.3x 3.5x 1.6x
P/B 2.1x 21.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 42.2x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 9.2x 16.1x –
EV/EBIT 11.4x 20.9x 10.2x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 3.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 19.7x 37.0x 6.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.6x 27.3x 6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.09 0.71 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricREYNMMMEDU
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 1.7% 15.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -0.7% 10.7% 23.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 1.8% -1.8% 1,976,824%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 17.0% 28.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.9% -3.7% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 33.4% 50.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.6% 4.8% 37.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 35.4% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 9.8% 7.1% 32.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.9% 35.8% 42.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.0% 42.8% 14.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% -18.1% 1.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.0% 68.6% 14.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% -18.0% 1.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricREYNMMMEDU
Gross margin 25.1% 39.5% 11.2%
EBITDA margin 18.2% 24.4% –
Operating margin 14.6% 18.8% 11.4%
Pretax margin 11.8% 17.5% 11.4%
Net margin 9.1% 14.0% 8.4%
FCF margin 8.5% 10.6% 18.1%
Operating cash flow margin 13.3% 14.4% 18.1%
Return on equity 23.4% 101.3% 11.8%
Return on assets 10.7% 9.8% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 11.1% 22.0% 13.8%
Return on capital employed 12.8% 18.7% 13.9%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 1.0x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricREYNMMMEDU
Debt / assets 30.1% 37.9% 3.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.1x 1.6x –
Debt / FCF 4.8x 5.6x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 54.5% 89.5% 50.8%
Equity / assets 45.5% 10.5% 49.2%
Interest coverage 6.4x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 1.5x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 2.52 4.10 2.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricREYNMMMEDU
Dividend yield 4.0% 1.8% 2.1%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 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.

ConsensusREYNMMMEDU
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.66FY2026 $8.88FY2026 $4.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +1.2%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +31.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.0% +16.7% +11.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.93BFY2026 $23.87BFY2026 $6.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.3%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +17.6% +10.6%
REYN estimates →MMM estimates →EDU estimates →

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersREYNMMMEDU
Held by institutions 31.1% 74.5% 31.4%
Institutions holding 295 2,208 170
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.3% +0.8% -5.3%
Institutions buying 182 914 80
Institutions selling 89 837 65
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.09 1.23
REYN holders →MMM holders →EDU holders →

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.

REYNMMMEDU
REYN 1.00 0.35 0.01
MMM 0.35 1.00 0.04
EDU 0.01 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, REYN, MMM and EDU?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) $4.84B, 3M (MMM) $89.07B, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) $9.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, REYN, MMM and EDU?

Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 14.1x, 3M (MMM) 25.2x, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) is cheapest (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 13.9x, 3M (MMM) 19.5x, 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: Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) +2.7%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +15.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 9.1%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 8.4%). On return on invested capital, 3M (MMM) leads (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 11.1%, 3M (MMM) 22.0%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 13.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 3M (MMM) returned the most: Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -1.8%, 3M (MMM) +2.5%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) -2.8%. Over five years, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) compounded fastest (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) -3.3%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.0%/yr, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) +22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Reynolds Consumer Products (REYN) 26.4%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%, New Oriental Education & Technology (EDU) 35.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, REYN, 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, 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.