SYM vs VHUB vs MMM Stock Comparison

Symbotic, VenHub Global and 3M Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SYM Symbotic Inc.
$38.97 -7.2% 1M -43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.81B
P/E
586.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
0.00%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins
MMM 3M Co
$172.82 +2.0% 1M +3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$92.01B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.25B
Div. yield
0.02%
Industrial Machinery Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

3M leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (3M 8, Symbotic 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSYMVHUBMMMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.81B $20.89M $92.01B MMM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 586.3x -0.4x 26.0x MMM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 205.1x — 19.5x MMM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% — +1.7% SYM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% -11,799.2% 14.0% MMM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 22.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% MMM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.2% — +3.6% MMM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.3%/yr — +3.0%/yr SYM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 78.6% 162.5% 25.6% MMM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 2/100 50/100 MMM

Percentile Scorecard

SYMVHUBMMM

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

AxisSYMVHUBMMM
Valuation 12 #179 of 203 0 #13 of 13 38 #126 of 203
Growth 98 #4 of 188 9 #11 of 12 59 #77 of 188
Profitability 39 #112 of 184 0 #12 of 12 87 #24 of 184
Financial Health 43 #125 of 217 0 #13 of 13 19 #177 of 217
Shareholder Returns 40 #93 of 153 – 47 #82 of 153
Overall 46 2 50
  • SYM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • VHUB ranked among 14 companies in Robotics and Automation
  • MMM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSYMVHUBMMMSPY
1 month -7.2%-53.6%+2.0% +0.9%
3 months -3.4%-62.9%-2.9% +5.9%
6 months -32.0%-60.6%+20.1% +8.5%
Year to date -34.5%—+7.9% +13.3%
1 year -43.2%—+3.6% +12.4%
3 years +10.2%—+136.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +3.3%—+33.2% +23.5%
5 years +290.1%—+15.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +31.3%—+3.0% +11.0%
10 years ——+24.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+2.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSYMVHUBMMMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 78.6%162.5%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.5%197.8%24.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.911.590.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55—0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.5%-96.8%-53.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.4%-96.8%-6.0% -0.9%
52-week high $87.30$8.08$183.81 $779.14
52-week low $37.90$0.26$141.20 $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.

MultipleSYMVHUBMMM
P/E now vs peer median 608.0xmedian 25.4x -0.4x 25.4xmedian 25.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 1.9x 46.5xmedian 17.8x 3.5xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 563.3xmedian 14.3x -0.5x 16.1xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 29.6xmedian 21.8x -1.4xmedian 14.9x 33.4xmedian 21.8x
P/B now vs peer median 20.8xmedian 2.2x -444.5xmedian 1.1x 21.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 20.84median 1.41 — 0.71median 1.41

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 monthsSYMVHUBMMM
Revenue $2.65B $505.29K $25.25B
Gross profit $563.25M -$111.65K $9.98B
Operating income -$250.00K -$42.78M $4.74B
Net income $34.64M -$59.62M $3.58B
Free cash flow $795.43M -$16.53M $2.68B
R&D $203.12M $1.05M $1.21B
EPS (diluted) $0.06 $-0.69 $6.77
Cash & equivalents $1.75B $2.56M $4.84B
Total debt – – $15.00B
Shares (diluted) 133.25M 86.30M 522.60M
Enterprise value -$2.01B $12.44M $73.45B

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
MetricSYMVHUBMMM
P/E 608.0x -0.4x 25.4x
P/FCF 29.6x -1.4x 33.4x
P/Operating cash flow 26.3x -1.5x 24.6x
P/S 8.9x 46.5x 3.5x
P/B 20.8x -444.5x 21.4x
P/Tangible book 22.4x -444.5x 42.2x
EV/EBITDA 563.3x -0.5x 16.1x
EV/EBIT -87,145x -0.5x 20.9x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 41.4x 3.9x
EV/FCF 27.4x -1.3x 37.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x -1.3x 27.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 20.84 – 0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSYMVHUBMMM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% – 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 40.2% – 10.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 40.8% – -1.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 51.3% – 17.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 99.6% -193.6% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 89.3% – 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 208.5% -76.7% 4.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 29.1% – 35.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 210.9% 42.3% 7.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.2% – 35.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 400.5% – 42.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -18.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 594.4% – 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -18.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSYMVHUBMMM
Gross margin 21.3% -22.1% 39.5%
EBITDA margin 1.5% -8,423% 24.4%
Operating margin 0.0% -8,466% 18.8%
Pretax margin 2.4% -10,867% 17.5%
Net margin 0.3% -11,799% 14.0%
FCF margin 30.1% -3,271% 10.6%
Operating cash flow margin 33.8% -3,074% 14.4%
Return on equity 3.2% -3,339% 101.3%
Return on assets 1.0% -559.7% 9.8%
Return on invested capital – – 22.0%
Return on capital employed 0.0% -1,898% 18.7%
Asset turnover 0.8x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 25.8x 0.3x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 8.9% 6,401% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSYMVHUBMMM
Debt / assets – – 37.9%
Debt / equity – – 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.6x
Debt / FCF – – 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 67.8% 100.7% 89.5%
Equity / assets 32.2% -0.7% 10.5%
Interest coverage – -3.5x –
Current ratio 1.3x 0.8x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 6.38 -34.71 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSYMVHUBMMM
Dividend yield – – 1.8%
Net buyback yield -1.8% -80.3% 3.1%
Shareholder yield -1.8% -80.3% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 3.5% – 44.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.2% – 59.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) -30.4% – 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.

ConsensusSYMVHUBMMM
Forward P/E 205.1xFY2026 – 19.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.19FY2026 – $8.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -17.4%FY2026 – +10.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +131.6% – +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.86BFY2026 – $23.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +27.0%FY2026 – -1.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.7% – +17.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSYMVHUBMMM
Held by institutions 90.6% – 74.5%
Institutions holding 412 – 2,210
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.6% – +0.8%
Institutions buying 260 – 916
Institutions selling 85 – 837
Buyers to sellers 3.06 – 1.09

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.

SYMVHUBMMM
SYM 1.00 0.02 0.24
VHUB 0.02 1.00 0.01
MMM 0.24 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SYM, VHUB and MMM?

3M (MMM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Symbotic (SYM) $4.81B, VenHub Global (VHUB) $20.89M, 3M (MMM) $92.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, SYM, VHUB and MMM?

3M (MMM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Symbotic (SYM) 586.3x, VenHub Global (VHUB) -0.4x, 3M (MMM) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, 3M (MMM) is cheapest (Symbotic (SYM) 205.1x, 3M (MMM) 19.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Symbotic (SYM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Symbotic (SYM) +20.6%, 3M (MMM) +1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

3M (MMM) has the highest net margin (Symbotic (SYM) 0.3%, VenHub Global (VHUB) -11,799.2%, 3M (MMM) 14.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year 3M (MMM) returned the most: Symbotic (SYM) -43.2%, 3M (MMM) +3.6%. Over five years, Symbotic (SYM) compounded fastest (Symbotic (SYM) +31.3%/yr, 3M (MMM) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

3M (MMM) has the highest dividend yield: Symbotic (SYM) 0.00%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 0.00%, 3M (MMM) 0.02%. VenHub Global (VHUB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, 3M (MMM) has been the steadiest (Symbotic (SYM) 78.6%, VenHub Global (VHUB) 162.5%, 3M (MMM) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SYM, VHUB and MMM?

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 8. 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.