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3M (MMM) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

3M recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 1.18 in Q1 2026, up 307.23% quarter-over-quarter from 0.29 in Q4 2025, and up 193.9% year-over-year from 0.4 in Q1 2025.

3M's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.18 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 193.9% year-over-year to 1.18; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.77 (up 103.43% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.12, down 63.98% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.18 for Q1 2026 at 3M, up from 0.29 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 2.13 in Q1 2024 to a low of 1.8 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.39 and a median of 0.75 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 407.72% in 2022 and soared 4082.49% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • 3M's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.8 in 2022, then surged by 38.94% to 1.1 in 2023, then surged by 181.35% to 0.89 in 2024, then tumbled by 67.59% to 0.29 in 2025, then jumped by 307.23% to 1.18 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 1.18, 0.29, and 0.76 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Honeywell International 149.73 Bn 138.42 Bn 3.54 Bn -0.89
2 3M 79.89 Bn 75.79 Bn 2.46 Bn 1.18
3 Valmont Industries 10.28 Bn 10.12 Bn 316.88 Mn 0.19
4 Seaboard 5.00 Bn 3.86 Bn 217.00 Mn -0.01
5 Otter Tail 3.50 Bn 3.10 Bn 239.49 Mn -0.21
6 Tetra Technologies 1.39 Bn 1.39 Bn 38.23 Mn -
7 Deluxe 1.11 Bn 1.08 Bn 279.40 Mn 0.56
8 Matthews International 838.50 Mn 802.41 Mn 101.98 Mn -0.45
9 Compass Diversified Holdings 825.34 Mn 892.99 Mn 189.36 Mn -
10 Falcon's Beyond Global 575.98 Mn 586.01 Mn - -0.03

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.18
Dec 31, 2025 0.29
Sep 30, 2025 0.76
Jun 30, 2025 0.34
Mar 31, 2025 -1.26
Dec 31, 2024 0.89
Sep 30, 2024 -0.02
Jun 30, 2024 -0.34
Mar 31, 2024 2.13
Sep 30, 2023 -1.10
Jun 30, 2023 0.73
Mar 31, 2023 1.03
Dec 31, 2022 -1.80
Sep 30, 2022 0.78
Jun 30, 2022 1.14
Mar 31, 2022 1.45
Dec 31, 2021 0.59
Sep 30, 2021 0.56
Jun 30, 2021 0.57
Mar 31, 2021 0.62
Dec 31, 2020 0.41
Sep 30, 2020 0.40
Jun 30, 2020 0.55
Mar 31, 2020 0.96
Dec 31, 2019 0.46
Sep 30, 2019 0.49
Jun 30, 2019 0.67
Mar 31, 2019 1.26
Dec 31, 2018 0.46
Sep 30, 2018 0.45
Jun 30, 2018 0.52
Mar 31, 2018 -5.03
Dec 31, 2017 0.50
Sep 30, 2017 0.49
Jun 30, 2017 0.52
Mar 31, 2017 1.00
Dec 31, 2016 0.37
Sep 30, 2016 0.43
Jun 30, 2016 0.70
Mar 31, 2016 0.71
Dec 31, 2015 0.33
Sep 30, 2015 0.48
Jun 30, 2015 0.67
Mar 31, 2015 0.83
Dec 31, 2014 -0.48
Sep 30, 2014 0.52
Jun 30, 2014 0.43
Mar 31, 2014 0.71
Dec 31, 2013 1.19
Sep 30, 2013 -1.17
Jun 30, 2013 0.34
Mar 31, 2013 0.66
Dec 31, 2012 -1.00
Sep 30, 2012 0.41
Jun 30, 2012 0.40
Mar 31, 2012 0.72
Dec 31, 2011 0.31
Sep 30, 2011 0.38
Jun 30, 2011 0.34
Mar 31, 2011 0.78
Dec 31, 2010 0.34
Sep 30, 2010 0.34
Jun 30, 2010 0.39
Mar 31, 2010 0.40
Dec 31, 2009 0.47
Sep 30, 2009 0.23
Jun 30, 2009 0.28
Mar 31, 2009 0.78