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

3M's (MMM) quarterly FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.18 in Q1 2026, up 193.9% year-on-year from 0.4 in Q1 2025, and up 307.23% quarter-over-quarter from 0.29 in Q4 2025.

3M (MMM) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

3M has disclosed FCF Payout Ratio across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 1.18 for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 1.18, up 193.9% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.77 (up 103.43% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.75 (2023), against an average of 0.39.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio plunged 407.72% in 2022 and surged 4082.49% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • 3M's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.8 in 2022, then jumped by 38.94% to 1.1 in 2023, then jumped by 181.35% to 0.89 in 2024, then plunged by 67.59% to 0.29 in 2025, then soared by 307.23% to 1.18 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 1.18 (Q1 2026), 0.29 (Q4 2025), and 0.76 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Pampa Energy 1,836.33 Bn 900.18 Bn 109.00 Mn -
2 Honeywell International 145.45 Bn 134.13 Bn 3.54 Bn -0.89
3 3M 85.14 Bn 81.04 Bn 2.46 Bn 1.18
4 Valmont Industries 11.12 Bn 10.97 Bn 316.88 Mn 0.19
5 Seaboard 4.59 Bn 3.45 Bn 217.00 Mn -0.01
6 Otter Tail 3.66 Bn 3.25 Bn 239.49 Mn -0.21
7 Tetra Technologies 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn 38.23 Mn -
8 Deluxe 1.04 Bn 1.01 Bn 279.40 Mn 0.56
9 Matthews International 826.85 Mn 790.76 Mn 101.98 Mn -0.45
10 Compass Diversified Holdings 760.64 Mn 828.28 Mn 189.36 Mn -

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