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3M (MMM) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

3M's Free Cash Flow history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $1.3 billion for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Free Cash Flow fell 12.57% year-over-year to $1.3 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $1.4 billion, up 118.81%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.4 billion, 118.81% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 was $1.3 billion at 3M, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $1.6 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$2.0 billion in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $1.2 billion (2023), against an average of $839.6 million.
  • The largest YoY upside for Free Cash Flow was 175.65% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 254.52% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.4 billion in 2021, then decreased by 2.28% to $1.4 billion in 2022, then increased by 14.97% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then decreased by 6.2% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then decreased by 12.57% to $1.3 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MMM's Free Cash Flow are $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), $1.5 billion (Q3 2025), and -$1.2 billion (Q2 2025).