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

3M (MMM) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 17 consecutive years, with $1.3 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 12.57% to $1.3 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.4 billion through Dec 2025, up 118.81% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.4 billion for FY2025, 118.81% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow hit $1.3 billion in Q4 2025 for 3M, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $1.6 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of -$2.0 billion in Q3 2024.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $839.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $1.2 billion in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for Free Cash Flow was 175.65% in 2025; the steepest drop was 254.52% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $1.4 billion in 2021, then fell by 2.28% to $1.4 billion in 2022, then rose by 14.97% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then fell by 6.2% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then fell by 12.57% to $1.3 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for MMM at $1.3 billion in Q4 2025, $1.5 billion in Q3 2025, and -$1.2 billion in Q2 2025.