3M (MMM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

3M's (MMM) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $349.0 million in Q1 2026, up 210.79% year-on-year from $112.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 73.86% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q4 2025.

3M (MMM) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

3M has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $349.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $349.0 million, up 210.79% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $2.1 billion (up 3085.51% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.4 billion, up 118.81% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $349.0 million for Q1 2026 at 3M, down from $1.3 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $800.0 million (2023), against an average of $664.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 254.52% in 2025 and soared 210.79% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • 3M's Free Cash Flow stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then grew by 14.97% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then retreated by 6.2% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then dropped by 12.57% to $1.3 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 73.86% to $349.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $349.0 million (Q1 2026), $1.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $1.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (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 -873.00 Mn
3 3M 85.14 Bn 81.04 Bn 2.46 Bn 349.00 Mn
4 Valmont Industries 11.12 Bn 10.97 Bn 316.88 Mn 68.91 Mn
5 Seaboard 4.59 Bn 3.45 Bn 217.00 Mn -150.00 Mn
6 Otter Tail 3.66 Bn 3.25 Bn 239.49 Mn -114.67 Mn
7 Tetra Technologies 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn 38.23 Mn -30.88 Mn
8 Deluxe 1.04 Bn 1.01 Bn 279.40 Mn 27.30 Mn
9 Matthews International 826.85 Mn 790.76 Mn 101.98 Mn -19.48 Mn
10 Compass Diversified Holdings 760.64 Mn 828.28 Mn 189.36 Mn 18.81 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 349.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 349.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.34 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.16 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -315.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -315.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -2.03 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 752.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 752.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 392.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 392.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 1.63 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.63 Bn