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3M (MMM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

3M recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 40.73% in Q1 2026, up 21.38% quarter-over-quarter from 33.56% in Q4 2025, and down 86.0% year-over-year from 290.93% in Q1 2025.

3M's Gross Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 40.73% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 86.0% year-over-year to 40.73%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 39.71% (down 138.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 39.91%, down 130.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 40.73% for Q1 2026 at 3M, up from 33.56% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 45.34% in Q1 2022 to a low of 10863.64% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 600.61% and a median of 41.47% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin plunged 1090908 bps in 2022 and surged 1090041 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • 3M's Gross Margin stood at 10863.64% in 2022, then jumped by 100 bps to 36.77% in 2023, then advanced by 3 bps to 37.7% in 2024, then declined by 11 bps to 33.56% in 2025, then advanced by 21 bps to 40.73% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 40.73%, 33.56%, and 41.81% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Honeywell International 149.73 Bn 138.42 Bn 3.54 Bn 38.71%
2 3M 79.89 Bn 75.79 Bn 2.46 Bn 40.73%
3 Valmont Industries 10.28 Bn 10.12 Bn 316.88 Mn 30.79%
4 Seaboard 5.00 Bn 3.86 Bn 217.00 Mn 9.04%
5 Otter Tail 3.50 Bn 3.10 Bn 239.49 Mn 69.01%
6 Tetra Technologies 1.39 Bn 1.39 Bn 38.23 Mn 24.46%
7 Deluxe 1.11 Bn 1.08 Bn 279.40 Mn 51.92%
8 Matthews International 838.50 Mn 802.41 Mn 101.98 Mn 39.43%
9 Compass Diversified Holdings 825.34 Mn 892.99 Mn 189.36 Mn 44.36%
10 Falcon's Beyond Global 575.98 Mn 586.01 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 40.73%
Dec 31, 2025 33.56%
Sep 30, 2025 41.81%
Jun 30, 2025 42.53%
Mar 31, 2025 41.59%
Dec 31, 2024 37.70%
Sep 30, 2024 42.06%
Jun 30, 2024 42.91%
Mar 31, 2024 42.07%
Dec 31, 2023 36.77%
Sep 30, 2023 40.73%
Jun 30, 2023 40.67%
Mar 31, 2023 38.17%
Dec 31, 2022 -10,863.64%
Sep 30, 2022 45.14%
Jun 30, 2022 41.47%
Mar 31, 2022 45.34%
Dec 31, 2021 45.45%
Sep 30, 2021 45.73%
Jun 30, 2021 47.27%
Mar 31, 2021 48.88%
Dec 31, 2020 48.88%
Sep 30, 2020 48.47%
Jun 30, 2020 46.98%
Mar 31, 2020 49.11%
Dec 31, 2019 -1,135.71%
Sep 30, 2019 47.59%
Jun 30, 2019 47.22%
Mar 31, 2019 45.19%
Dec 31, 2018 48.90%
Sep 30, 2018 48.98%
Jun 30, 2018 49.62%
Mar 31, 2018 48.83%
Dec 31, 2017 48.76%
Sep 30, 2017 50.33%
Jun 30, 2017 48.53%
Mar 31, 2017 49.49%
Dec 31, 2016 49.30%
Sep 30, 2016 50.10%
Jun 30, 2016 50.42%
Mar 31, 2016 50.36%
Dec 31, 2015 47.56%
Sep 30, 2015 49.73%
Jun 30, 2015 49.80%
Mar 31, 2015 49.58%
Dec 31, 2014 47.83%
Sep 30, 2014 48.32%
Jun 30, 2014 48.56%
Mar 31, 2014 48.53%
Dec 31, 2013 47.47%
Sep 30, 2013 47.60%
Jun 30, 2013 48.23%
Mar 31, 2013 48.01%
Dec 31, 2012 45.97%
Sep 30, 2012 47.51%
Jun 30, 2012 48.63%
Mar 31, 2012 48.05%
Dec 31, 2011 46.06%
Sep 30, 2011 46.53%
Jun 30, 2011 47.40%
Mar 31, 2011 48.00%
Dec 31, 2010 46.71%
Sep 30, 2010 47.88%
Jun 30, 2010 48.97%
Mar 31, 2010 48.99%
Dec 31, 2009 47.91%
Sep 30, 2009 48.80%
Jun 30, 2009 47.95%
Mar 31, 2009 45.53%