3M (MMM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
3M's Gross Margin was 42.27% in Q3 2026, up 0.46 percentage points from 41.81% a year earlier and up 0.99 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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3M (MMM) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, 3M's Gross Margin was 39.53% through Sep 30, 2026, down 1.42 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 39.91%, down 1.30 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of -8.50 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 41.21% in FY2024 (+2.09 pp), 39.12% in FY2023 (-0.28 pp), 39.40% in FY2022 (-7.44 pp) and 46.84% in FY2021 (-1.57 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Gross Margin since Q2 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.75 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 10900.41 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 10909.08 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, MMM's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 41.28% (Q2 2026), 40.73% (Q1 2026) and 33.56% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 324.58 Bn | 296.27 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 37.78% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 179.59 Bn | 174.17 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 40.51% |
| 3 | Deere | 173.82 Bn | 141.91 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 36.94% |
| 4 | Eaton | 143.34 Bn | 140.52 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 33.47% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 112.68 Bn | 110.80 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 39.04% |
| 6 | 3M | 91.08 Bn | 72.52 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 42.27% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 89.36 Bn | 82.10 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 54.48% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.89 Bn | 76.44 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 44.13% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.22 Bn | 65.84 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 37.71% |
| 10 | Cummins | 71.53 Bn | 67.61 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 26.07% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 42.27% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 41.28% |
| 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% |
API Access
3M Gross Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=MMM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "MMM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=MMM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();