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3M (MMM) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026)

3M recorded quarterly Inventory Average of $3.7 billion in Q1 2026, down 2.69% quarter-over-quarter from $3.8 billion in Q4 2025, and down 2.85% year-over-year from $3.8 billion in Q1 2025.

3M's Inventory Average history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Inventory Average fell 2.85% year-over-year to $3.7 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $3.7 billion (down 2.85% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.7 billion, down 3.7% from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average came in at $3.7 billion for Q1 2026 at 3M, down from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $5.6 billion in Q3 2022 to a low of $3.7 billion in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $4.6 billion and a median of $4.5 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Inventory Average.
  • Across the five-year window, Inventory Average advanced 18.14% in 2022 and fell 21.71% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • 3M's Inventory Average stood at $5.5 billion in 2022, then retreated by 18.0% to $4.5 billion in 2023, then fell by 14.12% to $3.9 billion in 2024, then slipped by 2.37% to $3.8 billion in 2025, then slipped by 2.69% to $3.7 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Inventory Average over the past three periods registered $3.7 billion, $3.8 billion, and $4.0 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inventory Avg. (Qtr)
1 Honeywell International 149.73 Bn 138.42 Bn 3.54 Bn 6.27 Bn
2 3M 79.89 Bn 75.79 Bn 2.46 Bn 3.68 Bn
3 Valmont Industries 10.28 Bn 10.12 Bn 316.88 Mn 577.06 Mn
4 Seaboard 5.00 Bn 3.86 Bn 217.00 Mn 1.62 Bn
5 Otter Tail 3.50 Bn 3.10 Bn 239.49 Mn 157.83 Mn
6 Tetra Technologies 1.39 Bn 1.39 Bn 38.23 Mn 117.85 Mn
7 Deluxe 1.11 Bn 1.08 Bn 279.40 Mn 34.25 Mn
8 Matthews International 838.50 Mn 802.41 Mn 101.98 Mn 194.14 Mn
9 Compass Diversified Holdings 825.34 Mn 892.99 Mn 189.36 Mn 389.72 Mn
10 Falcon's Beyond Global 575.98 Mn 586.01 Mn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 3.68 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 3.78 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 3.99 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 3.97 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.78 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 3.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 4.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.48 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.42 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 5.17 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 5.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 5.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 5.49 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 5.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 5.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 5.14 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 4.97 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 4.90 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 4.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 4.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 4.11 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 4.08 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 4.19 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 4.18 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 4.07 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 4.15 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 4.42 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 4.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 4.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 4.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 4.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 4.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 4.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 3.91 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 3.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 3.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 3.50 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 3.61 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 3.62 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 3.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 3.61 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 3.78 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 3.78 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 3.71 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 3.83 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 4.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 4.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 3.92 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 3.91 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 3.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 3.87 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 3.83 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 3.84 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 3.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 3.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 3.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 3.51 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 3.66 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 3.60 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 3.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 3.19 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 3.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 2.89 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 2.72 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 2.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 2.62 Bn