3M (MMM) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

3M's Operating Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.6 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 1.59% year-over-year to $4.6 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $20.2 billion (up 3.32% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $20.3 billion, up 2.87% from the prior year.
• Operating Expenses came in at $4.6 billion for Q1 2026 at 3M, down from $5.3 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $15.6 billion in Q2 2023 to a low of $1.5 billion in Q4 2022.
• A 5-year average of $6.1 billion and a median of $5.1 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
• Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses tumbled 77.86% in 2022 and soared 229.44% in 2023, its largest moves.
• 3M's Operating Expenses stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then jumped by 229.44% to $5.1 billion in 2023, then retreated by 3.49% to $4.9 billion in 2024, then gained by 8.37% to $5.3 billion in 2025, then slipped by 13.19% to $4.6 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $4.6 billion, $5.3 billion, and $5.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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