3M (MMM) Purchase of Investments (2009 - 2026)
3M (MMM) posted Purchase of Investments - Total of $281 million for Q3 2026, down 33.1% from $420 million a year earlier but up 102.2% from the prior quarter.
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3M (MMM) Purchase of Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Purchase of Investments - Total at 3M was $1.04 billion, down 62.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $1.31 billion, down 68.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Purchase of Investments - Total shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, 3M's Purchase of Investments - Total was $4.15 billion in FY2024 (+183.3%), $1.47 billion in FY2023 (+17.3%), $1.25 billion in FY2022 (-43.2%) and $2.2 billion in FY2021 (+39.5%).
- Quarterly Purchase of Investments - Total has run from a low of $125 million in Q1 2022 to a high of $1.93 billion in Q4 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Purchase of Investments - Total has declined in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 20.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Purchase of Investments - Total in the past five years was Q4 2024, with growth of 498.5%; the weakest was Q4 2025, with a decline of 75.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Purchase of Investments - Total for the three prior quarters was $139 million (Q2 2026), $155 million (Q1 2026) and $466 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Investments Purchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 717.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 837.00 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 77.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 7.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | - |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 281.00 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 98.70 Mn |
| 10 | Tenaris | 62.09 Bn | 33.35 Bn | 1.07 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 281.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 139.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 155.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 466.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 420.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 263.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 156.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.93 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 544.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 399.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 323.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 368.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 411.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 364.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 410.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 322.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 393.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 125.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 392.00 Mn |
API Access
3M Purchase of Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=purchase-of-investments&ticker=MMM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "purchase-of-investments", "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=purchase-of-investments&ticker=MMM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();