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3M (MMM) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

3M (MMM) has disclosed Research & Development for 17 consecutive years, with $299.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development rose 6.03% to $299.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.2 billion through Dec 2025, up 7.74% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.2 billion for FY2025, 7.74% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development hit $299.0 million in Q4 2025 for 3M, up from $297.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $524.0 million in Q1 2021 to a low of -$257.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $337.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $297.5 million in 2023.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: tumbled 153.54% in 2022 and later surged 213.62% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $480.0 million in 2021, then crashed by 153.54% to -$257.0 million in 2022, then soared by 213.62% to $292.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 3.42% to $282.0 million in 2024, then grew by 6.03% to $299.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for MMM at $299.0 million in Q4 2025, $297.0 million in Q3 2025, and $288.0 million in Q2 2025.