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

3M's Research & Development history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at $299.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Research & Development rose 6.03% year-over-year to $299.0 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $1.2 billion, up 7.74%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.2 billion, 7.74% up from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $299.0 million at 3M, up from $297.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Research & Development topped out at $524.0 million in Q1 2021 and bottomed at -$217.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $294.5 million (2023), against an average of $330.1 million.
  • The largest annual shift saw Research & Development crashed 145.78% in 2022 before it skyrocketed 234.56% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Research & Development shows it stood at $474.0 million in 2021, then plummeted by 145.78% to -$217.0 million in 2022, then surged by 234.56% to $292.0 million in 2023, then fell by 3.42% to $282.0 million in 2024, then rose by 6.03% to $299.0 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MMM's Research & Development are $299.0 million (Q4 2025), $297.0 million (Q3 2025), and $288.0 million (Q2 2025).