3M (MMM) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

3M has disclosed Research & Development across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $308.0 million for Q1 2026.

• Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $308.0 million, up 8.07% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (up 6.81% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.2 billion, up 7.74% from the prior year.
• Research & Development came in at $308.0 million for Q1 2026 at 3M, up from $299.0 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $480.0 million in Q1 2022 to a low of -$257.0 million in Q4 2022.
• The 5-year median for Research & Development is $292.0 million (2023), against an average of $297.1 million.
• Across the five-year window, Research & Development sank 153.54% in 2022 and soared 213.62% in 2023, its largest moves.
• 3M's Research & Development stood at -$257.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 213.62% to $292.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 3.42% to $282.0 million in 2024, then increased by 6.03% to $299.0 million in 2025, then rose by 3.01% to $308.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Research & Development figures came in at $308.0 million (Q1 2026), $299.0 million (Q4 2025), and $297.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.