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3M (MMM) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

3M recorded quarterly Retained Earnings of -$5.1 billion in Q1 2026, down 113.33% quarter-over-quarter from $38.3 billion in Q4 2025, and down 113.62% year-over-year from $37.4 billion in Q1 2025.

3M's Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$5.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 113.62% year-over-year to -$5.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$5.1 billion (down 113.62% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $38.3 billion, up 767.56% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings came in at -$5.1 billion for Q1 2026 at 3M, down from $38.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $48.0 billion in Q1 2023 to a low of -$8.0 billion in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $20.7 billion and a median of $37.4 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings slumped 117.6% in 2022 and soared 777.08% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • 3M's Retained Earnings stood at -$6.7 billion in 2022, then surged by 661.65% to $37.5 billion in 2023, then plunged by 115.29% to -$5.7 billion in 2024, then soared by 767.56% to $38.3 billion in 2025, then sank by 113.33% to -$5.1 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered -$5.1 billion, $38.3 billion, and $38.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Honeywell International 149.73 Bn 138.42 Bn 3.54 Bn 51.03 Bn
2 3M 79.89 Bn 75.79 Bn 2.46 Bn -5.10 Bn
3 Valmont Industries 10.28 Bn 10.12 Bn 316.88 Mn -283.69 Mn
4 Seaboard 5.00 Bn 3.86 Bn 217.00 Mn 5.67 Bn
5 Otter Tail 3.50 Bn 3.10 Bn 239.49 Mn 269,000.00
6 Tetra Technologies 1.39 Bn 1.39 Bn 38.23 Mn -157.10 Mn
7 Deluxe 1.11 Bn 1.08 Bn 279.40 Mn -19.20 Mn
8 Matthews International 838.50 Mn 802.41 Mn 101.98 Mn 569.95 Mn
9 Compass Diversified Holdings 825.34 Mn 892.99 Mn 189.36 Mn -1.35 Bn
10 Falcon's Beyond Global 575.98 Mn 586.01 Mn - 387,000.00

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -5.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 38.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 38.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 37.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 37.43 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.73 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 36.46 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -5.57 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 37.47 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 37.48 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 -6.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 40.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 47.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 -6.67 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 -7.99 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 -7.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 46.06 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 45.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 45.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 44.82 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 -7.77 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 -7.72 Bn
Sep 30, 2020 -7.96 Bn
Jun 30, 2020 42.76 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 42.35 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 143.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 -7.39 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 41.36 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 -7.55 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 -6.87 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 -6.97 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 39.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 38.45 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 -7.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 39.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 -6.99 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 38.09 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 -7.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2016 37.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 -6.18 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 -6.26 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 -6.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 36.24 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 -6.23 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 -6.32 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 34.04 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 34.48 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 -3.67 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 -3.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 32.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 -4.81 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 -5.17 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 -5.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 -4.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 -4.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 -5.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 -4.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 -5.03 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 -3.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 -2.96 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 26.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2010 -3.54 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 25.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2010 24.79 Bn
Mar 31, 2010 24.23 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 -3.75 Bn
Sep 30, 2009 -3.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2009 -3.68 Bn