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

3M's (MMM) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at -$5.1 billion in Q1 2026, down 113.62% year-on-year from $37.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 113.33% quarter-over-quarter from $38.3 billion in Q4 2025.

3M (MMM) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

3M has disclosed Retained Earnings across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$5.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at -$5.1 billion, down 113.62% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$5.1 billion (down 113.62% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result 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.
  • The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $37.4 billion (2025), against an average of $20.7 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings tumbled 117.6% in 2022 and surged 777.08% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • 3M's Retained Earnings stood at -$6.7 billion in 2022, then jumped by 661.65% to $37.5 billion in 2023, then sank by 115.29% to -$5.7 billion in 2024, then surged by 767.56% to $38.3 billion in 2025, then slumped by 113.33% to -$5.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$5.1 billion (Q1 2026), $38.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $38.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Pampa Energy 1,836.33 Bn 900.18 Bn 109.00 Mn 996.43 Bn
2 Honeywell International 145.45 Bn 134.13 Bn 3.54 Bn 51.03 Bn
3 3M 85.14 Bn 81.04 Bn 2.46 Bn -5.10 Bn
4 Valmont Industries 11.12 Bn 10.97 Bn 316.88 Mn -283.69 Mn
5 Seaboard 4.59 Bn 3.45 Bn 217.00 Mn 5.67 Bn
6 Otter Tail 3.66 Bn 3.25 Bn 239.49 Mn 269,000.00
7 Tetra Technologies 1.37 Bn 1.37 Bn 38.23 Mn -157.10 Mn
8 Deluxe 1.04 Bn 1.01 Bn 279.40 Mn -19.20 Mn
9 Matthews International 826.85 Mn 790.76 Mn 101.98 Mn 569.95 Mn
10 Compass Diversified Holdings 760.64 Mn 828.28 Mn 189.36 Mn -1.35 Bn

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