3M (MMM) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

3M has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 17.35% for Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 17.35%, up 120.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 17.35% (up 120.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 15.85%, up 165.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed came in at 17.35% for Q1 2026 at 3M, up from 16.49% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 20.69% in Q3 2022 to a low of 37.74% in Q3 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 15.08% (2024), against an average of 4.87%.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 5843 bps in 2023 and soared 5283 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
• 3M's Return on Capital Employed stood at 11.87% in 2022, then sank by 350 bps to 29.63% in 2023, then surged by 156 bps to 16.56% in 2024, then declined by 0 bps to 16.49% in 2025, then gained by 5 bps to 17.35% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 17.35% (Q1 2026), 16.49% (Q4 2025), and 16.92% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.