3M (MMM) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
3M's Short-term Investments came in at $310 million for Q3 2026, down 40.0% from $517 million a year earlier and down 17.3% from the prior quarter.
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3M (MMM) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, 3M's Short-term Investments was $698 million, down 67.2% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Short-term Investments was $2.13 billion in FY2024, $50 million in FY2023 (-79.0%), $238 million in FY2022 (+18.4%) and $201 million in FY2021 (-50.2%).
- The Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Short-term Investments has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 22.3% over the last six quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Short-term Investments over five years came in Q2 2024 (growth of 355.4%), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a decline of 79.0%).
- Business Quant data shows MMM's Short-term Investments at $375 million (Q2 2026), $420 million (Q1 2026) and $698 million (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 317.52 Bn | 289.22 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 179.44 Bn | 174.02 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 171.70 Bn | 139.79 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 141.41 Bn | 138.60 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 110.91 Bn | 109.03 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 89.63 Bn | 71.07 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 88.64 Bn | 81.37 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.38 Bn | 75.94 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.10 Bn | 64.72 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 10 | Cummins | 71.05 Bn | 67.13 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 310.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 375.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 420.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 698.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 517.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 502.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 698.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 255.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 60.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 50.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 73.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 56.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 145.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 238.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 185.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 262.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 112.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 201.00 Mn |
API Access
3M Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=MMM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "ticker": "MMM", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=MMM&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();