3M MMM
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3M (MMM) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2021)

Updated

3M's Times Interest Earned came in at 16.29 for Q2 2021, up 28.3% from 12.70 a year earlier and up 7.8% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

3M (MMM) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2021, 3M reported Times Interest Earned of 14.80, up 8.2% year-over-year; for FY2020, it was 13.54, down 1.8% from FY2019.

  • Times Interest Earned has declined in each of the last six years.
  • Going back by year, Times Interest Earned was 13.78 in FY2019 (-33.1%), 20.59 in FY2018 (-13.8%), 23.89 in FY2017 (-32.4%) and 35.31 in FY2016 (-24.3%).
  • The Q2 2021 figure represents the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q3 2019.
  • Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned has increased for three consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 1.9% over the last eight quarters.
  • The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in Q4 2018 (growth of 74.2%), and the weakest in Q1 2018 (a decline of 68.3%).
  • Business Quant data shows MMM's Times Interest Earned at 15.11 (Q1 2021), 13.11 (Q4 2020) and 14.91 (Q3 2020) in the three quarters before Q2 2021.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Times Interest Earned (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 372.79 Bn 344.49 Bn 7.76 Bn 8.64
2 Amphenol 207.98 Bn 202.68 Bn 3.55 Bn 12.09
3 Deere 181.02 Bn 189.78 Bn 4.66 Bn 2.81
4 Eaton 166.86 Bn 164.09 Bn 2.86 Bn 6.93
5 Parker-Hannifin 120.45 Bn 118.58 Bn 2.25 Bn 14.45
6 Vertiv Holdings 92.94 Bn 83.56 Bn 1.23 Bn 36.66
7 Emerson Electric 86.56 Bn 79.32 Bn 2.66 Bn -
8 3M 84.72 Bn 66.18 Bn 2.68 Bn -
9 Illinois Tool Works 73.32 Bn 69.88 Bn 1.90 Bn 14.52
10 Cummins 71.14 Bn 68.27 Bn 2.47 Bn 15.99
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2021 16.29
Mar 31, 2021 15.11
Dec 31, 2020 13.11
Sep 30, 2020 14.91
Jun 30, 2020 12.70
Mar 31, 2020 13.52
Dec 31, 2019 10.69
Sep 30, 2019 18.45
Jun 30, 2019 15.33
Mar 31, 2019 10.92
Dec 31, 2018 18.77
Sep 30, 2018 23.72
Jun 30, 2018 27.28
Mar 31, 2018 12.28
Dec 31, 2017 10.78
Sep 30, 2017 35.23
Jun 30, 2017 39.87
Mar 31, 2017 38.71
Dec 31, 2016 22.95
Sep 30, 2016 38.08
API Access

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