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After finishing at $160.63 in the prior trading day, 3M Co (NYSE: MMM) closed at $162.68, up 1.28%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.46 million shares were traded. MMM stock price reached its highest trading level at $164.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $159.88.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MMM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 61.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.33 and its Current Ratio is at 1.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.30.
On December 08, 2025, Deutsche Bank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $178.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Underweight to Equal-Weight on October 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $160.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 22 ’26 when Clarke Victoria bought 1,857 shares for $158.53 per share.
Dickson Zoe L sold 13,629 shares of MMM for $2,314,538 on Nov 13 ’25. The EVP & Chief HR Officer now owns 6,162 shares after completing the transaction at $169.82 per share. On Nov 13 ’25, another insider, Dickson Zoe L, who serves as the EVP & Chief HR Officer of the company, sold 13,826 shares for $169.78 each. As a result, the insider received 2,347,371 and left with 6,162 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, MMM now has a Market Capitalization of 86419685376 and an Enterprise Value of 93101809664. As of this moment, 3M’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.26. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 18.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.732 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.617.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MMM is 1.08, which has changed by 0.0736537 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15024745 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MMM has reached a high of $174.69, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $121.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.06%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.08M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5063370 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 531.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 530.75M. Insiders hold about 0.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.44% stake in the company. Shares short for MMM as of 1767139200 were 7940729 with a Short Ratio of 2.57, compared to 1764288000 on 7140337. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7940729 and a Short% of Float of 1.5.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MMM’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.92, compared to 2.92 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018178422. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.97. The current Payout Ratio is 48.67% for MMM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-14 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-14. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-04-01 when the company split stock in a 1196:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of 3M Co (MMM) is currently drawing attention from 11.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.25, with high estimates of $2.31 and low estimates of $2.12.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.99 and $8.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.67. EPS for the following year is $9.35, with 17.0 analysts recommending between $9.73 and $8.37.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $6.04B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.16B to a low estimate of $5.95B. The current estimate, 3M Co’s year-ago sales were $5.78BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.38B. There is a high estimate of $6.4B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.34B.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for MMM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $25.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $24.94B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $25.14B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $24.28BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $25.96B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $26.16B and the low estimate is $25.55B.
