Last Price$147.5(0.1%)
Market Cap$79.9B
LTM Gross margin
42.3%
5Y avg
45.5%
Conglomerates industry
median
30.4%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
(0.4%) overvalued
3M Company Gross margin
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 51.0% | 48.9% | 47.9% | 47.1% | 47.6% | 48.1% | 47.0% | 47.5% | 47.8% | 48.3% | 49.2% | 50.0% | 49.5% | 49.1% | 46.7% | 48.4% | 46.8% | 43.8% | 43.5% | 41.2% |
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3M Company (MMM) Gross margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Gross margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
3M CompanyMMM
42.3%
(24.8%)
N/A
17.0%
Median Peer Set
33.8%
(2.3%)
(7.9%)
8.0%
Steel Partners Holdings L.P.SPLP
54.6%
12.4%
(15.7%)
7.9%
Compass DiversifiedCODI
44.3%
6.8%
(90.7%)
0.6%
Griffon CorporationGFF
40.7%
(2.3%)
196.0%
8.0%
Honeywell International Inc.HON
38.3%
5.0%
2.7%
14.8%
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y AgropecuariaCRESY
37.1%
28.6%
(36.8%)
11.0%
Valmont Industries, Inc.VMI
30.4%
(2.4%)
152.7%
8.5%
Matthews International CorporationMATW
29.5%
(4.5%)
N/A
(3.3%)
MDU Resources Group, Inc.MDU
24.5%
(62.3%)
(32.4%)
16.0%
Brookfield Business Partners L.P.BBU
11.8%
(7.8%)
37.4%
0.9%
Icahn Enterprises L.P.IEP
7.2%
(22.4%)
(45.7%)
(4.8%)
MMM key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 21,167.0 5.8% | 22,923.0 8.3% | 24,462.0 6.7% | 25,269.0 3.3% | 23,123.0 (8.5%) | 26,662.0 15.3% | 29,611.0 11.1% | 29,904.0 1.0% | 30,871.0 3.2% | 31,821.0 3.1% | 30,274.0 (4.9%) | 30,109.0 (0.5%) | 31,657.0 5.1% | 32,765.0 3.5% | 32,136.0 (1.9%) | 32,184.0 0.1% | 35,355.0 9.9% | 34,229.0 (3.2%) | 32,681.0 (4.5%) | 24,575.0 (24.8%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 10,381.0 | 11,713.0 | 12,735.0 | 13,379.0 | 12,109.0 | 13,831.0 | 15,693.0 | 15,685.0 | 16,106.0 | 16,447.0 | 15,383.0 | 15,040.0 | 16,001.0 | 16,682.0 | 17,136.0 | 16,605.0 | 18,795.0 | 19,232.0 | 18,477.0 | 14,447.0 |
% margin | 10,786.0 51.0% | 11,210.0 48.9% | 11,727.0 47.9% | 11,890.0 47.1% | 11,014.0 47.6% | 12,831.0 48.1% | 13,918.0 47.0% | 14,219.0 47.5% | 14,765.0 47.8% | 15,374.0 48.3% | 14,891.0 49.2% | 15,069.0 50.0% | 15,656.0 49.5% | 16,083.0 49.1% | 15,000.0 46.7% | 15,579.0 48.4% | 16,560.0 46.8% | 14,997.0 43.8% | 14,204.0 43.5% | 10,128.0 41.2% |
| Operating Expenses | 5,777.0 | 6,588.0 | 6,383.0 | 6,649.0 | 6,200.0 | 6,913.0 | 7,740.0 | 7,736.0 | 8,099.0 | 8,239.0 | 7,945.0 | 7,846.0 | 8,422.0 | 9,423.0 | 8,940.0 | 8,807.0 | 9,191.0 | 10,911.0 | 23,286.0 | 5,306.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 1,242.0 | 1,522.0 | 1,368.0 | 1,404.0 | 1,293.0 | 1,434.0 | 1,570.0 | 1,634.0 | 1,715.0 | 1,770.0 | 1,763.0 | 1,735.0 | 1,850.0 | 1,821.0 | 1,911.0 | 1,878.0 | 1,994.0 | 1,862.0 | 1,842.0 | 1,085.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 4,535.0 | 5,066.0 | 5,015.0 | 5,245.0 | 4,907.0 | 5,479.0 | 6,170.0 | 6,102.0 | 6,384.0 | 6,469.0 | 6,182.0 | 6,111.0 | 6,572.0 | 7,602.0 | 7,029.0 | 6,929.0 | 7,197.0 | 9,049.0 | 21,526.0 | 4,221.0 |
% margin | 5,009.0 23.7% | 5,696.0 24.8% | 6,193.0 25.3% | 5,218.0 20.6% | 4,814.0 20.8% | 5,918.0 22.2% | 6,178.0 20.9% | 6,483.0 21.7% | 6,666.0 21.6% | 7,135.0 22.4% | 6,946.0 22.9% | 7,223.0 24.0% | 7,820.0 24.7% | 7,207.0 22.0% | 4,353.0 13.5% | 4,472.0 13.9% | 5,454.0 15.4% | 6,539.0 19.1% | (9,128.0) (27.9%) | 4,822.0 19.6% |
| Interest Income | 56.0 | 51.0 | 132.0 | 105.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 41.0 | 33.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 50.0 | 70.0 | 80.0 | 29.0 | 26.0 | 67.0 | 253.0 | 0.0 |
| Interest Expense | 82.0 | 122.0 | 210.0 | 215.0 | 219.0 | 201.0 | 186.0 | 171.0 | 145.0 | 142.0 | 149.0 | 199.0 | 322.0 | 350.0 | 448.0 | 529.0 | 488.0 | 462.0 | 942.0 | 0.0 |
| Pre-tax Income | 4,983.0 | 5,625.0 | 6,115.0 | 5,108.0 | 4,632.0 | 5,755.0 | 6,031.0 | 6,351.0 | 6,562.0 | 7,026.0 | 6,823.0 | 7,053.0 | 7,548.0 | 7,000.0 | 5,712.0 | 6,711.0 | 7,204.0 | 6,392.0 | (9,688.0) | 4,819.0 |
% effective tax rate | 1,694.0 34.0% | 1,723.0 30.6% | 1,964.0 32.1% | 1,588.0 31.1% | 1,388.0 30.0% | 1,592.0 27.7% | 1,674.0 27.8% | 1,840.0 29.0% | 1,841.0 28.1% | 2,028.0 28.9% | 1,982.0 29.0% | 1,995.0 28.3% | 2,679.0 35.5% | 1,637.0 23.4% | 1,130.0 19.8% | 1,318.0 19.6% | 1,285.0 17.8% | 612.0 9.6% | (2,691.0) 27.8% | 804.0 16.7% |
% margin | 3,199.0 15.1% | 3,851.0 16.8% | 4,096.0 16.7% | 3,460.0 13.7% | 3,193.0 13.8% | 4,085.0 15.3% | 4,283.0 14.5% | 4,444.0 14.9% | 4,659.0 15.1% | 4,956.0 15.6% | 4,833.0 16.0% | 5,050.0 16.8% | 4,858.0 15.3% | 5,349.0 16.3% | 4,570.0 14.2% | 5,449.0 16.9% | 5,921.0 16.7% | 5,777.0 16.9% | (6,995.0) (21.4%) | 4,173.0 17.0% |
| EPS | 4.18 | 5.15 | 5.70 | 4.95 | 4.56 | 5.72 | 6.05 | 6.40 | 6.83 | 7.63 | 7.73 | 8.35 | 8.13 | 9.09 | 7.92 | 9.43 | 10.23 | 10.21 | (12.63) | 7.58 |
| Diluted EPS | 4.12 | 5.06 | 5.60 | 4.89 | 4.52 | 5.63 | 5.96 | 6.32 | 6.72 | 7.49 | 7.58 | 8.16 | 7.93 | 8.89 | 7.81 | 9.36 | 10.12 | 10.18 | (12.63) | 7.55 |
% margin | 5,896.0 27.9% | 6,826.0 29.8% | 7,397.0 30.2% | 6,476.0 25.6% | 5,946.0 25.7% | 7,090.0 26.6% | 7,421.0 25.1% | 7,860.0 26.3% | 7,933.0 25.7% | 8,535.0 26.8% | 8,487.0 28.0% | 8,734.0 29.0% | 9,176.0 29.0% | 8,728.0 26.6% | 7,736.0 24.1% | 9,259.0 28.8% | 9,576.0 27.1% | 8,721.0 25.5% | (6,747.0) (20.6%) | 4,822.0 19.6% |
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FAQ
1) What is 3M Company's Gross margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Gross margin is 42.3%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Gross margin for 3M Company have been 44.6% over the past three years, and 47.8% over the past five years.
2) Is 3M Company's Gross margin Good?
As of today, 3M Company's Gross margin is 42.3%, which is higher than industry median of 30.4%. It indicates that 3M Company's Gross margin is Good.