Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Conglomerates & Holding Companies
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 27.36 | 15.60 | 22.74 | 29.52 | 37.41 | 25.03 | 28.40 | 18.00 | 24.27 | 13.78 | 12.40 | 13.28 | 13.44 | — | — | 12.48 | 25.58 | 3.41 | 193.21 | 13.77 | 16.07 |
| — | -37.7% | -19.9% | +64.0% | +54.2% | +81.6% | +129.0% | +35.6% | +80.5% | — | — | +6.3% | -47.4% | — | — | -9.3% | +59.1% | -77.2% | +1105.3% | -5.3% | +4.7% | |
| P/S Ratio | 3.78 | 3.26 | 3.29 | 3.21 | 3.52 | 3.23 | 3.26 | 3.38 | 2.93 | 3.00 | 2.27 | 2.05 | 2.11 | 1.73 | 1.84 | 1.51 | 1.72 | 1.53 | 1.78 | 2.03 | 2.50 |
| — | +0.9% | +0.6% | -5.0% | +19.9% | +7.5% | +44.1% | +64.9% | +38.7% | +73.5% | +22.9% | +35.4% | +23.3% | +13.2% | +3.6% | -25.3% | -31.4% | -36.5% | -34.8% | -24.0% | +0.6% | |
| P/B Ratio | 21.02 | 16.69 | 28.43 | 23.37 | 18.18 | 17.99 | 19.04 | 17.78 | 18.11 | 16.10 | 14.22 | 9.99 | 10.43 | 9.17 | 5.90 | 3.17 | 3.75 | 3.72 | 4.49 | 4.77 | 5.70 |
| — | -7.3% | +49.3% | +31.4% | +0.4% | +11.8% | +33.9% | +78.0% | +73.7% | +75.5% | +141.0% | +215.6% | +177.8% | +146.5% | +31.5% | -33.6% | -34.1% | -37.1% | -33.4% | -30.2% | -13.7% | |
| P/FCF | 35.67 | 93.24 | 27.99 | 55.43 | 16.16 | 13.67 | — | — | 11.55 | — | 18.85 | 31.44 | 7.80 | 7.21 | 10.24 | 15.19 | 9.79 | 12.01 | 20.85 | 30.48 | 14.86 |
| — | +581.9% | — | — | +40.0% | — | — | — | +48.1% | — | +84.1% | +106.9% | -20.3% | -40.0% | -50.9% | -50.2% | -34.1% | -14.4% | +27.4% | +77.9% | +45.8% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 16.75 | 12.66 | 18.01 | 12.51 | 19.20 | 12.17 | 16.68 | 14.62 | 13.88 | 12.68 | 9.55 | 9.13 | 2.76 | — | 9.49 | 8.97 | 13.39 | 8.69 | 31.76 | 10.08 | 11.63 |
| — | +4.1% | +8.0% | -14.4% | +38.3% | -4.0% | +74.6% | +60.1% | +402.2% | — | +0.7% | +1.8% | -79.4% | — | -70.1% | -11.0% | +15.1% | -19.2% | +182.6% | -8.3% | +8.5% | |
| EV / EBIT | 22.61 | 14.36 | 21.21 | 18.89 | 31.00 | 16.83 | 20.05 | 13.46 | 19.49 | 10.44 | 8.74 | 11.94 | 15.17 | — | — | 11.67 | 22.82 | 3.90 | 103.19 | 12.34 | 14.90 |
| — | -14.7% | +5.8% | +40.3% | +59.1% | +61.3% | +129.5% | +12.7% | +28.5% | — | — | +2.2% | -33.5% | — | — | -5.4% | +53.2% | -71.4% | +659.1% | -5.4% | +13.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 39.6% | 42.3% | 41.3% | 40.7% | 33.6% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 40.9% | 37.8% | 42.0% | 42.5% | 41.7% | 37.0% | 40.0% | 40.7% | 42.2% | 42.2% | 45.3% | 41.8% | 45.5% | 45.5% |
| — | +1.1% | -1.1% | -0.4% | -11.2% | -0.4% | -1.7% | -1.9% | +2.3% | +4.9% | +4.3% | -1.3% | -12.5% | -11.5% | -2.6% | -7.1% | -7.2% | -1.5% | -12.0% | -7.2% | -6.7% | |
| Operating Margin | 18.3% | 23.7% | 15.1% | 23.2% | 12.9% | 24.7% | 17.4% | 20.5% | 18.2% | 21.2% | 20.4% | 20.4% | 86.4% | -49.7% | 17.6% | 15.6% | 10.2% | 16.7% | 1.6% | 18.9% | 19.0% |
| — | -4.3% | -12.9% | +13.3% | -28.8% | +16.8% | -14.9% | +0.2% | -79.0% | +142.6% | +16.3% | +30.9% | +750.6% | -397.1% | +999.1% | -17.6% | -46.6% | -19.2% | -92.9% | -17.0% | -11.4% | |
| Net Margin | 13.0% | 20.9% | 14.4% | 10.8% | 9.4% | 12.8% | 11.4% | 18.7% | 12.1% | 21.8% | 18.3% | 15.4% | 15.7% | -33.1% | -108.9% | 12.2% | 6.7% | 44.8% | 0.9% | 14.7% | 15.5% |
| — | +63.0% | +25.9% | -42.2% | -22.3% | -41.3% | -37.7% | +21.5% | -23.1% | +165.9% | +116.8% | +26.9% | +135.1% | -173.9% | -12247.8% | -17.4% | -56.9% | +179.2% | -94.7% | -19.8% | -5.0% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 75.2% | 33.7% | 29.5% | 16.2% | 12.2% | 18.5% | 16.3% | 26.5% | 17.0% | 31.6% | 25.7% | 18.9% | 19.7% | -33.0% | -59.0% | 6.5% | 3.7% | 27.6% | 0.5% | 8.6% | 9.0% |
| — | +82.4% | +81.3% | -38.9% | -27.8% | -41.5% | -36.5% | +40.0% | -13.9% | +195.9% | +143.5% | +192.2% | +426.4% | -219.5% | -10991.2% | -24.9% | -58.6% | +179.4% | -95.0% | -28.9% | -20.0% | |
| ROA | 8.4% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 1.9% | -4.2% | -14.3% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 8.4% | 0.2% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| — | +67.2% | +42.9% | -36.2% | -15.1% | -32.3% | -20.1% | +59.4% | -4.4% | +177.3% | +116.3% | -16.1% | +61.5% | -150.1% | -8479.4% | -25.2% | -58.4% | +183.1% | -94.7% | -18.6% | -7.3% | |
| ROIC | 28.1% | 8.4% | 6.0% | 8.5% | 4.6% | 8.7% | 6.2% | 7.5% | 6.7% | 10.0% | 8.1% | 5.7% | 24.1% | -12.7% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| — | -3.3% | -3.9% | +13.0% | -31.8% | -13.1% | -22.9% | +31.3% | -72.1% | +178.4% | +137.5% | +72.4% | +981.6% | -426.0% | +835.7% | -22.6% | -47.8% | -19.1% | -93.2% | -19.8% | -13.0% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 2.73 | 2.92 | 4.18 | 3.79 | 2.73 | 2.90 | 3.15 | 3.11 | 3.51 | 2.94 | 3.43 | 4.49 | 3.44 | 3.55 | 2.14 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.17 | 1.24 | 1.17 | 1.21 |
| — | +0.8% | +32.4% | +21.9% | -22.3% | -1.5% | -8.1% | -30.8% | +1.9% | -17.2% | +60.6% | +309.2% | +201.5% | +204.3% | +72.6% | -6.1% | -5.8% | -10.8% | -5.9% | -15.2% | -20.7% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.20 | 7.92 | 9.52 | 7.29 | 10.57 | 7.09 | 9.86 | 9.33 | 9.65 | 8.40 | 8.68 | 13.36 | 3.00 | — | 10.83 | 9.81 | 13.16 | 8.72 | 28.48 | 8.24 | 8.53 |
| — | +11.7% | -3.5% | -21.9% | +9.5% | -15.6% | +13.6% | -30.2% | +222.0% | — | -19.8% | +36.3% | -77.2% | — | -62.0% | +19.0% | +54.2% | +6.9% | +271.6% | +7.0% | +1.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.71 | 1.41 | 1.24 | 1.59 | 1.71 | 1.84 | 1.72 | 1.66 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.36 | 1.64 | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.44 | 1.42 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.47 | 1.58 | 1.70 |
| — | -23.6% | -27.9% | -3.8% | +21.0% | +28.8% | +26.4% | +0.8% | +31.8% | +36.6% | -5.6% | +15.9% | -30.6% | -32.9% | -1.8% | -10.2% | -9.5% | -8.4% | -15.3% | -13.9% | -9.6% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.33 | 1.06 | 0.91 | 1.19 | 1.33 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 1.25 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.27 | 0.81 | 0.72 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 1.15 |
| — | -23.8% | -24.1% | -5.0% | +22.5% | +29.8% | +11.1% | -1.8% | +33.2% | +49.5% | +12.5% | +38.9% | -16.9% | -26.0% | +6.9% | -8.6% | -15.2% | -18.4% | -26.4% | -23.1% | -14.7% | |
| Interest Coverage | 6.91 | — | — | 5.33 | 3.41 | 5.95 | 4.93 | 6.47 | 4.05 | 7.28 | 5.46 | 3.74 | 2.77 | -9.86 | -51.10 | 10.08 | 4.85 | 51.39 | 1.48 | 12.79 | 14.96 |
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3M Company's current P/E is 27.4x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 26.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
3M Company's current operating margin is 18.3%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking 3M Company's business trajectory between earnings reports.