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3M Co (MMM) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 15.77 (As of Jun. 26, 2025)


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What is 3M Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-26), 3M Co's current share price is $150.76. 3M Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $9.56. 3M Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 15.77.

The historical rank and industry rank for 3M Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

MMM' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 7.03   Med: 18.13   Max: 31.43
Current: 15.46

During the past years, 3M Co's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 31.43. The lowest was 7.03. And the median was 18.13.

MMM's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked worse than
50.23% of 219 companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 15.68 vs MMM: 15.46

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

3M Co's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $-0.575. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $9.56 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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3M Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for 3M Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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3M Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

3M Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.60 16.08 10.21 8.90 13.37

3M Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.55 9.91 14.07 13.37 15.36

Competitive Comparison of 3M Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Conglomerates subindustry, 3M Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


3M Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, 3M Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 3M Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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3M Co Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

3M Co's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=150.76/9.56
=15.77

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

3M Co's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, 3M Co's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=-0.575/134.9266*134.9266
=-0.575

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

3M Co Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 1.505 100.684 2.017
201509 2.075 100.392 2.789
201512 3.026 99.792 4.091
201603 1.523 100.470 2.045
201606 1.549 101.688 2.055
201609 2.523 101.861 3.342
201612 2.888 101.863 3.825
201703 1.145 102.862 1.502
201706 2.187 103.349 2.855
201709 2.326 104.136 3.014
201712 2.284 104.011 2.963
201803 -0.263 105.290 -0.337
201806 2.539 106.317 3.222
201809 2.945 106.507 3.731
201812 2.914 105.998 3.709
201903 1.116 107.251 1.404
201906 2.117 108.070 2.643
201909 2.870 108.329 3.575
201912 3.089 108.420 3.844
202003 1.515 108.902 1.877
202006 2.627 108.767 3.259
202009 3.626 109.815 4.455
202012 3.584 109.897 4.400
202103 2.350 111.754 2.837
202106 2.537 114.631 2.986
202109 2.611 115.734 3.044
202112 2.499 117.630 2.866
202203 1.021 121.301 1.136
202206 1.297 125.017 1.400
202209 1.923 125.227 2.072
202212 2.578 125.222 2.778
202303 1.446 127.348 1.532
202306 2.044 128.729 2.142
202309 2.715 129.860 2.821
202312 2.936 129.419 3.061
202403 0.705 131.776 0.722
202406 1.355 132.554 1.379
202409 -3.678 133.029 -3.730
202412 2.796 133.157 2.833
202503 -0.575 134.927 -0.575

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


3M Co  (NYSE:MMM) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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3M Co Business Description

Industry
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Address
3M Center, St. Paul, MN, USA, 55144
3M, a multinational conglomerate founded in 1902, sells tens of thousands of products ranging from sponges to respirators. The firm is well known for its extensive research and development capabilities, and it is a pioneer in inventing new use cases for its proprietary technologies. 3M is organized across three business segments: safety and industrial (representing around 44% of revenue), transportation and electronics (36%), and consumer (20%). The firm recently spun off its healthcare business, now known as Solventum. Nearly half of 3M's revenue comes from outside the Americas.
Executives
John Patrick Banovetz officer: Sr Vice President 3M CENTER, MAPLEWOOD MN 55144
Kevin H Rhodes officer: EVP & Chief Legal Officer 3M COMPANY, 3M CENTER, BLDG 220-09-E-02, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Zoe L Dickson officer: Executive Vice President 3M COMPANY, 3M CENTER, BLDG 220 09 E-02, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Michael F Roman officer: Senior Vice President 3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Chavez Rodriguez Beatriz Karina officer: Senior Vice President 3M COMPANY, 3M CENTER BLDG 220-09-E-02, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Goralski Christian T Jr officer: Group President 3M COMPANY, 3M CENTER, BUILDING 220-9E-02, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Theresa E Reinseth officer: Vice President/CAO 3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST PAUL MN 55144-1000
Thomas W Sweet director ONE DELL WAY, ROUND ROCK TX 78682
Bryan C Hanson officer: Group Pres & CEO Health Care ZIMMER BIOMET HOLDINGS, 345 E. MAIN STREET, WARSAW IN 46580
Audrey Choi director 3M COMPANY, 3M CENTER, BUILDING 220-9E-02, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Eric D. Hammes officer: VP, Corp Controller & CAO 3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST. PAUL MN 55144-1000
Pedro Pizarro director 2244 WALNUT GROVE AVENUE, ROSEMEAD CA 91770
Anne H Chow director 2200 WEST PARKWAY BLVD., SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Michael G. Vale officer: Executive Vice President 3M CENTER OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, ST PAUL MN 551441000
Mojdeh Poul officer: Executive Vice President 3M COMPANY OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL, 3M CENTER, ST PAUL MN 55144-1000