The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. As of today (2025-03-23), 3M Co's share price is $150.36. 3M Co's Book Value per Share for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $7.12. Hence, 3M Co's PB Ratio of today is 21.11.
Warning Sign:
3M Co stock PB Ratio (=21.24) is close to 10-year high of 21.78
The historical rank and industry rank for 3M Co's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
MMM'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.92 Med: 7.37 Max: 21.78
Current: 21.12
During the past 13 years, 3M Co's highest PB Ratio was 21.78. The lowest was 2.92. And the median was 7.37.
MMM's PB Ratio is ranked worse than 99.12% of 567
companies
in the Conglomerates industry
Industry Median: 1.03
vs MMM: 21.12
During the past 12 months, 3M Co's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -18.10% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -35.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -18.80% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -5.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of 3M Co was 21.50% per year. The lowest was -35.30% per year. And the median was 4.00% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
3M Co PB Ratio Historical Data
The historical data trend for 3M Co's PB Ratio 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.
For the Conglomerates subindustry, 3M Co's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio 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 PB Ratio Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry
For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, 3M Co's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where 3M Co's PB Ratio falls into.
3M Co PB Ratio Calculation
The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.
3M Co's PB Ratio for today is calculated as follows:
* 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.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.
The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.
Be Aware
Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.
3M Co PB Ratio Related Terms
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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.
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