MMM
3M Company
Cash flow statement
| USDLine, in USD | Last 12 months | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 3.63B | 2.31B | 1.82B | 6.68B | 5.59B | 7.45B | 8.11B | 7.07B | 6.44B | 6.24B | 6.66B | 6.42B | 6.63B | 5.82B | 5.30B | 5.28B | 5.17B | 4.94B | 4.53B | 4.25B |
| 0.95B | 0.91B | 1.18B | 1.62B | 1.75B | 1.60B | 1.50B | 1.70B | 1.58B | 1.37B | 1.42B | 1.46B | 1.49B | 1.67B | 1.48B | 1.38B | 1.09B | 0.90B | 1.47B | 1.42B | |
| Free cash flow | 2.68B | 1.40B | 0.64B | 5.07B | 3.84B | 5.85B | 6.61B | 5.37B | 4.86B | 4.87B | 5.24B | 4.96B | 5.13B | 4.15B | 3.82B | 3.91B | 4.08B | 4.04B | 3.06B | 2.82B |
| Depreciation and amortization | 1.43B | 1.31B | 1.36B | 1.99B | 1.83B | 1.92B | 1.91B | 1.59B | 1.49B | 1.54B | 1.47B | 1.44B | 1.41B | 1.37B | 1.29B | 1.24B | 1.12B | 1.16B | 1.15B | 1.07B |
| Stock-based compensation | 210M | 225M | 289M | 274M | 263M | 274M | 262M | 278M | 302M | 324M | 298M | 276M | 280M | 240M | 223M | 253M | 274M | 217M | 202M | 228M |
| Buybacks | 3.78B | 3.25B | 1.80B | 33M | 1.46B | 2.20B | 0.37B | 1.41B | 4.87B | 2.07B | 3.75B | 5.24B | 5.65B | 5.21B | 2.20B | 2.70B | 0.85B | 17M | 1.63B | 3.24B |
| Dividends paid | 1.60B | 1.56B | 1.98B | 3.31B | 3.37B | 3.42B | 3.39B | 3.32B | 3.19B | 2.80B | 2.68B | 2.56B | 2.22B | 1.73B | 1.64B | 1.56B | 1.50B | 1.43B | 1.40B | 1.38B |
| Dividends per share | 3.07 | 2.92 | 3.61 | 6.00 | 5.96 | 5.92 | 5.88 | 5.76 | 5.44 | 4.70 | 4.44 | 4.10 | 3.42 | 2.54 | 2.36 | 2.20 | 2.10 | 2.04 | 2.00 | 1.92 |
| Free cash flow margin | 10.6% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 20.6% | 14.7% | 16.5% | 20.5% | 16.7% | 14.8% | 15.4% | 17.4% | 16.4% | 16.1% | 13.4% | 12.8% | 13.2% | 15.3% | 17.5% | 12.1% | 11.5% |