3M Company (MMM) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 270 Industrials companies.
3M Company (MMM) scores 4.9 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as mixed quality. The reading rests on profitability, and growth is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for MMM stands at 4.9 out of 10 as of October 18, 2026, which puts 3M Company in the mixed quality band. In this band one or two pillars are usually holding the score up while others drag it down, which the breakdown below makes visible. It rolls 3M Company’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Ranked with the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes, the score sits at the 37th percentile, in the lower half of the group, above the bottom quarter. A typical company in the group scores 5.6, and the best quarter starts from 6.5. 3M Company is below that typical reading.
On profitability, 3M Company scores 8.3, a strong reading. Its peers have a median of 4.9 across 262 Industrials companies, which places it well above them, at the 92nd percentile. A reading this strong says the business earns well on what it sells and on the capital it uses, the kind of margin profile competitors find hard to copy.
Solvency scores 6.4 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 241 Industrials companies is 7.1, so 3M Company is below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 39th percentile. Middling solvency says the balance sheet is neither a strength nor a constraint today.
Growth scores 0.3 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 216 Industrials companies is 5.4, so 3M Company is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 2nd percentile. A low growth score is common for large, established companies and is not a verdict on quality on its own, but it limits how the business can compound.
3M Company’s efficiency score is 3.9 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 6.2 among 264 Industrials companies, that is well below the group and the 17th percentile. A low efficiency score is worth reading alongside profitability: earnings that do not convert into cash are worth less than they look.
3M Company’s predictability score is 4.3 out of 10 (average). Against a median of 5.0 among 267 Industrials companies, that is below the group and the 38th percentile. Consistency near the median is typical, and it is worth checking whether the swings came from the business itself or from one-off items.
The gap between 3M Company’s best and worst pillar is wide: profitability at 8.3 against growth at 0.3, 8.0 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. A profitability lead usually reflects something durable in the business model rather than a good year. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
The pillar with the most room to move the score is growth. If it rose to the median of Industrials companies, 5.4, 3M Company’s overall score would go from 4.9 to about 5.9. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and 3M Company has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Industrials companies below are nearest to 3M Company by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading 3M Company scores 4.9 out of 10, which reads as mixed quality. Its strongest pillar is profitability, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
3M Company ranks at the 37th percentile of the 270 Industrials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 5.6 and the top quarter starts at 6.5, against 3M Company’s 4.9.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 18, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for MMM are in the app.
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