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3M (MMM) stock analysis

$174.74+1.97%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • MMM gained 3.2% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 229th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +13.9%, 1.9 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 4.5% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 4 analysts raised earnings estimates and 3 cut; forward EPS moved +0.4% (+2.5% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Industrial distribution & materials segment of the Industrials & Defense, where the 1-month median return is +4.0%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Unresolved structure (since Oct 21, 2026).
Market cap$90.1B
12-month return+13.9%
Forward P/E17.8×
Mean target vs price+6.4%

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145157168180JanAprJulOct
174.7450-day200-day

Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

MMM+3.2%
Sector median−3.9%
S&P 5000.0%
MMM+3.0%
Sector median−9.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
MMM+19.9%
Sector median−7.4%
S&P 500+8.7%
MMM+13.9%
Sector median+0.5%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500229 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Industrials135 / 565

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Unresolved structureAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 21, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 fell over the last ten sessions
  • Volume exceeds 1.5× the prior 20-session average; supporting evidence only
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

87 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +0.6%, positive 52% of the time, against +0.7% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$9.82
30-day change+0.4%
90-day change+2.5%
Mean target$185.93 +6.4%
Raised (30d) 4Cut (30d) 3

18 analysts cover the stock

Fundamental shape vs peers

Six dimensions on fixed scales. The filled shape is the company; the outline is the peer average.

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ValuationRevisionsMomentumGrowthCashProfit

Ahead of peersProfit, Momentum

Behind peersCash, Valuation

PeersHON · VMI · BBUC

Where it sits in the supply chain

Industrials & Defense · Parts & distribution

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Its segment
Industrial distribution & materials+4.0%
FAST+4.8%1 monthMMM+3.2%1 month

Distribution and manufacture of fasteners, supplies and industrial materials, among the earliest gauges of industrial activity.

Sells into
Construction & farm machinery−7.2%
CAT−8.4%1 monthDE−9.3%1 monthPCAR−3.2%1 monthAGCO−12.8%1 monthALSN−3.8%1 monthBLBD−3.5%1 monthCNH−15.7%1 monthLNN−7.2%1 monthOSK−1.8%1 monthTEX−9.7%1 monthTITN−5.3%1 month

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−18.8%
Volatility, 60D22.4%
From 52-week high−4.5%
From 52-week low+23.8%
Trailing P/E31.0×
Forward P/E17.8×
FASTFastenal CompanyCATCaterpillarDEDeerePCARPACCARHONHoneywellGEGE AerospaceRTXRTXGEVGE Vernova

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