3M Cash Flow Statement
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3M free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, 3M generated $2.31 billion of operating cash flow and spent $910.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $1.40 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 5.6% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 118.8% from the prior year's $638.0 million.
3M returned $4.81 billion to shareholders: $1.56 billion in dividends and $3.25 billion in share repurchases, equal to 345% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 0.9 times.
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3M cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 3.26B | 4.19B | -6.98B | 5.79B | 5.93B | 5.45B | 4.53B | 5.36B | 4.87B | 5.06B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -22.11% | — | -220.51% | -2.33% | +8.73% | +20.40% | -15.55% | +10.15% | -3.74% | +4.48% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.31B | 1.36B | 1.99B | 1.83B | 1.92B | 1.91B | 1.59B | 1.49B | 1.54B | 1.47B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 225.00M | 289.00M | 274.00M | 263.00M | 274.00M | 262.00M | 278.00M | 302.00M | 324.00M | 298.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -51.00M | 201.00M | 535.00M | -623.00M | -507.00M | 326.00M | 598.00M | -406.00M | -608.00M | -108.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 2.31B | 1.82B | 6.68B | 5.59B | 7.45B | 8.11B | 7.07B | 6.44B | 6.24B | 6.66B |
| Capital Expenditures | -910.00M | -1.18B | -1.61B | -1.75B | -1.60B | -1.50B | -1.70B | -1.58B | -1.37B | -1.42B |
| Investing Cash Flow | 1.35B | -3.21B | -1.21B | -1.05B | -1.32B | -580.00M | -6.44B | 222.00M | -3.09B | -1.40B |
| Dividends Paid | -1.56B | -1.98B | -3.31B | -3.37B | -3.42B | -3.39B | -3.32B | -3.19B | -2.80B | -2.68B |
| Share Repurchases | -3.25B | -1.80B | -33.00M | -1.46B | -2.20B | -368.00M | -1.41B | -4.87B | -2.07B | -3.75B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -4.02B | 1.10B | -3.15B | -5.35B | -6.14B | -5.30B | -1.12B | -6.70B | -2.65B | -4.63B |
| Net Change in Cash | -365.00M | -333.00M | 2.28B | -909.00M | -70.00M | 2.28B | -500.00M | -200.00M | 655.00M | 600.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 1.40B | 638.00M | 5.07B | 3.84B | 5.85B | 6.61B | 5.37B | 4.86B | 4.87B | 5.24B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of 3M's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 12 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow MMM's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?