3M Company Cash Flow Quality Index
3M Company cash flow quality index. 3M Company (MMM) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.87x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $574.00 Million is below net income of $659.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. See financial agility of 3M Company to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of 3M Company (1989–2025)
Cash flow quality index of 3M Company from 1989 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for 3M Company across 36 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore 3M Company (MMM) debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
3M Company Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2025)
3M Company cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for 3M Company. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see 3M Company (MMM) cash flow conversion.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.71x | $2.31 Billion | $3.27 Billion | ▲ +62.6% |
| 2024 | 0.43x | $1.82 Billion | $4.19 Billion | ▼ -55.0% |
| 2022 | 0.97x | $5.59 Billion | $5.79 Billion | ▼ -23.2% |
| 2021 | 1.26x | $7.45 Billion | $5.93 Billion | ▼ -16.5% |
| 2020 | 1.51x | $8.11 Billion | $5.39 Billion | ▼ -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.54x | $7.07 Billion | $4.58 Billion | ▲ +28.5% |
| 2018 | 1.20x | $6.44 Billion | $5.36 Billion | ▼ -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1.28x | $6.24 Billion | $4.87 Billion | ▼ -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.32x | $6.66 Billion | $5.06 Billion | ▼ -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.33x | $6.42 Billion | $4.84 Billion | ▲ +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.33x | $6.63 Billion | $5.00 Billion | ▲ +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.23x | $5.82 Billion | $4.72 Billion | ▲ +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.17x | $5.30 Billion | $4.51 Billion | ▼ -3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.21x | $5.28 Billion | $4.36 Billion | ▼ -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.24x | $5.17 Billion | $4.16 Billion | ▼ -19.7% |
| 2009 | 1.55x | $4.94 Billion | $3.19 Billion | ▲ +18.1% |
| 2008 | 1.31x | $4.53 Billion | $3.46 Billion | ▲ +25.5% |
| 2007 | 1.04x | $4.28 Billion | $4.10 Billion | ▲ +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.00x | $3.84 Billion | $3.85 Billion | ▼ -25.1% |
| 2005 | 1.33x | $4.26 Billion | $3.20 Billion | ▼ -7.1% |
| 2004 | 1.43x | $4.28 Billion | $2.99 Billion | ▼ -8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.57x | $3.77 Billion | $2.40 Billion | ▲ +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.52x | $2.99 Billion | $1.97 Billion | ▼ -29.6% |
| 2001 | 2.15x | $3.08 Billion | $1.43 Billion | ▲ +64.9% |
| 2000 | 1.31x | $2.33 Billion | $1.78 Billion | ▼ -24.3% |
| 1999 | 1.72x | $3.04 Billion | $1.76 Billion | ▼ -14.7% |
| 1998 | 2.02x | $2.37 Billion | $1.18 Billion | ▲ +151.2% |
| 1997 | 0.80x | $1.71 Billion | $2.12 Billion | ▼ -44.5% |
| 1996 | 1.45x | $2.21 Billion | $1.53 Billion | ▼ -37.4% |
| 1995 | 2.32x | $2.26 Billion | $976.00 Million | ▲ +58.7% |
| 1994 | 1.46x | $1.93 Billion | $1.32 Billion | ▼ -11.9% |
| 1993 | 1.66x | $2.09 Billion | $1.26 Billion | ▼ -10.1% |
| 1992 | 1.84x | $2.28 Billion | $1.24 Billion | ▲ +11.4% |
| 1991 | 1.65x | $1.91 Billion | $1.15 Billion | ▼ -0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.66x | $2.17 Billion | $1.31 Billion | ▲ +20.4% |
| 1989 | 1.37x | $1.71 Billion | $1.24 Billion | — |