3M Company (MMM)
Return on total capital
| Dec 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | Dec 31, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | Dec 31, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 4,675,000 | 5,185,000 | 5,799,000 | 6,367,000 | 5,997,000 | 6,232,000 | 1,583,000 | -9,101,000 | -9,128,000 | -9,739,000 | -2,929,000 | 6,139,000 | 6,539,000 | 7,523,000 | 5,155,000 | 7,016,000 | 7,369,000 | 7,602,000 | 7,723,000 | 7,492,000 |
| Long-term debt | US$ in thousands | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total stockholders’ equity | US$ in thousands | 4,747,000 | 4,628,000 | 4,290,000 | 4,464,000 | 3,842,000 | 4,642,000 | 3,916,000 | 4,866,000 | 4,807,000 | 4,672,000 | 7,798,000 | 15,298,000 | 14,722,000 | 14,080,000 | 13,742,000 | 14,930,000 | 15,046,000 | 14,460,000 | 14,448,000 | 13,760,000 |
| Return on total capital | 98.48% | 112.04% | 135.17% | 142.63% | 156.09% | 134.25% | 40.42% | -187.03% | -189.89% | -208.45% | -37.56% | 40.13% | 44.42% | 53.43% | 37.51% | 46.99% | 48.98% | 52.57% | 53.45% | 54.45% |
December 31, 2025 calculation
Return on total capital = EBIT (ttm) ÷ (Long-term debt + Total stockholders’ equity)
= $4,675,000K ÷ ($—K + $4,747,000K)
= 98.48%
Peer comparison
Dec 31, 2025
Company name
Symbol
Return on total capital
3M Company
MMM
98.48%
Matthews International Corporation
MATW
13.04%