This WWII Metal Is Quietly Powering America's Next Defense Build-up
Used in armor, ammo, and batteries... antimony helped win World War II. Now, with China tightening control, one company may have found a new domestic source-just in time.
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 7.87 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 2.02 |
| Profit Margin | 16.01% |
| Operating Margin | 19.29 |
| Return on Assets | 0.05 |
| Return on Equity | 0.94 |
| Revenue | 24.6B |
| Earnings Per Share | 7.20 |
| Revenue Per Share | 44.73 |
| Gross Profit | 10,101,999,616 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | -0.01 |
General
| Name | 3M Co |
| Ticker | MMM |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Conglomerates |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 61,500 |
About 3M Co
3M Company provides diversified technology services in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, and Consumer. The Safety and Industrial segment offers industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications; autobody repair solutions; industrial specialty products, such as personal hygiene products, masking, and packaging materials; electrical products and materials for construction and maintenance, power distribution, and electrical original equipment manufacturers; structural adhesives and tapes; respiratory, hearing, eye, and fall protection solutions; and natural and color-coated mineral granules for shingles. The Transportation and Electronics segment provides ceramic solutions; attachment/bonding, films, sound, and temperature management for transportation vehicles; format graphic films for advertising and fleet signage; reflective signage for highway and vehicle safety; light management films and electronics assembly solutions; chip packaging and interconnection solutions; semiconductor production materials; and data center solutions. The Consumer segment offers cleaning products for the home; consumer air quality products; picture hanging accessories; retail abrasives, paint accessories, and safety products; stationery and office products; automotive appearance products; and consumer bandages, tapes, braces, and supports. The company offers its products through e-commerce and traditional wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, distributors, and dealers, as well as directly to users. 3M Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Dividend
3M Co pays out a dividend of $3.03 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.98%.
MMM's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on June 12, 2025.
They pay out 47.79% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Jun 12, 2025 | $0.73 |
| Mar 12, 2025 | $0.73 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | $0.70 |
| Sep 12, 2024 | $0.70 |
| Jun 12, 2024 | $0.70 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | $1.26 |
| Dec 12, 2023 | $1.25 |
| Sep 12, 2023 | $1.25 |
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