3M Company cash flow to debt ratio of 17.83% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

3M Company's free cash flow has increased 118.81% from $638.00M last year to $1.40B, signaling increasing performance

3M Company's debt to equity ratio is 4.25, which means that the company's assets are unhealthy financed, signaling financial risk.

3M Company's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 3.56 last year to 4.25 today, signaling weakened financials

3M Company has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.20x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability

3M Company's interest coverage ratio of 7.17 indicates that earnings with good margin can cover interest payments on company debt

3M Company's profit margin has decreased (29.91%) in the last year from 16.98% to 11.90%, signaling decreasing performance

3M Company's short-term assets of $16.39B exceed its short-term liabilities of $9.60B

3M Company's return on assets of 8.58% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization

3M Company's return on equity of 77.12%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance

3M Company's operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation

3M Company had positive net income in 4 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

3M Company has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures

3M Company has a free cash flow yield of 1.49%, which is below the 2.00% threshold, indicating limited cash return relative to market value

3M Company's yearly earnings has decreased 22.12% since last year from $4.17B to $3.25B, signaling decreasing performance

3M Company's yearly revenue has increased 1.52% since last year from $24.57B to $24.95B, signaling increasing performance

ROIC 14.64% (Source: FMP key-metrics). At or above the 10% threshold. Score: 2 of 2. The company is generating returns above the upper end of the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range under this definition of invested capital.

3M Company's 3-year revenue CAGR of -10.01% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years

3M Company had revenue growth in only 2 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent revenue performance

3M Company had positive ROE in 4 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

3M Company has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

3M Company has an earnings yield of 3.14%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings

3M Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 63.15 based on EBITDA multiple model

3M Company has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 17.24x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

3M Company is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 60.23 based on Earnings Fair Value model

3M Company's earnings growth over the measurement period is negative; the PEG ratio is not meaningful and the check fails.

3M Company has a price-to-book ratio of 31.77x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value

3M Company has a price-to-sales ratio of 3.79x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue