Carlisle Companies vs 3M
3M reported revenue of $24.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 5.0 times Carlisle Companies' $5.0 billion in fiscal 2025. Carlisle Companies' revenue grew 0.3% in its latest year, and 3M's grew 1.5%. Carlisle Companies had an operating margin of 20.0%, against 18.6% at 3M. Free cash flow was $971 million at Carlisle Companies and $1.4 billion at 3M.
Side by side
| Carlisle Companies | 3M | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $5.0B | $24.9B |
| Revenue growth | 0.3% | 1.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 4.8% | −5.0% |
| Gross margin | 35.7% | 39.9% |
| Operating margin | 20.0% | 18.6% |
| Net margin | 14.8% | 13.0% |
| Free cash flow | $971M | $1.4B |
| Free cash flow margin | 19.3% | 5.6% |
| Return on capital | 21.9% | 34.2% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.5x | 1.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.5B | $4.8B |
| Change in diluted share count | −8.3% | −2.0% |
| Last close | $345.97 | $172.79 |
| P/E at the last close | 19.8× | 25.8× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $28.2 million | sold $21.0 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Carlisle Companies and 3M pages.