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DuPont vs 3M

DuPont DD · 3M MMM · Industrial Conglomerates

3M reported revenue of $24.9 billion in fiscal 2025, 3.6 times DuPont's $6.8 billion in fiscal 2025. DuPont's revenue grew 1.9% in its latest year, and 3M's grew 1.5%. Free cash flow was $227 million at DuPont and $1.4 billion at 3M.

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DuPont3M
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$6.8B$24.9B
Revenue growth1.9%1.5%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years−19.6%−5.0%
Gross margin34.5%39.9%
Operating margin—18.6%
Net margin−11.4%13.0%
Free cash flow$227M$1.4B
Free cash flow margin3.3%5.6%
Return on capital1.1%34.2%
Net debt to EBITDA2.1x1.1x
Dividends and buybacks$597M$4.8B
Change in diluted share count0.0%−2.0%
Last close$136.25$172.79
P/E at the last close—25.8×
Insider trades, last 12 monthssold $607,254sold $21.0 million
Piotroski F-score6 of 95 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
DuPont3M
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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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 DuPont and 3M pages.