Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Liquidity ratios measure the company ability to meet its short-term obligations.
Liquidity Ratios (Summary)
3M Co., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | 3M Co. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 not reaching Q1 2022 level. |
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | 3M Co. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 not reaching Q1 2022 level. |
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | 3M Co. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
Current Ratio
3M Co., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current assets | 14,895) | 14,514) | 14,452) | 15,403) | 16,426) | 16,343) | 15,345) | 14,982) | 14,110) | 14,106) | 15,090) | 12,971) | 18,020) | 14,051) | 14,374) | 13,709) | 14,419) | 13,890) | 14,818) | 14,277) | 13,656) | 12,641) | 11,901) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 9,543) | 9,896) | 9,152) | 9,035) | 9,635) | 9,440) | 8,363) | 7,948) | 7,410) | 7,282) | 9,134) | 9,222) | 7,821) | 7,265) | 7,125) | 7,244) | 7,336) | 8,902) | 8,959) | 7,687) | 6,598) | 5,697) | 5,995) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ratio1 | 1.56 | 1.47 | 1.58 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.73 | 1.83 | 1.89 | 1.90 | 1.94 | 1.65 | 1.41 | 2.30 | 1.93 | 2.02 | 1.89 | 1.97 | 1.56 | 1.65 | 1.86 | 2.07 | 2.22 | 1.99 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.33 | 1.39 | 1.42 | 1.41 | 1.17 | 1.05 | 1.11 | 1.03 | 1.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 1.41 | 1.45 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 1.61 | 1.56 | 1.60 | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.50 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 1.44 | 1.43 | 1.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 1.28 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 1.27 | 1.10 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 1.49 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 1.70 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 1.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 1.10 | 1.13 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.80 | 1.81 | 1.96 | 1.58 | 1.27 | 1.22 | 1.14 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 1.24 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.30 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.43 | 1.47 | 1.64 | 1.63 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 1.31 | 1.19 | 1.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.28 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.42 | 1.42 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.39 | 1.33 | 1.31 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.28 | 1.20 | 1.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 1.09 | 1.10 | 1.16 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 14,895 ÷ 9,543 = 1.56
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. | 3M Co. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 not reaching Q1 2022 level. |
Quick Ratio
3M Co., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,404) | 2,722) | 3,247) | 4,564) | 4,878) | 4,695) | 4,636) | 4,634) | 4,121) | 4,219) | 4,253) | 2,353) | 7,731) | 2,849) | 2,938) | 2,853) | 3,185) | 2,801) | 3,491) | 3,053) | 2,831) | 2,654) | 2,173) | |||||||
| Marketable securities, current | 185) | 262) | 112) | 201) | 855) | 805) | 501) | 404) | 440) | 247) | 224) | 98) | 30) | 139) | 539) | 380) | 338) | 385) | 604) | 1,076) | 586) | 140) | 141) | |||||||
| Accounts receivable, net of allowances | 4,722) | 4,914) | 4,815) | 4,660) | 4,916) | 4,991) | 4,817) | 4,705) | 4,623) | 4,459) | 4,821) | 4,791) | 5,020) | 5,374) | 5,173) | 5,020) | 5,329) | 5,383) | 5,252) | 4,911) | 5,156) | 4,919) | 4,722) | |||||||
| Total quick assets | 8,311) | 7,898) | 8,174) | 9,425) | 10,649) | 10,491) | 9,954) | 9,743) | 9,184) | 8,925) | 9,298) | 7,242) | 12,781) | 8,362) | 8,650) | 8,253) | 8,852) | 8,569) | 9,347) | 9,040) | 8,573) | 7,713) | 7,036) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 9,543) | 9,896) | 9,152) | 9,035) | 9,635) | 9,440) | 8,363) | 7,948) | 7,410) | 7,282) | 9,134) | 9,222) | 7,821) | 7,265) | 7,125) | 7,244) | 7,336) | 8,902) | 8,959) | 7,687) | 6,598) | 5,697) | 5,995) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick ratio1 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.89 | 1.04 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.02 | 0.79 | 1.63 | 1.15 | 1.21 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 0.96 | 1.04 | 1.18 | 1.30 | 1.35 | 1.17 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quick Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.23 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.78 | 0.81 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.91 | 0.98 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 0.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.65 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.99 | 1.07 | 0.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 0.73 | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 1.06 | 1.27 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.71 | 0.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 1.15 | 1.27 | 1.26 | 0.93 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0.87 | 0.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.15 | 1.18 | 1.10 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.81 | 0.73 | 0.71 | 0.70 | 0.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 8,311 ÷ 9,543 = 0.87
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Quick ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. | 3M Co. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 not reaching Q1 2022 level. |
Cash Ratio
3M Co., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2018 | Sep 30, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Mar 31, 2018 | Dec 31, 2017 | Sep 30, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 3,404) | 2,722) | 3,247) | 4,564) | 4,878) | 4,695) | 4,636) | 4,634) | 4,121) | 4,219) | 4,253) | 2,353) | 7,731) | 2,849) | 2,938) | 2,853) | 3,185) | 2,801) | 3,491) | 3,053) | 2,831) | 2,654) | 2,173) | |||||||
| Marketable securities, current | 185) | 262) | 112) | 201) | 855) | 805) | 501) | 404) | 440) | 247) | 224) | 98) | 30) | 139) | 539) | 380) | 338) | 385) | 604) | 1,076) | 586) | 140) | 141) | |||||||
| Total cash assets | 3,589) | 2,984) | 3,359) | 4,765) | 5,733) | 5,500) | 5,137) | 5,038) | 4,561) | 4,466) | 4,477) | 2,451) | 7,761) | 2,988) | 3,477) | 3,233) | 3,523) | 3,186) | 4,095) | 4,129) | 3,417) | 2,794) | 2,314) | |||||||
| Current liabilities | 9,543) | 9,896) | 9,152) | 9,035) | 9,635) | 9,440) | 8,363) | 7,948) | 7,410) | 7,282) | 9,134) | 9,222) | 7,821) | 7,265) | 7,125) | 7,244) | 7,336) | 8,902) | 8,959) | 7,687) | 6,598) | 5,697) | 5,995) | |||||||
| Liquidity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash ratio1 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.37 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.61 | 0.49 | 0.27 | 0.99 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.39 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash Ratio, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.43 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.44 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.71 | 0.79 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.50 | 0.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.19 | 0.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 3,589 ÷ 9,543 = 0.38
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Liquidity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Cash ratio | A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. | 3M Co. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |