Analysis of Solvency Ratios
Quarterly Data
Solvency ratios also known as long-term debt ratios measure a company ability to meet long-term obligations.
Solvency Ratios (Summary)
3M Co., solvency 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).
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | 3M Co. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | 3M Co. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | 3M Co. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | 3M Co. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | 3M Co. debt to assets ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | 3M Co. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | 3M Co. financial leverage ratio increased from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then slightly decreased from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
Debt to Equity
3M Co., debt to equity 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | 1,856) | 2,257) | 1,877) | 1,307) | 1,972) | 1,981) | 1,368) | 806) | 1,169) | 1,486) | 3,248) | 2,795) | 1,960) | 892) | 790) | 1,211) | 1,307) | 3,225) | 3,449) | 1,853) | 835) | 213) | 909) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 13,849) | 14,019) | 14,801) | 16,056) | 16,193) | 16,267) | 16,819) | 17,989) | 18,429) | 19,276) | 19,247) | 17,518) | 17,479) | 14,914) | 15,580) | 13,411) | 13,539) | 11,294) | 12,211) | 12,096) | 10,828) | 11,088) | 10,802) | |||||||
| Total debt | 15,705) | 16,276) | 16,678) | 17,363) | 18,165) | 18,248) | 18,187) | 18,795) | 19,598) | 20,762) | 22,495) | 20,313) | 19,439) | 15,806) | 16,370) | 14,622) | 14,846) | 14,519) | 15,660) | 13,949) | 11,663) | 11,301) | 11,711) | |||||||
| Total 3M Company shareholders’ equity | 14,080) | 13,742) | 14,930) | 15,046) | 14,460) | 14,448) | 13,760) | 12,867) | 11,880) | 10,857) | 10,147) | 10,063) | 10,702) | 10,083) | 9,703) | 9,796) | 10,248) | 10,365) | 10,977) | 11,563) | 12,146) | 11,591) | 10,989) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity1 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.26 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.46 | 1.65 | 1.91 | 2.22 | 2.02 | 1.82 | 1.57 | 1.69 | 1.49 | 1.45 | 1.40 | 1.43 | 1.21 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 1.07 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 2.34 | 2.35 | 2.20 | 2.29 | 2.21 | 2.23 | 2.30 | 2.42 | 2.55 | 2.81 | 2.61 | 2.58 | 2.54 | 2.45 | 2.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.54 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.86 | 0.87 | 1.68 | 1.90 | 2.12 | 2.11 | 2.39 | 2.43 | 2.41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.96 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.19 | 1.28 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 0.91 | 0.87 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 0.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.96 | 1.02 | 1.16 | 1.07 | 1.21 | 1.87 | 1.93 | 2.02 | 2.56 | 3.38 | 3.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 1.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total 3M Company shareholders’ equity
= 15,705 ÷ 14,080 = 1.12
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. | 3M Co. debt to equity ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)
3M Co., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | 1,856) | 2,257) | 1,877) | 1,307) | 1,972) | 1,981) | 1,368) | 806) | 1,169) | 1,486) | 3,248) | 2,795) | 1,960) | 892) | 790) | 1,211) | 1,307) | 3,225) | 3,449) | 1,853) | 835) | 213) | 909) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 13,849) | 14,019) | 14,801) | 16,056) | 16,193) | 16,267) | 16,819) | 17,989) | 18,429) | 19,276) | 19,247) | 17,518) | 17,479) | 14,914) | 15,580) | 13,411) | 13,539) | 11,294) | 12,211) | 12,096) | 10,828) | 11,088) | 10,802) | |||||||
| Total debt | 15,705) | 16,276) | 16,678) | 17,363) | 18,165) | 18,248) | 18,187) | 18,795) | 19,598) | 20,762) | 22,495) | 20,313) | 19,439) | 15,806) | 16,370) | 14,622) | 14,846) | 14,519) | 15,660) | 13,949) | 11,663) | 11,301) | 11,711) | |||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 241) | 256) | 261) | 263) | 262) | 268) | 267) | 256) | 252) | 248) | 244) | 247) | 241) | 247) | 255) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | 570) | 584) | 608) | 591) | 580) | 603) | 609) | 609) | 605) | 607) | 603) | 607) | 584) | 619) | 531) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 16,516) | 17,116) | 17,547) | 18,217) | 19,007) | 19,119) | 19,063) | 19,660) | 20,455) | 21,617) | 23,342) | 21,167) | 20,264) | 16,672) | 17,156) | 14,622) | 14,846) | 14,519) | 15,660) | 13,949) | 11,663) | 11,301) | 11,711) | |||||||
| Total 3M Company shareholders’ equity | 14,080) | 13,742) | 14,930) | 15,046) | 14,460) | 14,448) | 13,760) | 12,867) | 11,880) | 10,857) | 10,147) | 10,063) | 10,702) | 10,083) | 9,703) | 9,796) | 10,248) | 10,365) | 10,977) | 11,563) | 12,146) | 11,591) | 10,989) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 | 1.17 | 1.25 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 1.53 | 1.72 | 1.99 | 2.30 | 2.10 | 1.89 | 1.65 | 1.77 | 1.49 | 1.45 | 1.40 | 1.43 | 1.21 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 1.07 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.81 | 0.70 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 1.23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total 3M Company shareholders’ equity
= 16,516 ÷ 14,080 = 1.17
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. | 3M Co. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
Debt to Capital
3M Co., debt to capital 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | 1,856) | 2,257) | 1,877) | 1,307) | 1,972) | 1,981) | 1,368) | 806) | 1,169) | 1,486) | 3,248) | 2,795) | 1,960) | 892) | 790) | 1,211) | 1,307) | 3,225) | 3,449) | 1,853) | 835) | 213) | 909) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 13,849) | 14,019) | 14,801) | 16,056) | 16,193) | 16,267) | 16,819) | 17,989) | 18,429) | 19,276) | 19,247) | 17,518) | 17,479) | 14,914) | 15,580) | 13,411) | 13,539) | 11,294) | 12,211) | 12,096) | 10,828) | 11,088) | 10,802) | |||||||
| Total debt | 15,705) | 16,276) | 16,678) | 17,363) | 18,165) | 18,248) | 18,187) | 18,795) | 19,598) | 20,762) | 22,495) | 20,313) | 19,439) | 15,806) | 16,370) | 14,622) | 14,846) | 14,519) | 15,660) | 13,949) | 11,663) | 11,301) | 11,711) | |||||||
| Total 3M Company shareholders’ equity | 14,080) | 13,742) | 14,930) | 15,046) | 14,460) | 14,448) | 13,760) | 12,867) | 11,880) | 10,857) | 10,147) | 10,063) | 10,702) | 10,083) | 9,703) | 9,796) | 10,248) | 10,365) | 10,977) | 11,563) | 12,146) | 11,591) | 10,989) | |||||||
| Total capital | 29,785) | 30,018) | 31,608) | 32,409) | 32,625) | 32,696) | 31,947) | 31,662) | 31,478) | 31,619) | 32,642) | 30,376) | 30,141) | 25,889) | 26,073) | 24,418) | 25,094) | 24,884) | 26,637) | 25,512) | 23,809) | 22,892) | 22,700) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital1 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.52 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 1.45 | 1.35 | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.30 | 1.36 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.24 | 1.23 | 1.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.33 | 0.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.70 | 0.71 | 0.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.49 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.48 | 0.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.77 | 0.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 15,705 ÷ 29,785 = 0.53
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. | 3M Co. debt to capital ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)
3M Co., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | 1,856) | 2,257) | 1,877) | 1,307) | 1,972) | 1,981) | 1,368) | 806) | 1,169) | 1,486) | 3,248) | 2,795) | 1,960) | 892) | 790) | 1,211) | 1,307) | 3,225) | 3,449) | 1,853) | 835) | 213) | 909) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 13,849) | 14,019) | 14,801) | 16,056) | 16,193) | 16,267) | 16,819) | 17,989) | 18,429) | 19,276) | 19,247) | 17,518) | 17,479) | 14,914) | 15,580) | 13,411) | 13,539) | 11,294) | 12,211) | 12,096) | 10,828) | 11,088) | 10,802) | |||||||
| Total debt | 15,705) | 16,276) | 16,678) | 17,363) | 18,165) | 18,248) | 18,187) | 18,795) | 19,598) | 20,762) | 22,495) | 20,313) | 19,439) | 15,806) | 16,370) | 14,622) | 14,846) | 14,519) | 15,660) | 13,949) | 11,663) | 11,301) | 11,711) | |||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 241) | 256) | 261) | 263) | 262) | 268) | 267) | 256) | 252) | 248) | 244) | 247) | 241) | 247) | 255) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | 570) | 584) | 608) | 591) | 580) | 603) | 609) | 609) | 605) | 607) | 603) | 607) | 584) | 619) | 531) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 16,516) | 17,116) | 17,547) | 18,217) | 19,007) | 19,119) | 19,063) | 19,660) | 20,455) | 21,617) | 23,342) | 21,167) | 20,264) | 16,672) | 17,156) | 14,622) | 14,846) | 14,519) | 15,660) | 13,949) | 11,663) | 11,301) | 11,711) | |||||||
| Total 3M Company shareholders’ equity | 14,080) | 13,742) | 14,930) | 15,046) | 14,460) | 14,448) | 13,760) | 12,867) | 11,880) | 10,857) | 10,147) | 10,063) | 10,702) | 10,083) | 9,703) | 9,796) | 10,248) | 10,365) | 10,977) | 11,563) | 12,146) | 11,591) | 10,989) | |||||||
| Total capital (including operating lease liability) | 30,596) | 30,858) | 32,477) | 33,263) | 33,467) | 33,567) | 32,823) | 32,527) | 32,335) | 32,474) | 33,489) | 31,230) | 30,966) | 26,755) | 26,859) | 24,418) | 25,094) | 24,884) | 26,637) | 25,512) | 23,809) | 22,892) | 22,700) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.63 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.52 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.34 | 0.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 16,516 ÷ 30,596 = 0.54
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. | 3M Co. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then improved from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022 exceeding Q1 2022 level. |
Debt to Assets
3M Co., debt to assets 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | 1,856) | 2,257) | 1,877) | 1,307) | 1,972) | 1,981) | 1,368) | 806) | 1,169) | 1,486) | 3,248) | 2,795) | 1,960) | 892) | 790) | 1,211) | 1,307) | 3,225) | 3,449) | 1,853) | 835) | 213) | 909) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 13,849) | 14,019) | 14,801) | 16,056) | 16,193) | 16,267) | 16,819) | 17,989) | 18,429) | 19,276) | 19,247) | 17,518) | 17,479) | 14,914) | 15,580) | 13,411) | 13,539) | 11,294) | 12,211) | 12,096) | 10,828) | 11,088) | 10,802) | |||||||
| Total debt | 15,705) | 16,276) | 16,678) | 17,363) | 18,165) | 18,248) | 18,187) | 18,795) | 19,598) | 20,762) | 22,495) | 20,313) | 19,439) | 15,806) | 16,370) | 14,622) | 14,846) | 14,519) | 15,660) | 13,949) | 11,663) | 11,301) | 11,711) | |||||||
| Total assets | 46,176) | 45,634) | 45,855) | 47,072) | 48,278) | 48,307) | 47,180) | 47,344) | 45,390) | 45,079) | 46,212) | 44,659) | 42,550) | 38,969) | 39,140) | 36,500) | 37,275) | 36,778) | 38,575) | 37,987) | 35,237) | 33,957) | 33,292) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets1 | 0.34 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.37 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.41 | 0.42 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.35 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 0.45 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.33 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 0.28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.21 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 15,705 ÷ 46,176 = 0.34
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. | 3M Co. debt to assets ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)
3M Co., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | 1,856) | 2,257) | 1,877) | 1,307) | 1,972) | 1,981) | 1,368) | 806) | 1,169) | 1,486) | 3,248) | 2,795) | 1,960) | 892) | 790) | 1,211) | 1,307) | 3,225) | 3,449) | 1,853) | 835) | 213) | 909) | |||||||
| Long-term debt, excluding current portion | 13,849) | 14,019) | 14,801) | 16,056) | 16,193) | 16,267) | 16,819) | 17,989) | 18,429) | 19,276) | 19,247) | 17,518) | 17,479) | 14,914) | 15,580) | 13,411) | 13,539) | 11,294) | 12,211) | 12,096) | 10,828) | 11,088) | 10,802) | |||||||
| Total debt | 15,705) | 16,276) | 16,678) | 17,363) | 18,165) | 18,248) | 18,187) | 18,795) | 19,598) | 20,762) | 22,495) | 20,313) | 19,439) | 15,806) | 16,370) | 14,622) | 14,846) | 14,519) | 15,660) | 13,949) | 11,663) | 11,301) | 11,711) | |||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 241) | 256) | 261) | 263) | 262) | 268) | 267) | 256) | 252) | 248) | 244) | 247) | 241) | 247) | 255) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent | 570) | 584) | 608) | 591) | 580) | 603) | 609) | 609) | 605) | 607) | 603) | 607) | 584) | 619) | 531) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Total debt (including operating lease liability) | 16,516) | 17,116) | 17,547) | 18,217) | 19,007) | 19,119) | 19,063) | 19,660) | 20,455) | 21,617) | 23,342) | 21,167) | 20,264) | 16,672) | 17,156) | 14,622) | 14,846) | 14,519) | 15,660) | 13,949) | 11,663) | 11,301) | 11,711) | |||||||
| Total assets | 46,176) | 45,634) | 45,855) | 47,072) | 48,278) | 48,307) | 47,180) | 47,344) | 45,390) | 45,079) | 46,212) | 44,659) | 42,550) | 38,969) | 39,140) | 36,500) | 37,275) | 36,778) | 38,575) | 37,987) | 35,237) | 33,957) | 33,292) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.35 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 16,516 ÷ 46,176 = 0.36
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. | 3M Co. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
Financial Leverage
3M Co., financial leverage 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total assets | 46,176) | 45,634) | 45,855) | 47,072) | 48,278) | 48,307) | 47,180) | 47,344) | 45,390) | 45,079) | 46,212) | 44,659) | 42,550) | 38,969) | 39,140) | 36,500) | 37,275) | 36,778) | 38,575) | 37,987) | 35,237) | 33,957) | 33,292) | |||||||
| Total 3M Company shareholders’ equity | 14,080) | 13,742) | 14,930) | 15,046) | 14,460) | 14,448) | 13,760) | 12,867) | 11,880) | 10,857) | 10,147) | 10,063) | 10,702) | 10,083) | 9,703) | 9,796) | 10,248) | 10,365) | 10,977) | 11,563) | 12,146) | 11,591) | 10,989) | |||||||
| Solvency Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial leverage1 | 3.28 | 3.32 | 3.07 | 3.13 | 3.34 | 3.34 | 3.43 | 3.68 | 3.82 | 4.15 | 4.55 | 4.44 | 3.98 | 3.86 | 4.03 | 3.73 | 3.64 | 3.55 | 3.51 | 3.29 | 2.90 | 2.93 | 3.03 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Leverage, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Caterpillar Inc. | 5.19 | 5.16 | 4.82 | 5.02 | 4.85 | 4.85 | 4.87 | 5.11 | 5.13 | 5.57 | 5.35 | 5.38 | 5.22 | 5.34 | 5.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 2.14 | 2.15 | 2.12 | 2.07 | 2.14 | 2.39 | 2.27 | 2.13 | 2.14 | 2.14 | 2.17 | 2.04 | 2.01 | 1.98 | 1.95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| GE Aerospace | 5.75 | 5.35 | 4.92 | 4.93 | 6.33 | 7.09 | 7.30 | 7.13 | 7.64 | 7.62 | 7.43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 3.40 | 3.55 | 3.45 | 3.47 | 3.60 | 3.56 | 3.53 | 3.68 | 3.51 | 3.50 | 3.25 | 3.17 | 3.32 | 3.23 | 3.12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 4.35 | 4.53 | 5.15 | 4.64 | 5.38 | 7.99 | 8.15 | 8.43 | 10.25 | 13.22 | 14.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| RTX Corp. | 2.25 | 2.26 | 2.20 | 2.21 | 2.23 | 2.23 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.37 | 2.40 | 3.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
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
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total 3M Company shareholders’ equity
= 46,176 ÷ 14,080 = 3.28
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Solvency ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Financial leverage ratio | A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. | 3M Co. financial leverage ratio increased from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then slightly decreased from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |