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Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)

3M Co., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)

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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
Net fixed asset turnover 3.78 3.76 3.76 3.75 3.79 3.71 3.57 3.42 3.44 3.45 3.53 3.44 3.60 3.57 3.66 3.75 3.80 3.80 3.64 3.57
Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) 3.48 3.46 3.45 3.44 3.48 3.40 3.26 3.13 3.15 3.16 3.23 3.15 3.29 3.25 3.36 3.75 3.80 3.80 3.64 3.57
Total asset turnover 0.75 0.77 0.77 0.75 0.73 0.72 0.70 0.68 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.72 0.75 0.82 0.83 0.90 0.88 0.89 0.84 0.83
Equity turnover 2.47 2.55 2.37 2.35 2.44 2.40 2.40 2.50 2.67 2.89 3.19 3.19 2.99 3.19 3.33 3.34 3.20 3.17 2.94 2.74

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).

Long-term activity ratio Description The company
Net fixed asset turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. 3M Co. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.
Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). 3M Co. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.
Total asset turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. 3M Co. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.
Equity turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. 3M Co. equity turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.

Net Fixed Asset Turnover

3M Co., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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)
Net sales 8,619 8,702 8,829 8,612 8,942 8,950 8,851 8,583 8,350 7,176 8,075 8,111 7,991 8,171 7,863 7,945 8,152 8,390 8,278 7,990 8,172 7,810 7,685
Property, plant and equipment, net 9,196 9,319 9,389 9,429 9,323 9,358 9,240 9,421 9,216 9,089 9,165 9,333 8,891 8,998 8,829 8,738 8,630 8,645 8,864 8,866 8,658 8,566 8,551
Long-term Activity Ratio
Net fixed asset turnover1 3.78 3.76 3.76 3.75 3.79 3.71 3.57 3.42 3.44 3.45 3.53 3.44 3.60 3.57 3.66 3.75 3.80 3.80 3.64 3.57
Benchmarks
Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 5.85 5.72 5.68 5.70 5.65 5.44 4.85 4.92 5.08 5.47 5.69 6.12
Caterpillar Inc. 4.62 4.36 4.18 3.99 3.84 3.59 3.32 3.15 3.34 3.53 3.84 3.93
Eaton Corp. plc 6.80 6.50 6.38 6.41 6.45 6.25 6.08 6.02 6.31 6.61 7.10 6.12
GE Aerospace 5.04 4.83 4.73 4.55 4.53 4.45 4.33 1.63 1.72 1.77 1.87 1.89
Honeywell International Inc. 6.54 6.45 6.27 6.18 6.28 6.15 5.88 5.86 6.13 6.48 6.96 6.89
Lockheed Martin Corp. 8.48 8.48 8.70 8.83 9.05 9.17 9.15 9.07 9.44 9.44 9.25 9.07
RTX Corp. 4.50 4.43 4.37 4.30 4.39 4.25 4.10 3.78 4.05 4.35 5.61 6.04

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
Net fixed asset turnover = (Net salesQ3 2022 + Net salesQ2 2022 + Net salesQ1 2022 + Net salesQ4 2021) ÷ Property, plant and equipment, net
= (8,619 + 8,702 + 8,829 + 8,612) ÷ 9,196 = 3.78

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Long-term activity ratio Description The company
Net fixed asset turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. 3M Co. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.

Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset)

3M Co., net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) calculation (quarterly data)

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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)
Net sales 8,619 8,702 8,829 8,612 8,942 8,950 8,851 8,583 8,350 7,176 8,075 8,111 7,991 8,171 7,863 7,945 8,152 8,390 8,278 7,990 8,172 7,810 7,685
 
Property, plant and equipment, net 9,196 9,319 9,389 9,429 9,323 9,358 9,240 9,421 9,216 9,089 9,165 9,333 8,891 8,998 8,829 8,738 8,630 8,645 8,864 8,866 8,658 8,566 8,551
Operating lease right of use assets 801 835 865 858 840 872 871 864 844 840 849 858 834 879 797
Property, plant and equipment, net (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) 9,997 10,154 10,254 10,287 10,163 10,230 10,111 10,285 10,060 9,929 10,014 10,191 9,725 9,877 9,626 8,738 8,630 8,645 8,864 8,866 8,658 8,566 8,551
Long-term Activity Ratio
Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)1 3.48 3.46 3.45 3.44 3.48 3.40 3.26 3.13 3.15 3.16 3.23 3.15 3.29 3.25 3.36 3.75 3.80 3.80 3.64 3.57
Benchmarks
Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset), Competitors2
Eaton Corp. plc 5.73 5.59 5.58 5.60 5.62 5.42 5.30 5.26 5.52 5.78 6.19 5.44
RTX Corp. 4.01 3.93 3.87 3.80 3.89 3.76 3.63 3.36 3.56 3.81 4.64 5.02

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
Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) = (Net salesQ3 2022 + Net salesQ2 2022 + Net salesQ1 2022 + Net salesQ4 2021) ÷ Property, plant and equipment, net (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)
= (8,619 + 8,702 + 8,829 + 8,612) ÷ 9,997 = 3.48

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Long-term activity ratio Description The company
Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). 3M Co. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.

Total Asset Turnover

3M Co., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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)
Net sales 8,619 8,702 8,829 8,612 8,942 8,950 8,851 8,583 8,350 7,176 8,075 8,111 7,991 8,171 7,863 7,945 8,152 8,390 8,278 7,990 8,172 7,810 7,685
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
Long-term Activity Ratio
Total asset turnover1 0.75 0.77 0.77 0.75 0.73 0.72 0.70 0.68 0.70 0.70 0.70 0.72 0.75 0.82 0.83 0.90 0.88 0.89 0.84 0.83
Benchmarks
Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.45 0.43 0.41 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.41 0.49 0.57
Caterpillar Inc. 0.66 0.63 0.61 0.58 0.57 0.53 0.50 0.50 0.53 0.57 0.63 0.65
Eaton Corp. plc 0.59 0.56 0.56 0.58 0.57 0.52 0.52 0.56 0.59 0.63 0.68 0.65
GE Aerospace 0.40 0.39 0.37 0.36 0.30 0.30 0.29 0.29 0.30 0.31 0.33 0.33
Honeywell International Inc. 0.58 0.55 0.54 0.53 0.54 0.53 0.51 0.51 0.52 0.54 0.63 0.63
Lockheed Martin Corp. 1.24 1.24 1.28 1.32 1.28 1.28 1.28 1.29 1.27 1.27 1.24 1.26
RTX Corp. 0.42 0.41 0.41 0.40 0.40 0.39 0.38 0.35 0.37 0.40 0.50 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
Total asset turnover = (Net salesQ3 2022 + Net salesQ2 2022 + Net salesQ1 2022 + Net salesQ4 2021) ÷ Total assets
= (8,619 + 8,702 + 8,829 + 8,612) ÷ 46,176 = 0.75

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Long-term activity ratio Description The company
Total asset turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. 3M Co. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.

Equity Turnover

3M Co., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)

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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)
Net sales 8,619 8,702 8,829 8,612 8,942 8,950 8,851 8,583 8,350 7,176 8,075 8,111 7,991 8,171 7,863 7,945 8,152 8,390 8,278 7,990 8,172 7,810 7,685
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
Long-term Activity Ratio
Equity turnover1 2.47 2.55 2.37 2.35 2.44 2.40 2.40 2.50 2.67 2.89 3.19 3.19 2.99 3.19 3.33 3.34 3.20 3.17 2.94 2.74
Benchmarks
Equity Turnover, Competitors2
Boeing Co.
Caterpillar Inc. 3.45 3.26 2.92 2.92 2.74 2.57 2.43 2.55 2.73 3.17 3.38 3.48
Eaton Corp. plc 1.26 1.21 1.19 1.20 1.22 1.24 1.18 1.20 1.27 1.35 1.47 1.33
GE Aerospace 2.29 2.06 1.82 1.76 1.92 2.15 2.10 2.05 2.32 2.40 2.44 3.09
Honeywell International Inc. 1.97 1.96 1.87 1.85 1.94 1.89 1.81 1.86 1.84 1.90 2.06 1.98
Lockheed Martin Corp. 5.41 5.61 6.57 6.12 6.89 10.24 10.46 10.87 12.97 16.77 17.74 19.13
RTX Corp. 0.94 0.93 0.89 0.88 0.89 0.88 0.84 0.78 0.87 0.96 1.78 1.84

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
Equity turnover = (Net salesQ3 2022 + Net salesQ2 2022 + Net salesQ1 2022 + Net salesQ4 2021) ÷ Total 3M Company shareholders’ equity
= (8,619 + 8,702 + 8,829 + 8,612) ÷ 14,080 = 2.47

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Long-term activity ratio Description The company
Equity turnover An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. 3M Co. equity turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 but then slightly deteriorated from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022.