3M Co., FCFE calculation

US$ in millions

12 months ended:	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017
Net income attributable to 3M	5,921)	5,384)	4,570)	5,349)	4,858)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	8)	4)	12)	14)	11)
Net noncash charges	2,276)	2,267)	1,685)	1,348)	1,012)
Changes in assets and liabilities	(751)	458)	803)	(272)	359)
Net cash provided by operating activities	7,454)	8,113)	7,070)	6,439)	6,240)
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (PP&E)	(1,603)	(1,501)	(1,699)	(1,577)	(1,373)
Change in short-term debt, net	(2)	(143)	(316)	(284)	578)
Repayment of debt, maturities greater than 90 days	(1,144)	(3,482)	(2,716)	(1,034)	(962)
Proceeds from debt, maturities greater than 90 days	1)	1,750)	6,281)	2,251)	1,987)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE)	4,706)	4,737)	8,620)	5,795)	6,470)

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

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3M Co., current P/FCFE calculation, comparison to benchmarks

No. shares of common stock outstanding	552,742,915
Selected Financial Data (US$)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in millions)	4,706)
FCFE per share	8.51
Current share price (P)	118.50
Valuation Ratio
P/FCFE	13.92
Benchmarks
P/FCFE, Competitors¹
Boeing Co.	—
Caterpillar Inc.	30.12
Eaton Corp. plc	42.99
GE Aerospace	43.70
Honeywell International Inc.	8.69
Lockheed Martin Corp.	14.65
RTX Corp.	56.35

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31).

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If the company P/FCFE is lower then the P/FCFE of benchmark then company is relatively undervalued.
Otherwise, if the company P/FCFE is higher then the P/FCFE of benchmark then company is relatively overvalued.

3M Co., historical P/FCFE calculation, comparison to benchmarks

	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2019	Dec 31, 2018	Dec 31, 2017
No. shares of common stock outstanding¹	571,100,000	579,100,000	575,600,000	575,800,000	595,500,000
Selected Financial Data (US$)
Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) (in millions)²	4,706)	4,737)	8,620)	5,795)	6,470)
FCFE per share³	8.24	8.18	14.98	10.06	10.86
Share price^1, 4	163.64	177.10	162.89	199.84	222.89
Valuation Ratio
P/FCFE⁵	19.86	21.65	10.88	19.86	20.51
Benchmarks
P/FCFE, Competitors⁶
Boeing Co.	—	—	—	—	—
Caterpillar Inc.	16.36	—	—	—	—
Eaton Corp. plc	24.43	—	—	—	—
GE Aerospace	—	—	—	—	—
Honeywell International Inc.	46.23	—	—	—	—
Lockheed Martin Corp.	14.65	—	—	—	—
RTX Corp.	35.07	—	—	—	—
P/FCFE, Sector
Capital Goods	—	—	—	—	—
P/FCFE, Industry
Industrials	—	—	—	—	—

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31).

¹ Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.

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³ 2021 Calculation
FCFE per share = FCFE ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 4,706,000,000 ÷ 571,100,000 = 8.24

⁴ Closing price as at the filing date of 3M Co. Annual Report.

⁵ 2021 Calculation
P/FCFE = Share price ÷ FCFE per share
= 163.64 ÷ 8.24 = 19.86

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3M Co. (NYSE:MMM)

Price to FCFE (P/FCFE)

Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE)

Price to FCFE Ratio, Current

Price to FCFE Ratio, Historical