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3M vs Solventum: revenue, profit, margins and growth compared

3M brought in $24.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025, Solventum $8.3B in fiscal 2025. Revenue changed by +1.5% at 3M and +0.9% at Solventum on the year before, so 3M grew faster. 3M kept 13.0% of its revenue as net profit, Solventum 18.7%. Free cash flow was $1.4B at 3M and -$10M at Solventum.

Side by side, latest fiscal year

MMMSOLV
Fiscal year endedFY2025 (December 31, 2025)FY2025 (December 31, 2025)
Revenue$24.9B$8.3B
Revenue growth+1.5%+0.9%
Net income$3.3B$1.6B
Net margin13.0%18.7%
Free cash flow$1.4B-$10M
Free cash flow margin5.6%-0.1%
Earnings per share (diluted)$6.00$8.88
Cash$5.2B$878M
Debt$12.6B$5B
Price to earnings28.310.1
Market value$87.4B$15.2B
Dividend yield1.72%n/a
Rank by revenue in sector#25 of 523 · Health care#49 of 523 · Health care

Over the years

Revenue
MMM FY2018: $32.8BMMM FY2019: $32.1BMMM FY2020: $32.2BMMM FY2021: $35.4BMMM FY2022: $26.2BMMM FY2023: $24.6BMMM FY2024: $24.6BMMM FY2025: $24.9BSOLV FY2022: $8.1BSOLV FY2024: $8.2BSOLV FY2024: $8.3BSOLV FY2025: $8.3BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
MMM $24.9BSOLV $8.3B
Net income
MMM FY2018: $5.3BMMM FY2019: $4.5BMMM FY2020: $5.4BMMM FY2021: $5.9BMMM FY2022: $5.8BMMM FY2023: -$7BMMM FY2024: $4.2BMMM FY2025: $3.3BSOLV FY2022: $1.3BSOLV FY2024: $1.3BSOLV FY2024: $479MSOLV FY2025: $1.6BFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
MMM $3.3BSOLV $1.6B
Net margin
MMM FY2018: 16.3%MMM FY2019: 14.1%MMM FY2020: 16.9%MMM FY2021: 16.7%MMM FY2022: 22.1%MMM FY2023: -28.4%MMM FY2024: 17.0%MMM FY2025: 13.0%SOLV FY2022: 16.5%SOLV FY2024: 16.4%SOLV FY2024: 5.8%SOLV FY2025: 18.7%FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
MMM 13.0%SOLV 18.7%
Revenue growth
MMM FY2019: -1.9%MMM FY2020: +0.1%MMM FY2021: +9.9%MMM FY2022: -26.0%MMM FY2023: -5.9%MMM FY2024: -0.1%MMM FY2025: +1.5%SOLV FY2024: +0.8%SOLV FY2024: +0.7%SOLV FY2025: +0.9%FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
MMM +1.5%SOLV +0.9%
Free cash flow
MMM FY2018: $4.9BMMM FY2019: $5.4BMMM FY2020: $6.6BMMM FY2021: $5.9BMMM FY2022: $3.8BMMM FY2023: $5.1BMMM FY2024: $638MMMM FY2025: $1.4BSOLV FY2022: $1.4BSOLV FY2024: $1.6BSOLV FY2024: $805MSOLV FY2025: -$10MFY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
MMM $1.4BSOLV -$10M

Fiscal years as each company reports them; the two may end in different months.

Questions about 3M and Solventum

Which is bigger by revenue, 3M or Solventum?

3M is bigger by revenue: $24.9B in fiscal 2025, against $8.3B for Solventum in fiscal 2025.

Which keeps more of its revenue as profit, 3M or Solventum?

3M had a net margin of 13.0% in fiscal 2025; Solventum had 18.7% in fiscal 2025.

Which grew revenue faster, 3M or Solventum?

In their latest fiscal years revenue changed by +1.5% at 3M and +0.9% at Solventum.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the annual reports each company files with the SEC (10-K, or 20-F and 40-F for foreign companies), read from their XBRL data. Margins and growth are simple arithmetic on those figures. Nothing here is a recommendation.

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