MMM vs TMO
3M Company and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | MMM | TMO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $24.9B | $44.6B |
| Net income | $3.2B | $6.7B |
| Gross margin | 39.9% | 57.1% |
| Net margin | 13.0% | 15.0% |
| Return on equity | 76.1% | 13.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.00 | $17.74 |
| Dividend / share | $2.92 | $1.72 |
| Payout ratio | 48.1% | 9.5% |
| Free cash flow | $1.4B | $6.3B |
| Equity | $4.7B | $53.4B |
| Net debt / equity | 1.57× | 0.62× |
| Current ratio | 1.71× | 1.89× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −5.0% | 6.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −9.8% | 1.0% |
TMO bills 1.8× the revenue of MMM, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (15.0% against 13.0%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
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Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | MMM | TMO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $24.9B | $44.6B |
| FY2024 | $24.6B | $42.9B |
| FY2023 | $24.6B | $42.9B |
| FY2022 | $26.2B | $44.9B |
| FY2021 | $35.4B | $39.2B |
| FY2020 | $32.2B | $32.2B |
| FY2019 | $32.1B | $25.5B |
| FY2018 | $32.8B | $24.4B |
| FY2017 | $31.7B | $20.9B |
| FY2016 | $30.1B | $18.3B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | MMM | TMO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $3.2B | $6.7B |
| FY2024 | $4.2B | $6.3B |
| FY2023 | $-7.0B | $6.0B |
| FY2022 | $5.8B | $7.0B |
| FY2021 | $5.9B | $7.7B |
| FY2020 | $5.4B | $6.4B |
| FY2019 | $4.5B | $3.7B |
| FY2018 | $5.3B | $2.9B |
| FY2017 | $4.9B | $2.2B |
| FY2016 | $5.0B | $2.0B |
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