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3M stock buybacks
MMM$3.8Bbought back in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026
3M bought back $3.8B of its stock in the last twelve months, $3.6B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 2.9% from a year earlier.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | $2M |
| Q1 '21 | $231M |
| Q2 '21 | $503M |
| Q3 '21 | $527M |
| Q4 '21 | $938M |
| Q1 '22 | $773M |
| Q2 '22 | $0 |
| Q3 '22 | $155M |
| Q4 '22 | $536M |
| Q1 '23 | $29M |
| Q2 '23 | $0 |
| Q3 '23 | $2M |
| Q4 '23 | $2M |
| Q1 '24 | $21M |
| Q2 '24 | $400M |
| Q3 '24 | $675M |
| Q4 '24 | $705M |
| Q1 '25 | $1.3B |
| Q2 '25 | $953M |
| Q3 '25 | $472M |
| Q4 '25 | $552M |
| Q1 '26 | $2B |
| Q2 '26 | $994M |
| Q3 '26 | $232M |
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q4 '20 | 584.1M |
| Q1 '21 | 586.3M |
| Q2 '21 | 588.6M |
| Q3 '21 | 586.3M |
| Q4 '21 | 580.0M |
| Q1 '22 | 575.0M |
| Q2 '22 | 572.7M |
| Q3 '22 | 570.0M |
| Q4 '22 | 552.7M |
| Q1 '23 | 553.2M |
| Q2 '23 | 553.9M |
| Q3 '23 | 554.3M |
| Q4 '23 | 554.2M |
| Q1 '24 | 555.9M |
| Q2 '24 | 554.8M |
| Q3 '24 | 552.7M |
| Q4 '24 | 546.2M |
| Q1 '25 | 547.7M |
| Q2 '25 | 540.6M |
| Q3 '25 | 538.1M |
| Q4 '25 | 538.8M |
| Q1 '26 | 532.8M |
| Q2 '26 | 522.4M |
| Q3 '26 | 522.6M |
$232Mlast quarter (Q3 2026)
$3.6Bnet of stock compensation ($210M)
−2.9%diluted shares, 1 year
−7.0%diluted shares, 5 years
$1.6Bdividends, 12 months
141%of free cash flow ($2.7B) spent on buybacks
$0raised by issuing stock, 12 months
516.7Mshares outstanding (Sep 30, 2026)
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Questions
- Does 3M buy back its stock?
- 3M bought back $3.8B of its stock in the last twelve months, $3.6B more than it paid out in stock compensation. Its share count is down 2.9% from a year earlier.
- How much did 3M spend on buybacks in fiscal 2025?
- $3.3B, according to its 10-K for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025.
- Is 3M's share count going down?
- Its diluted share count changed −7.0% over five fiscal years and −2.9% over the last year.
Latest filing used: 10-Q for the period ending Sep 30, 2026, filed Oct 20, 2026 · open on SEC.gov