The table below shows 3M CO's cash flow statement by quarter, as reported in the company's quarterly filings. All figures are in US dollars; negative values appear in red.
Line item
Q1 2026
Q1 2025
Q1 2024
Q1 2023
Q1 2022
Q1 2021
Operating cash flow
$574.00M
-$79.00M
$767.00M
$1.27B
$1.01B
$1.69B
Capital expenditure
$225.00M
$236.00M
$375.00M
$475.00M
$424.00M
$310.00M
Investing cash flow
$60.00M
$1.22B
-$393.00M
-$386.00M
-$263.00M
-$369.00M
Dividends paid
$412.00M
$396.00M
$835.00M
$827.00M
MMM operating cash flow (10-K history)
3M CO reported operating cash flow of $2.31B for fiscal year 2025. That is up 26.8% from $1.82B in fiscal 2024. Over the 10 fiscal years shown, operating cash flow declined from $6.66B (FY 2016) to $2.31B. Figures come from the company's audited annual reports as filed with the SEC.