3M CO (MMM) closed fiscal year 2025 with 530 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.92 USD per share.
3M CO (MMM) closed fiscal year 2025 with 530 M shares outstanding and a dividend of 2.92 USD per share. Over the year the share count fell by 9.19 M shares on a net basis. Since 2008 the share count has shrunk by 36.1 %. The dividend per share was 2.92 USD, down 19.1 % year on year. Total dividends paid came to 1.56 B USD, spread over 4 payments. The series covers 19 fiscal years, from 2007 to 2025. Per-share amounts are stated in USD. Share counts and dividends come from as-reported SEC EDGAR filings, with no restatements or adjustments of our own.
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shares outstanding, year-end | 829M | 850M | 852M | 831M | 822M | 793M | 760M | 729M | 714M | 711M | 690M | 688M | 691M | 684M | 657M | 553M | 539M | 530M |
| Shares issued — SBC/options | 97.5M | 20.4M | 1.65M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 3.07M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M |
| Shares issued (%) | 11.75 % | 2.40 % | 0.19 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.44 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
| Shares repurchased | 0.00M | 0.00M | 0.00M | -20.3M | -9.42M | -28.5M | -33.7M | -30.9M | -15.1M | -2.20M | -21.9M | -1.66M | 0.00M | -7.06M | -27.0M | -104M | -13.1M | -9.19M |
| Shares repurchased (%) | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | -2.45 % | -1.15 % | -3.59 % | -4.43 % | -4.23 % | -2.11 % | -0.31 % | -3.18 % | -0.24 % | 0.00 % | -1.03 % | -4.11 % | -18.88 % | -2.43 % | -1.73 % |
| Net addition/reduction | 97.5M | 20.4M | 1.65M | -20.3M | -9.42M | -28.5M | -33.7M | -30.9M | -15.1M | -2.20M | -21.9M | -1.66M | 3.07M | -7.06M | -27.0M | -104M | -13.1M | -9.19M |
| Net addition/reduction (%) | 11.75 % | 2.40 % | 0.19 % | -2.45 % | -1.15 % | -3.59 % | -4.43 % | -4.23 % | -2.11 % | -0.31 % | -3.18 % | -0.24 % | 0.44 % | -1.03 % | -4.11 % | -18.88 % | -2.43 % | -1.73 % |
Fiscal year end: December
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend per share (DPS) | 1.67 | 1.71 | 1.76 | 1.84 | 1.97 | 2.84 | 3.00 | 2.57 | 3.71 | 3.93 | 4.55 | 4.82 | 4.92 | 4.95 | 5.96 | 6.00 | 3.61 | 2.92 |
| Payout Ratio (%) | 40.40 % | 44.82 % | 36.72 % | 36.31 % | 36.79 % | 37.13 % | 44.71 % | 52.99 % | 53.03 % | 57.70 % | 59.69 % | 73.41 % | 62.18 % | 57.76 % | 58.32 % | — | 47.50 % | 48.06 % |
| Number of payments | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Dividends paid (total) | 1.40B | 1.43B | 1.50B | 1.56B | 1.64B | 1.73B | 2.22B | 2.56B | 2.68B | 2.80B | 3.19B | 3.32B | 3.39B | 3.42B | 3.37B | 3.31B | 1.98B | 1.56B |
| Dividend Yield (%) | 3.59 % | 2.44 % | 2.42 % | 2.71 % | 2.57 % | 2.44 % | 2.16 % | 2.03 % | 2.49 % | 1.99 % | 2.87 % | 3.25 % | 3.37 % | 3.33 % | 6.03 % | 6.54 % | 2.77 % | 1.80 % |
Figures in USD
