Business Segments · CapEx
Consumer — CapEx
3M Consumer — CapEx decreased by 45.0% to $11.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric was flat by 0.0%, from $11.00M to $11.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Consumer — CapEx shows a downward trend with a -13.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates growth investment or modernization, while lower spending may indicate a focus on cash preservation or asset maturity.
Detailed definition
The cash spent by the consumer segment to acquire, upgrade, or maintain physical assets such as property, plants, and eq...
Peer comparison
Standard CapEx metric; comparable to capital investment reporting in manufacturing and consumer goods segments.
Metric ID:
mmm_segment_consumer_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $27.25M | $27.25M | $27.25M | $36.50M | $36.50M | $36.50M | $36.50M | $26.25M | $26.25M | $26.25M | $26.25M | $24.00M | $20.00M | $18.00M | $18.00M | $11.00M | $16.00M | $14.00M | $20.00M | $11.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +33.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -28.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -8.6% | -16.7% | -10.0% | +0.0% | -38.9% | +45.5% | -12.5% | +42.9% | -45.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +33.9% | +33.9% | +33.9% | -28.1% | -28.1% | -28.1% | -28.1% | -8.6% | -23.8% | -31.4% | -31.4% | -54.2% | -20.0% | -22.2% | +11.1% | +0.0% |
Range$11.00M – $36.50M
CAGR-17.4%
Avg YoY Growth-11.9%
Median YoY Growth-23.0%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is 3M's consumer — capex?
- 3M (MMM) reported consumer — capex of $11.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has 3M's consumer — capex changed year-over-year?
- 3M's consumer — capex decreased by 0.0% year-over-year, from $11.00M to $11.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for 3M's consumer — capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), 3M's consumer — capex has grown at a -13.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $109.00M to $61.00M.
- What does consumer — capex mean?
- The money invested in physical assets and infrastructure for the consumer segment.