Operating
Stock-Based Comp
3M Stock-Based Comp increased by 86.0% to $80.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 5.9%, from $85.00M to $80.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Stock-Based Comp shows a downward trend with a -4.8% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionOperating
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may signal a strategy to preserve cash or align employee interests with shareholders, but it also results in share dilution.
Detailed definition
Stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense where employees and executives are rewarded with equity or stock options...
Peer comparison
High-growth technology firms often have higher stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue compared to mature industrial firms.
Metric ID:
cf_stock_based_compensationHistorical 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 | $53.00M | $43.00M | $47.00M | $135.00M | $47.00M | $44.00M | $37.00M | $135.00M | $41.00M | $46.00M | $52.00M | $29.00M | $171.00M | $42.00M | $47.00M | $85.00M | $44.00M | $53.00M | $43.00M | $80.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -18.9% | +9.3% | +187.2% | -65.2% | -6.4% | -15.9% | +264.9% | -69.6% | +12.2% | +13.0% | -44.2% | +489.7% | -75.4% | +11.9% | +80.9% | -48.2% | +20.5% | -18.9% | +86.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -11.3% | +2.3% | -21.3% | +0.0% | -12.8% | +4.5% | +40.5% | -78.5% | +317.1% | -8.7% | -9.6% | +193.1% | -74.3% | +26.2% | -8.5% | -5.9% |
Range$29.00M – $171.00M
CAGR+9.1%
Avg YoY Growth+22.1%
Median YoY Growth-7.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is 3M's stock-based comp?
- 3M (MMM) reported stock-based comp of $80.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has 3M's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?
- 3M's stock-based comp decreased by 5.9% year-over-year, from $85.00M to $80.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for 3M's stock-based comp?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), 3M's stock-based comp has grown at a -4.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $274.00M to $225.00M.
- What does stock-based comp mean?
- The value of company shares given to employees as part of their pay.