Business Segments · CapEx
Health Care — CapEx
3M Health Care — CapEx decreased by 9.3% to $225.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 4.7%, from $236.00M to $225.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Health Care — CapEx shows relatively stable performance with a -0.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2025
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase typically signals expansion or modernization efforts, while a decrease may indicate reduced capital investment or a shift toward asset-light operations.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the cash outflows dedicated to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of physical assets s...
Peer comparison
Comparable to Capital Expenditures (CapEx) reported by peers in the same industry, which is often benchmarked as a percentage of segment revenue to gauge investment intensity.
Metric ID:
mmm_segment_health_care_payments_to_acquire_property_plant_and_equipmentHistorical Data
27 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '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 | $400.75M | $62.25M | $400.75M | $62.25M | $400.75M | $62.25M | $437.25M | $68.00M | $437.25M | $68.00M | $437.25M | $68.00M | $437.25M | $68.00M | $475.00M | $377.00M | $405.00M | $358.00M | $375.00M | $269.00M | $246.00M | $291.00M | $236.00M | $208.00M | $218.00M | $248.00M | $225.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -84.5% | +543.8% | -84.5% | +543.8% | -84.5% | +602.4% | -84.4% | +543.0% | -84.4% | +543.0% | -84.4% | +543.0% | -84.4% | +598.5% | -20.6% | +7.4% | -11.6% | +4.7% | -28.3% | -8.6% | +18.3% | -18.9% | -11.9% | +4.8% | +13.8% | -9.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +9.1% | -83.0% | +9.1% | -83.0% | +9.1% | -83.0% | +8.6% | -13.8% | -7.4% | -18.1% | -21.1% | -28.6% | -39.3% | -18.7% | -37.1% | -22.7% | -11.4% | -14.8% | -4.7% |
Range$62.25M – $475.00M
CAGR-8.5%
Avg YoY Growth-23.7%
Median YoY Growth-18.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is 3M's health care — capex?
- 3M (MMM) reported health care — capex of $225.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has 3M's health care — capex changed year-over-year?
- 3M's health care — capex decreased by 4.7% year-over-year, from $236.00M to $225.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for 3M's health care — capex?
- Over 3 years (2020 to 2025), 3M's health care — capex has grown at a -0.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $915.50M to $910.00M.
- What does health care — capex mean?
- The amount of cash spent by a specific business segment to purchase or upgrade its physical assets like factories and equipment.