Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock
3M Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock increased by 6.5% to $412.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.0%, from $396.00M to $412.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock shows a downward trend with a -17.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong cash flow generation and shareholder-friendly capital allocation, while a decrease may indicate capital preservation or financial stress.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflow distributed to common shareholders as a return on their investment. This metric reflec...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, often compared against free cash flow to assess coverage.
other_payments_of_dividends_common_stockHistorical Data
| 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 | $855.00M | $855.00M | $855.00M | $852.00M | $848.00M | $850.00M | $819.00M | $827.00M | $828.00M | $828.00M | $828.00M | $835.00M | $386.00M | $383.00M | $378.00M | $396.00M | $390.00M | $389.00M | $387.00M | $412.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | -0.4% | -0.5% | +0.2% | -3.6% | +1.0% | +0.1% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.8% | -53.8% | -0.8% | -1.3% | +4.8% | -1.5% | -0.3% | -0.5% | +6.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -0.8% | -0.6% | -4.2% | -2.9% | -2.4% | -2.6% | +1.1% | +1.0% | -53.4% | -53.7% | -54.3% | -52.6% | +1.0% | +1.6% | +2.4% | +4.0% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is 3M's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- 3M (MMM) reported payments of ordinary dividends, common stock of $412.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has 3M's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock changed year-over-year?
- 3M's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock increased by 4.0% year-over-year, from $396.00M to $412.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for 3M's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), 3M's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock has grown at a -17.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.42B to $1.56B.
- What does payments of ordinary dividends, common stock mean?
- The total cash paid out to common shareholders as dividends.