R&D expense · 2011–2024
3M R&D expense
$700M0.0% · FY2024
3M (MMM) reported $700M in R&D expense for fiscal 2024, 0.0% year on year.
| Fiscal year | R&D expense | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY20242024-12-31 | $700M | 0.0% | Open → |
| FY20232023-12-31 | $700M | −12.5% | Open → |
| FY20222022-12-31 | $800M | −33.3% | Open → |
| FY20212021-12-31 | $1.2B | +9.1% | Open → |
| FY20202020-12-31 | $1.1B | −12.2% | Open → |
| FY20192019-12-31 | $1.3B | 0.0% | Open → |
| FY20182018-12-31 | $1.3B | −7.3% | Open → |
| FY20172017-12-31 | $1.4B | +8.3% | Open → |
| FY20162016-12-31 | $1.2B | +2.3% | Open → |
| FY20152015-12-31 | $1.2B | +2.3% | Open → |
| FY20142014-12-31 | $1.2B | +3.7% | Open → |
| FY20132013-12-31 | $1.2B | +6.6% | Open → |
| FY20122012-12-31 | $1.1B | +4.2% | Open → |
| FY20112011-12-31 | $1.0B | — | Open → |
R&D expense — Research and development expense is what the company charged to R&D in the income statement for the year. Most companies report no R&D at all — the line is absent rather than zero — so this ranking covers the roughly 40% of filers that do.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2024 compound annual growth −3.0%
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