3M Co (MMM): stock score 59/100

3M Co (MMM) scores 59 out of 100 (around average among 99 US stocks) on trend, stability, fundamentals, market backdrop and news tone. Every calculation step shown. Educational, not advice.

MMM scores 58.8 out of 100 (around average), up 4.9 points from last week. Its news tone adds the most (+7.4 points: average FinBERT sentiment +0.278 over 40 articles). Its fundamentals weigh on it most (-5.2 points: revenue growth vs a year earlier: +1.6%). Our research found no proven record of these factors predicting returns.

How the score is built

Trend: 48/100 (-0.3 points)

1. Price is +5.2% vs its 100-day average → higher than 56% of the comparison group → 56
2. 12-1 month momentum +4.1% → higher than 41% of the comparison group → 41
3. Average of the two → trend score 48.5

Tested in our research: the trend rule did not hold up out of sample.

Stability: 83/100 (+6.7 points)

1. Forecast 30.4% vs normal 31.0% → ratio 0.98
2. Ratio is higher than 17% of the comparison group → 100 minus 17 → stability 83.3 (bigger expected swings than usual → lower stability)

A machine-learning volatility model beat HAR for the S&P 500 (p = 0.04); not yet tested on single stocks. This component uses HAR.

Fundamentals: 24/100 (-5.2 points)

1. Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +1.6% → higher than 12% of the comparison group → 12
2. Operating-margin change vs a year earlier: +0.2 pp → higher than 40% of the comparison group → 40
3. Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: +1.9 pp → higher than 21% of the comparison group (lower is better) → 21
4. Average of available items → fundamentals score 24.2

Not yet tested in our research.

Market backdrop: 51/100 (+0.2 points)

1. VIX in its 5-year range: 60 after inverting (lower VIX → higher)
2. Breadth vs its 5-year range → 45
3. Credit trend vs its 5-year range → 15
4. Yield curve vs its 5-year range → 83
5. Average → backdrop score 50.8 (same for every stock)

Tested in our research: cross-asset indicators did not improve forecasts.

News tone: 87/100 (+7.4 points)

1. Average FinBERT sentiment +0.278 over 40 articles; shrunk towards 0 for few articles → tone +0.248
2. Tone vs this stock's own past year → news score 87.1

Tested in our research: news sentiment made predictions slightly worse.

MMM score history (weekly)

Health care stocks compared

• ABBV: 62/100
• AMGN: 62/100
• LLY: 60/100
• MMM: 59/100
• BIIB: 58/100
• GILD: 54/100
• PFE: 50/100
• BMY: 50/100
• UNH: 49/100
• MDT: 48/100
• MRK: 37/100
• ABT: 36/100
• JNJ: 36/100

Questions

What is 3M Co's (MMM) Quantooo score today?

MMM scores 59 out of 100 on 2026-10-22, around average among 99 US stocks. It ranks 21st of 99 overall and 4th of 13 in Health care. It was 54 a week earlier.

What raises and lowers MMM's score?

News tone adds the most (87/100, +7.4 points) and fundamentals weighs on it most (24/100, -5.2 points). The score is 50 plus each part's weighted distance from 50.

Is MMM stock volatile right now?

Our volatility model (HAR) expects annualised swings of 30.4% over the next 20 trading days, against a normal level of 31.0% for MMM: about as calm as usual for this stock. Its stability score is 83/100 compared with the other 99 US stocks.

How are 3M Co's fundamentals changing?

Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +1.6%; Operating-margin change vs a year earlier: +0.2 pp; Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: +1.9 pp. Fundamentals score: 24/100. From the 10-Q filed 2026-10-20 (period to 2026-09-30).

Does the score predict MMM's share price?

No. The score describes the stock's recent data; it is not a forecast of the share price. Our own tests found no reliable ability to rank stocks by future returns, and every test, including the failures, is published. Educational, not investment advice.

Sector: Health care. Data as of 2026-10-22. Scores describe data; they are not recommendations or predictions. Educational, not investment advice.