MMM
3M Company
MMM has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has a slight edge over MMM overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
MMM Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy |
MMM's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
RKLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
RKLB's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
MMM PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 15x | $98.78 | -47% |
| Fair | 19x | $128 | -31% |
| Forward | 19x | $186 | — |
| Expensive | 27x | $179 | -4.1% |
| Current | 28x | $186 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MMM's PE is in its expensive range at 28x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MMM Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MMM, with profitability improving.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect RKLB's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
MMM Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.64 | +44% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.71 | +7.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.63 | -22% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.19 | -34% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.00 | -21% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.26 | -21% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.19 | +323% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.92 | +$20.64 |
| Q4 2024 | $7.55 | +$20.18 |
MMM has the edge over RKLB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RKLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.36 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.27 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.39 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | $0.00 |
RKLB is still losing money, but less than at its worst: $0.36 per share over the past year, against $0.46 at its worst in mid-2025.
MMM Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.6B | +1% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.5B | +2.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $6B | +1.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $6.1B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +3.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3B | +1.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $6B | -26% |
| Q4 2024 | $6B | -25% |
MMM's revenue fell from its 2021 peak and has held roughly level since: $6.6B last quarter, up 1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | -2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 23% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -5.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 22% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | -2.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 21% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +2.5 points |
MMM has the edge over RKLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RKLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $267.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $234.1M | +62% |
| Q1 2026 | $200.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $179.7M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $155.1M | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $144.5M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $122.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $132.4M | +121% |
RKLB has the edge over MMM on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -30% | +8.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -25% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | -28% | +20 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -38% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -41% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -48% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39% | +41 points |
RKLB's operating margin was −30% last quarter, up 8.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MMM Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $230M | -85% |
| Q2 2026 | $763M | +$1.9B |
| Q1 2026 | $349M | +$664M |
| Q4 2025 | $1.3B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.5B | +$3.6B |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.2B | -255% |
| Q1 2025 | -$315M | -180% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5B | -6.2% |
MMM has the edge over RKLB on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RKLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$23.9M | +$45.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$110.1M | -$54.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$77.4M | +$5.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$114.2M | -$90.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$69.4M | -$27.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$55.3M | -$26.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$82.9M | -$61.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.9M | +$28.7M |
RKLB has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$326M over the past year, against −$232M the year before.
MMM Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +200K shares |
| 1 year | -2.9% | -15.5M shares |
| 3 years | -5.7% | -31.7M shares |
| 5 years | -11% | -63.7M shares |
| Available history | -11% | -62.5M shares |
MMM has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $232M |
| Q2 2026 | $994M |
| Q1 2026 | $2B |
| Q4 2025 | $552M |
| Q3 2025 | $472M |
| Q2 2025 | $953M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.3B |
| Q4 2024 | $705M |
MMM spent $3.8B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 11% from the year before.
RKLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.6% | +22.6M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +124M shares |
| 3 years | +35% | +168M shares |
| 5 years | +46% | +204M shares |
RKLB has 652M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
MMM Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
MMM's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 1.3 years a year ago.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
MMM Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 65.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 66.5 | Neutral |
MMM's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 66 (neutral).
RKLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.6 | Neutral |
RKLB's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
MMM PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | MMM | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 24x | 15% above |
| PE % | 87 | 58 | 29 pts above |
MMM is trading at 28x earnings, a 15% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MMM Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $171.9 | 8.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $171.0 | 8.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $162.5 | 15% above |
| 100 week MA | $156.0 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $126.5 | 47% above |
MMM has the edge over RKLB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RKLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.4 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $68.1 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $77.6 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $56.5 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.4 | 104% above |
RKLB's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 104% above its 200-week average.
MMM Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $148.2 | $145.9 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | $145.9 | $146.3 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | $146.3 | $100.5 | -31% |
| 2023 | $100.5 | $91.4 | -9% |
| 2024 | $91.4 | $130.2 | +42% |
| 2025 | $130.2 | $162.1 | +25% |
| 2026 YTD | $162.1 | $186.2 | +15% |
MMM has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RKLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.82 | $10.3 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $12.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $12.0 | $3.77 | -69% |
| 2023 | $3.77 | $5.53 | +47% |
| 2024 | $5.53 | $27.2 | +392% |
| 2025 | $27.2 | $70.7 | +160% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.7 | $64.1 | -9.3% |
RKLB's yearly returns have swung widely, from +392% in 2024 to −69% in 2022. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.