BBUC vs MMM: Brookfield Business and 3M compared
The short version
From the latest prices and each company's SEC filings. Who's ahead on each measure, not which to buy.
- 3M is the larger company, worth $84.7B, about 14.9 times Brookfield Business.
- 3M grew revenue faster over the last year (+2.5% vs -32.4%).
- 3M's price assumes faster free cash flow growth: about 20% a year, against -14% for Brookfield Business (reverse DCF).
Side by side
The stronger figure is shaded where higher (or, for valuation multiples, lower) reads as better. How the implied growth works.
| Measure | BBUC | MMM |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $5.7B | $84.7B |
| Share price | $26.67 | $159.96 |
| Revenue (last fiscal year) | $27.5B | $24.9B |
| Free cash flow (last fiscal year) | $1.2B | $1.4B |
| Revenue growth, last year | -32.4% | +2.5% |
| Revenue growth per year, last 5 fiscal years | -12.4% | -8.3% |
| Operating margin | — | 18.4% |
| Net margin | 1.4% | 11.9% |
| Return on equity | 2.5% | 101.5% |
| P/E (trailing) | — | 31.4x |
| Price / free cash flow | — | 60.7x |
| EV / EBITDA | 9.11x | 14.6x |
| FCF growth the price implies | -14.4% | 19.6% |
| Dividend yield | 0.92% | 1.8% |
| Debt / equity | 3.92x | 10.8x |
| Fundamental grade | D | C |
| Superinvestors holding it | 2 | 7 |
| Insider purchases, last 12 months | 0 | 4 |
Results from SEC filings
Revenue and free cash flow by fiscal year, from each company's 10-K filings.
Brookfield Business
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $46.6B | $243M | — |
| 2022 | $57.4B | -$737M | — |
| 2023 | $55.1B | -$158M | — |
| 2024 | $40.6B | $761M | — |
| 2025 | $27.5B | $1.2B | — |
3M
| Year | Revenue | Free cash flow | Op. margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $35.4B | $5.9B | 20.8% |
| 2022 | $26.2B | $3.8B | 16.7% |
| 2023 | $24.6B | $5.1B | -43.4% |
| 2024 | $24.6B | $638M | 19.6% |
| 2025 | $24.9B | $1.4B | 18.6% |
Where the revenue comes from
Brookfield Business · by segments, 2025
Dealer software and technology services operation$5.6B52%
Industrials$4.1B38%
Engineered components manufacturing operation$984M9%
3M · by segments, 2025
Safety and Industrial$11.4B46%
Transportation and Electronics$8.3B34%
Consumer$4.9B20%
Compare them in fullFifteen years of statements, quarterly results, DCF and IRR models, and any number of peers side by side.
Open BBUC in InvestinglyQuestions
Which is bigger, Brookfield Business or 3M?
3M (MMM), at $84.7B against $5.7B.
Which grows faster, BBUC or MMM?
3M: revenue grew +2.5% over the last year, against -32.4%.
Prices and ratios as of the last daily update; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice.