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3M shares outstanding MMM

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over each quarter, from 2008.

Latest quarter, to Jun 30, 2026
522.4M
On a year earlier
−3.4%
fewer shares

3M had 522.4M diluted shares outstanding on average in Q2 FY26, the quarter to Jun 30, 2026.

That is 3.4% fewer than a year earlier, so each share owns a little more of the company.

Shares outstanding over time

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearShares, fourth quarterChange
FY2025538.9M−1%
FY2024546.1M−2%
FY2023554.5M+0%
FY2022552.8M−5%
FY2021580M−1%
FY2020584M+0%
FY2019582.7M−2%
FY2018592.8M−3%
FY2017613.3M−0%
FY2016613.9M−2%
FY2015625.3M−4%
FY2014651M−4%
FY2013681.4M−3%
FY2012701.5M−1%
FY2011707.7M−3%

Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter, shown as the fourth quarter's average share count.

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedShares outstandingOn a year earlier
Q2 FY26522.4M−3%
Q1 FY26532.8M−3%
Q4 FY25538.9M−1%
Q3 FY25538.1M−3%
Q2 FY25540.6M−3%
Q1 FY25547.7M−1%
Q4 FY24546.1M−2%
Q3 FY24552.7M−0%
Q2 FY24554.8M+0%
Q1 FY24555.9M+0%
Q4 FY23554.5M+0%
Q3 FY23554.3M−3%

What the shares outstanding tells you

Diluted shares outstanding, averaged over the period. Fewer shares means each one owns more of the company.

A falling count usually means buybacks. A rising one means stock pay, acquisitions paid in shares or new shares sold.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.