3M Company Deferred Revenue 2011-2026 | MMM

Deferred revenue is the amount of money or obligations that a company has received in advance for goods or services that have not yet been delivered or performed. In other words, it is income that has already been received but has not yet been recognized in accounting as revenue because the goods or services have not yet been transferred to the customer.

Features of the metric

Sources of future cash inflows
A high level of deferred revenue indicates that the company has secured future cash flows, which positively affects forecasts of its financial condition and stability.
Assessment of operational stability
Deferred revenue reflects demand for the company’s products or services and its ability to attract customers willing to pay in advance. It is one of the indicators of business stability and its competitive advantages.
Risks and obligations
Although deferred revenue indicates future inflows, it also represents obligations that the company must fulfill. If fulfilling these obligations is delayed or impossible, it can negatively impact reputation and financial results.
Analysis of liquidity and cash flow
Inflows in the form of deferred revenue improve the company’s current liquidity since the funds are already in the accounts. However, investors need to assess the ratio of deferred revenue to fulfilled obligations to understand the actual financial capabilities and risks.
Impact on company valuation
In fundamental analysis, deferred revenue is taken into account for accurate revenue and profit forecasting, especially in industries with long-term contracts or subscriptions (e.g., IT sector, services, manufacturing).

Annual Deferred Revenue 3M Company

2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
-	-	-	538 M	529 M	498 M	430 M	617 M	513 M	551 M	518 M	541 M	521 M	471 M	389 M

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
617 M	389 M	510 M

Quarterly Deferred Revenue 3M Company

2025-Q3	2025-Q2	2025-Q1	2024-Q4	2024-Q3	2024-Q2	2024-Q1	2023-Q4	2023-Q3	2023-Q2	2023-Q1	2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
-	-	-	-	-	-	565 M	572 M	501 M	521 M	520 M	538 M	506 M	-	549 M	529 M	467 M	475 M	529 M	498 M	498 M	498 M	498 M	430 M	430 M	430 M	430 M	617 M	617 M	617 M	617 M	513 M	513 M	513 M	513 M	551 M	-	-	-	518 M	-	-	-	541 M	-	-	-	521 M	-	-	-	471 M	-	-	-	389 M	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
617 M	389 M	515 M

Deferred Revenue of other stocks in the Industrial machinery industry

Issuer	Deferred Revenue	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Raven Industries, Inc. RAVN	1.86 M	-	-	$ 2.09 B	USA
American Superconductor Corporation AMSC	66.8 M	$ 31.16	0.84 %	$ 1.15 B	USA
Arcosa ACA	70.9 M	$ 105.64	-0.23 %	$ 5.13 B	USA
Atkore ATKR	80.3 M	$ 56.34	0.32 %	$ 1.92 B	USA
Ballard Power Systems BLDP	9.89 M	$ 2.68	5.73 %	$ 1.23 B	Canada
Broadwind BWEN	18.8 M	$ 2.24	1.82 %	$ 51.2 M	USA
Regal Beloit Corporation RBC	58 M	-	1.48 %	$ 6.62 B	USA
CVD Equipment Corporation CVV	4.91 M	$ 3.83	-1.79 %	$ 26 K	USA
Lydall, Inc. LDL	1.26 M	-	0.02 %	$ 1.12 B	USA
Donaldson Company DCI	22.3 M	$ 85.39	-0.09 %	$ 10.1 B	USA
AMETEK AME	396 M	$ 214.86	0.16 %	$ 49.5 B	USA
CSW Industrials CSWI	2.89 M	-	0.14 %	$ 4.96 B	USA
CIRCOR International CIR	31.6 M	-	-	$ 1.14 B	USA
Dover Corporation DOV	155 M	$ 212.93	2.65 %	$ 29.2 B	USA
Graco GGG	94 M	$ 86.53	0.22 %	$ 14.3 B	USA
Generac Holdings GNRC	6.72 M	$ 204.18	0.98 %	$ 11.9 B	USA
Eaton Corporation ETN	899 M	$ 361.69	0.18 %	$ 141 B	Irlanda
Cummins CMI	1.61 B	$ 544.33	-0.13 %	$ 75.1 B	USA
Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation GTEC	227 K	$ 0.74	1.42 %	$ 9.79 M	China
Gates Industrial Corporation plc GTES	587 M	$ 23.05	0.74 %	$ 5.84 B	USA
Colfax Corporation CFX	36.7 M	-	11.83 %	$ 6.3 B	USA
Franklin Electric Co. FELE	3.46 B	$ 91.62	0.08 %	$ 4.12 B	USA
Capstone Turbine Corporation CPST	7.9 M	-	0.40 %	$ 87.6 M	USA
Helios Technologies HLIO	400 K	$ 64.76	-0.87 %	$ 2.15 B	USA
The Gorman-Rupp Company GRC	7.66 M	$ 61.99	1.47 %	$ 1.63 B	USA
SPX FLOW, Inc. FLOW	120 M	-	-	$ 3.64 B	USA
Rexnord Corporation RXN	7.3 M	-	0.90 %	$ 15.5 B	USA
ITT ITT	176 M	$ 187.2	-0.52 %	$ 14.9 B	USA
Flowserve Corporation FLS	275 M	$ 74.77	1.52 %	$ 9.72 B	USA
The ExOne Company XONE	13.6 M	-	-	$ 593 M	USA
Kornit Digital Ltd. KRNT	2.34 M	$ 14.34	1.2 %	$ 1.12 B	Israel
A. O. Smith Corporation AOS	34.2 M	$ 65.76	-0.99 %	$ 9.27 B	USA
Lennox International LII	10.5 M	$ 481.62	0.6 %	$ 17 B	USA
Honeywell International HON	3.86 B	$ 231.24	-1.39 %	$ 148 B	USA
Harsco Corporation HSC	7.98 M	-	2.35 %	$ 730 M	USA
Curtiss-Wright Corporation CW	561 M	$ 669.33	-2.12 %	$ 25 B	USA
Hurco Companies HURC	4.79 M	$ 15.13	0.07 %	$ 97.7 M	USA
Howmet Aerospace HWM	147 M	$ 239.89	-0.31 %	$ 96.9 B	USA
Barnes Group B	42.4 M	$ 42.84	-0.6 %	$ 2.19 B	USA
Ingersoll Rand IR	347 M	$ 83.65	-0.19 %	$ 33.3 B	USA
Illinois Tool Works ITW	188 M	$ 267.22	-0.53 %	$ 77.9 B	USA
John Bean Technologies Corporation JBT	107 M	-	-1.4 %	$ 4.01 B	USA
Emerson Electric Co. EMR	1.03 B	$ 132.21	-0.66 %	$ 74.6 B	USA
Kadant KAI	19.7 M	$ 297.82	-1.39 %	$ 3.51 B	USA
Graham Corporation GHM	84.1 M	$ 80.74	-0.87 %	$ 879 M	USA
Nordson Corporation NDSN	41.1 M	$ 270.51	0.67 %	$ 15.5 B	USA