3M Results Presentation Deck
Q3 2021 cash flow and balance sheet
$1.5B
-29% year-on-year
107%
-44 ppts year-on-year
$1.4B
+63% year-on-year
Adjusted free cash
flow
Adjusted free cash
flow conversion
Cash returned to
shareholders
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Proactive balance sheet management
Net debt of $12.4B, down $2.6B, or 17% year-on-year
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Adjusted free cash flow
Q3: $1.5B, down 29%; YTD: $4.5B, down 3% year-on-year
Adjusted free cash flow conversion
Q3: 107%, down 44 ppts; YTD: 98%, down 26 ppts
Year-on-year decline primarily due to strong customer demand and
supply chain challenges which increased working capital
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Capital expenditures
Q3: $343M; YTD $1.0B
FY 2021: $1.5B to $1.6B versus $1.8B to $2.0B, previously
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Cash returned to shareholders
Dividends: Q3 $856M; YTD $2.6B
Gross share repurchases: Q3 $527M; YTD $1.3B
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