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Matthews International vs 3M: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Matthews International (MATW) and 3M (MMM) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Matthews International as the less overvalued of the two: Matthews International trades at $19.71 versus a fair value of $13.86 (-30%), while 3M trades at $170 versus $71.86 (-58%).
Matthews International
MATW · USD · Industrials
-30%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$19.71
Fair Value$13.86
Quality47/100
3M
MMM · USD · Industrials
-58%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$170
Fair Value$71.86
Quality62/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Matthews International3M
Valuation
65.7×P/E (TTM)32.9×
0.72×P/S (TTM)3.67×
1.81× · book value is mostly goodwillP/B19.52× · book value is mostly goodwill
21.0×EV/EBITDA15.6×
1.86×PEG1.67×
−29.7%Fair value upside−57.8%
5.1%Dividend yield1.7%
$1.02Dividend per share$2.97
Profitability
1%Operating margin23%
n/aEBIT margin trend (5Y)0.85×
2%Return on equity71%
1%Return on assets8%
Growth
-40%Revenue growth (YoY)1%
2.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)n/a
3.2%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)n/a
n/aValue creation/yr−11.5%
Balance & size
0.3×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)6.3×
1.46×Debt / equity2.33×
$872MMarket cap$92B
expensiveGrowth qualitymixed

3M leads: 4 to 7 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Matthews Internationalof which business quality 42 · market factors 26 3Mof which business quality 56 · market factors 59
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
28
62
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
53
32
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
15
33
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
23
37
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
99
97
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
57
65
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
17
55
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
6
58
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
80
100

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyMatthews InternationalPrice $19.713MPrice $170
DCF Modelsn/a-44%below the price$95.13
Earnings-Basedn/a-56%below the price$75.06
Dividend Discount-32%below the price$13.40-84%below the price$27.44
Multiplesn/a-50%below the price$85.72
Asset-Based-48%below the price$10.33-96%below the price$6.04
Growth DCFn/a-69%below the price$53.39
Economic Profitn/a-53%below the price$80.57
Minimum-48%below the price$10.33-96%below the price$6.04
Maximum-32%below the price$13.40-44%below the price$95.13
Median-40%below the price$11.87-56%below the price$75.06
Geometric mean-40%below the price$11.77-73%below the price$46.01

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Matthews International: 3 of 3 models see the stock below the current price.

3M: 12 of 12 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Matthews International
Price $19.71
Fair Value $13.86
Bear $7.88Bull $18.70
3M
Price $170
Fair Value $71.86
Bear $43.30Bull $102

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Matthews International · Industrials

Quality score47 · below median
Fair value upside-30% · below median

3M · Industrials

Quality score62 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-58% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Matthews International as the less overvalued of the two: Matthews International trades at $19.71 versus a fair value of $13.86 (-30%), while 3M trades at $170 versus $71.86 (-58%).

3M has the higher quality score (62/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.