Basis: Latest stored market observation. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
Is the operating cash flow yield high or low?
The operating cash flow yield of 5.51% is 34% below its 5-year average of 8.30%, near the low end of its 5-year range (1.12%–16.31%).
As of Friday, September 4, 2026. 78.87% above its 12-month average of 3.08%.
OPERATING CASH FLOW YIELD
5.51%
OPERATING CASH FLOW YIELD AVG TTM
3.08%
OPERATING CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 3Y
6.71%
OPERATING CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 5Y
8.30%
OPERATING CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 10Y
7.91%
OPERATING CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 15Y
8.13%
OPERATING CASH FLOW YIELD AVG 20Y
8.70%
CURRENT VS TTM AVG
+78.87%
CURRENT VS 3Y AVG
-17.84%
CURRENT VS 5Y AVG
-33.64%
CURRENT VS 10Y AVG
-30.31%
CURRENT VS 15Y AVG
-32.24%
CURRENT VS 20Y AVG
-36.68%
SECTOR MEDIAN · INDUSTRIALS
5.07%
median of 136 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+8.68%
vs the sector median at left
3M Company
Market Cap
$86.39B
Operating Cash Flow Yield
5.51%
TTM Avg
3.08%
3Y Avg
6.71%
5Y Avg
8.30%
Market Cap
$87.05B
Operating Cash Flow Yield
7.38%
TTM Avg
6.73%
3Y Avg
6.24%
5Y Avg
6.38%
Market Cap
$85.36B
Operating Cash Flow Yield
10.21%
TTM Avg
9.69%
3Y Avg
9.43%
5Y Avg
9.02%
Market Cap
$85.24B
Operating Cash Flow Yield
4.56%
TTM Avg
4.15%
3Y Avg
3.57%
5Y Avg
4.39%
Market Cap
$90.77B
Operating Cash Flow Yield
5.79%
TTM Avg
6.26%
3Y Avg
7.62%
5Y Avg
7.63%
Market Cap
$81.65B
Operating Cash Flow Yield
0.91%
TTM Avg
0.53%
3Y Avg
1.00%
5Y Avg
1.00%
Market Cap
$80.23B
Operating Cash Flow Yield
2.81%
TTM Avg
2.86%
3Y Avg
2.74%
5Y Avg
2.97%
Market Cap
$92.64B
Operating Cash Flow Yield
2.13%
TTM Avg
1.94%
3Y Avg
2.65%
5Y Avg
2.93%
Market Cap
$80.11B
Operating Cash Flow Yield
5.29%
TTM Avg
5.68%
3Y Avg
5.11%
5Y Avg
4.89%
| NAME | MARKET CAP | OPERATING CASH FLOW YIELD | TTM | 3Y | 5Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3M Company (MMM) | $86.39B | 5.51% | 3.08% | 6.71% | 8.30% |
| Waste Management, Inc. (WM)vs › | $87.05B | 7.38% | 6.73% | 6.24% | 6.38% |
| United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS)vs › | $85.36B | 10.21% | 9.69% | 9.43% | 9.02% |
| Emerson Electric Co. (EMR)vs › | $85.24B | 4.56% | 4.15% | 3.57% | 4.39% |
| CSX Corporation (CSX)vs › | $90.77B | 5.79% | 6.26% | 7.62% | 7.63% |
| Bloom Energy Corporation (BE)vs › | $81.65B | 0.91% | 0.53% | 1.00% | 1.00% |
| Cintas Corporation (CTAS)vs › | $80.23B | 2.81% | 2.86% | 2.74% | 2.97% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc. (HWM)vs › | $92.64B | 2.13% | 1.94% | 2.65% | 2.93% |
| Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. (CP)vs › | $80.11B | 5.29% | 5.68% | 5.11% | 4.89% |
| Cummins Inc. (CMI)vs › | $77.49B | 5.98% | 4.68% | 5.73% | 6.26% |
OCF Yield = TTM Operating Cash Flow / Market Cap
Operating cash flow yield is the inverse of P/OCF, expressing trailing operating cash flow as a percentage of price. It sits between earnings yield (before non-cash accrual effects) and FCF yield (before capital expenditure).
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| DATE | OPERATING CASH FLOW YIELD |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | 5.51% |
| 2026-09-03 | 5.52% |
| 2026-09-02 | 5.50% |
| 2026-09-01 | 5.46% |
| 2026-08-31 | 5.40% |
| 2026-08-28 | 5.32% |
| 2026-08-27 | 5.19% |
| 2026-08-26 | 5.16% |
| 2026-08-25 | 5.18% |
| 2026-08-24 | 5.19% |
| 2026-08-21 | 5.19% |
| 2026-08-20 | 5.21% |
| 2026-08-19 | 5.14% |
| 2026-08-18 | 5.13% |
| 2026-08-17 | 5.15% |
| 2026-08-14 | 5.08% |
| 2026-08-13 | 5.08% |
| 2026-08-12 | 5.05% |
| 2026-08-11 | 5.07% |
| 2026-08-10 | 5.10% |
| 2026-08-07 | 5.08% |
| 2026-08-06 | 5.14% |
| 2026-08-05 | 5.10% |
| 2026-08-04 | 5.12% |
| 2026-08-03 | 5.24% |
| 2026-07-31 | 5.27% |
| 2026-07-30 | 5.27% |
| 2026-07-29 | 5.22% |
| 2026-07-28 | 5.09% |
| 2026-07-27 | 5.21% |
| 2026-07-24 | 5.38% |
| 2026-07-23 | 5.48% |
| 2026-07-22 | 5.44% |
| 2026-07-21 | 5.44% |
| 2026-07-20 | 3.49% |
| 2026-07-17 | 3.47% |
| 2026-07-16 | 3.43% |
| 2026-07-15 | 3.46% |
| 2026-07-14 | 3.55% |
| 2026-07-13 | 3.52% |
| 2026-07-10 | 3.53% |
| 2026-07-09 | 3.58% |
| 2026-07-08 | 3.59% |
| 2026-07-07 | 3.51% |
| 2026-07-06 | 3.49% |
| 2026-07-02 | 3.46% |
| 2026-07-01 | 3.47% |
| 2026-06-30 | 3.43% |
| 2026-06-29 | 3.42% |
| 2026-06-26 | 3.39% |
| 2026-06-25 | 3.31% |
| 2026-06-24 | 3.35% |
| 2026-06-23 | 3.43% |
| 2026-06-22 | 3.40% |
| 2026-06-18 | 3.46% |
| 2026-06-17 | 3.49% |
| 2026-06-16 | 3.44% |
| 2026-06-15 | 3.51% |
| 2026-06-12 | 3.51% |
| 2026-06-11 | 3.52% |
| 2026-06-10 | 3.54% |
| 2026-06-09 | 3.55% |
| 2026-06-08 | 3.61% |
| 2026-06-05 | 3.61% |
| 2026-06-04 | 3.64% |
| 2026-06-03 | 3.66% |
| 2026-06-02 | 3.63% |
| 2026-06-01 | 3.68% |
| 2026-05-29 | 3.63% |
| 2026-05-28 | 3.63% |
| 2026-05-27 | 3.58% |
| 2026-05-26 | 3.61% |
| 2026-05-22 | 3.64% |
| 2026-05-21 | 3.66% |
| 2026-05-20 | 3.71% |
| 2026-05-19 | 3.72% |
| 2026-05-18 | 3.64% |
| 2026-05-15 | 3.80% |
| 2026-05-14 | 3.83% |
| 2026-05-13 | 3.78% |
| 2026-05-12 | 3.88% |
| 2026-05-11 | 3.87% |
| 2026-05-08 | 3.88% |
| 2026-05-07 | 3.86% |
| 2026-05-06 | 3.79% |
| 2026-05-05 | 3.89% |
| 2026-05-04 | 3.92% |
| 2026-05-01 | 3.90% |
| 2026-04-30 | 3.79% |
| 2026-04-29 | 3.86% |
| 2026-04-28 | 3.80% |
| 2026-04-27 | 3.81% |
| 2026-04-24 | 3.80% |
| 2026-04-23 | 3.83% |
| 2026-04-22 | 3.81% |
| 2026-04-21 | 3.74% |
| 2026-04-20 | 2.83% |
| 2026-04-17 | 2.77% |
| 2026-04-16 | 2.84% |
| 2026-04-15 | 2.83% |
| 2026-04-14 | 2.80% |
| 2026-04-13 | 2.80% |
| 2026-04-10 | 2.85% |
| 2026-04-09 | 2.84% |
| 2026-04-08 | 2.87% |
| 2026-04-07 | 2.96% |
| 2026-04-06 | 2.96% |
| 2026-04-02 | 2.96% |
| 2026-04-01 | 2.95% |
| 2026-03-31 | 2.95% |
| 2026-03-30 | 3.00% |
| 2026-03-27 | 2.99% |
| 2026-03-26 | 2.97% |
| 2026-03-25 | 2.89% |
| 2026-03-24 | 2.92% |
| 2026-03-23 | 2.92% |
| 2026-03-20 | 3.03% |
| 2026-03-19 | 3.00% |
| 2026-03-18 | 2.95% |
| 2026-03-17 | 2.87% |
| 2026-03-16 | 2.85% |
| 2026-03-13 | 2.83% |
| 2026-03-12 | 2.87% |
| 2026-03-11 | 2.76% |
| 2026-03-10 | 2.76% |
| 2026-03-09 | 2.82% |
| 2026-03-06 | 2.79% |
| 2026-03-05 | 2.74% |
| 2026-03-04 | 2.66% |
| 2026-03-03 | 2.70% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2.65% |
| 2026-02-27 | 2.59% |
| 2026-02-26 | 2.57% |
| 2026-02-25 | 2.58% |
| 2026-02-24 | 2.57% |
| 2026-02-23 | 2.57% |
| 2026-02-20 | 2.56% |
| 2026-02-19 | 2.59% |
| 2026-02-18 | 2.61% |
| 2026-02-17 | 2.55% |
| 2026-02-13 | 2.49% |
| 2026-02-12 | 2.45% |
| 2026-02-11 | 2.48% |
| 2026-02-10 | 2.47% |
| 2026-02-09 | 2.51% |
| 2026-02-06 | 2.48% |
| 2026-02-05 | 2.59% |
| 2026-02-04 | 2.61% |
| 2026-02-03 | 2.75% |
| 2026-02-02 | 3.06% |
| 2026-01-30 | 3.06% |
| 2026-01-29 | 3.00% |
| 2026-01-28 | 3.01% |
| 2026-01-27 | 2.97% |
| 2026-01-26 | 2.94% |
| 2026-01-23 | 2.88% |
| 2026-01-22 | 2.92% |
| 2026-01-21 | 3.01% |
| 2026-01-20 | 3.00% |
| 2026-01-16 | 2.79% |
| 2026-01-15 | 2.74% |
| 2026-01-14 | 2.76% |
| 2026-01-13 | 2.77% |
| 2026-01-12 | 2.79% |
| 2026-01-09 | 2.84% |
| 2026-01-08 | 2.84% |
| 2026-01-07 | 2.88% |
| 2026-01-06 | 2.82% |
| 2026-01-05 | 2.87% |
| 2026-01-02 | 2.90% |
| 2025-12-31 | 2.93% |
| 2025-12-30 | 2.91% |
| 2025-12-29 | 2.90% |
| 2025-12-26 | 2.89% |
| 2025-12-24 | 2.92% |
| 2025-12-23 | 2.93% |
| 2025-12-22 | 2.93% |
| 2025-12-19 | 2.89% |
| 2025-12-18 | 2.90% |
| 2025-12-17 | 2.89% |
| 2025-12-16 | 2.87% |
| 2025-12-15 | 2.83% |
| 2025-12-12 | 2.78% |
| 2025-12-11 | 2.78% |
| 2025-12-10 | 2.83% |
| 2025-12-09 | 2.84% |
| 2025-12-08 | 2.86% |
| 2025-12-05 | 2.80% |
| 2025-12-04 | 2.77% |
| 2025-12-03 | 2.71% |
| 2025-12-02 | 2.73% |
| 2025-12-01 | 2.75% |
| 2025-11-28 | 2.72% |
| 2025-11-26 | 2.74% |
| 2025-11-25 | 2.73% |
| 2025-11-24 | 2.76% |
| 2025-11-21 | 2.79% |
| 2025-11-20 | 2.85% |
| 2025-11-19 | 2.81% |
| 2025-11-18 | 2.83% |
| 2025-11-17 | 2.83% |
| 2025-11-14 | 2.80% |
| 2025-11-13 | 2.75% |
| 2025-11-12 | 2.74% |
| 2025-11-11 | 2.78% |
| 2025-11-10 | 2.80% |
| 2025-11-07 | 2.84% |
| 2025-11-06 | 2.86% |
| 2025-11-05 | 2.85% |
| 2025-11-04 | 2.92% |
| 2025-11-03 | 2.89% |
| 2025-10-31 | 2.82% |
| 2025-10-30 | 2.82% |
| 2025-10-29 | 2.85% |
| 2025-10-28 | 2.81% |
| 2025-10-27 | 2.78% |
| 2025-10-24 | 2.78% |
| 2025-10-23 | 2.73% |
| 2025-10-22 | 2.80% |
| 2025-10-21 | 2.81% |
| 2025-07-17 | 1.12% |
| 2025-07-16 | 1.13% |
| 2025-07-15 | 1.13% |
| 2025-07-14 | 1.12% |
| 2025-07-11 | 1.14% |
| 2025-07-10 | 1.13% |
| 2025-07-09 | 1.14% |
| 2025-07-08 | 1.16% |
| 2025-07-07 | 1.17% |
| 2025-07-03 | 1.16% |
| 2025-07-02 | 1.15% |
| 2025-07-01 | 1.16% |
| 2025-06-30 | 1.17% |
| 2025-06-27 | 1.17% |
| 2025-06-26 | 1.18% |
| 2025-06-25 | 1.20% |
| 2025-06-24 | 1.19% |
| 2025-06-23 | 1.20% |
| 2025-06-20 | 1.23% |
| 2025-06-18 | 1.25% |
| 2025-06-17 | 1.25% |
| 2025-06-16 | 1.22% |
| 2025-06-13 | 1.25% |
| 2025-06-12 | 1.23% |
| 2025-06-11 | 1.21% |
| 2025-06-10 | 1.22% |
| 2025-06-09 | 1.23% |
| 2025-06-06 | 1.22% |
| 2025-06-05 | 1.21% |
| 2025-06-04 | 1.21% |
| 2025-06-03 | 1.20% |
| 2025-06-02 | 1.21% |
| 2025-05-30 | 1.20% |
| 2025-05-29 | 1.19% |
| 2025-05-28 | 1.20% |
| 2025-05-27 | 1.19% |
| 2025-05-23 | 1.20% |
| 2025-05-22 | 1.19% |
| 2025-05-21 | 1.19% |
| 2025-05-20 | 1.15% |
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