3M Company Overview
Industry: Conglomerates
Sector: Industrials
3M Company provides diversified technology services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Safety and Industrial; Transportation and Electronics; Health Care; and Consumer. The Safety and Industrial segment offers industrial abrasives and finishing for metalworking applications; autobody repair solutions; closure systems for personal hygiene products, masking, and packaging materials; electrical products and materials for construction and maintenance, power distribution, and electrical original equipment manufacturers; structural adhesives and tapes; respiratory, hearing, eye, and fall protection solutions; and natural and color-coated mineral granules for shingles. The Transportation and Electronics segment provides ceramic solutions; attachment tapes, films, sound, and temperature management for transportation vehicles; premium large format graphic films for advertising and fleet signage; light management films and electronics assembly solutions; packaging and interconnection solutions; and reflective signage for highway, and vehicle safety. The Healthcare segment offers health care procedure coding and reimbursement software; skin, wound care, and infection prevention products and solutions; dentistry and orthodontia solutions; and filtration and purification systems. The Consumer segment provides consumer bandages, braces, supports, and consumer respirators; cleaning products for the home; retail abrasives, paint accessories, car care DIY products, picture hanging, and consumer air quality solutions; and stationery products. It offers its products through e-commerce and traditional wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, distributors, and dealers. 3M Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. 3M Company provides diversified technology services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Safety and Industrial; Transportation and Electronics; Health Care; and Consumer. The Safety and Industrial segment offers industrial abrasives and finishing for Read MoreMavefund brings filings, fundamentals, valuation, price history and news for 3M Company into one research view. The sections below show what strengthens or weakens the research case.
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Quarterly result summary
Net sales was $6.1M (+2% YoY); EPS was $1.83 (+9% YoY).
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- Net sales +2% YoY to $6.1M; EPS +9% YoY to $1.83.
- Capital return update: free cash flow $1.3B.
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3M Raised Guidance and Pointed to AI Partnerships After Beating Estimates. What This Means for MMM Stock.
Headline from Yahoo Finance: 3M Raised Guidance and Pointed to AI Partnerships After Beating Estimates. What This Means for MMM Stock.
3M CEO talks Microsoft data centers partnership
Headline from CNBC: 3M CEO talks Microsoft data centers partnership.
3M CEO Bill Brown goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer
Headline from CNBC: 3M CEO Bill Brown goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer.
3M Co (MMM) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Growth and Raised Guidance
Headline from Yahoo Finance: 3M Co (MMM) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Growth and Raised Guidance.
3M (MMM) Stock Soars After Q2 Earnings Beat and Upgraded Guidance: What to Know
Headline from Barron's: 3M (MMM) Stock Soars After Q2 Earnings Beat and Upgraded Guidance: What to Know.
3M Company Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary
Headline from Yahoo Finance: 3M Company Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary.
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