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3M Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2025 Results Initiates Full-Year 2026 Financial Guidance
Q4 GAAP sales of $6.1 billion, up 2.1% operating margin of 13.0%, down 510 bps EPS of $1.07, down 20%, all YoY
Adjusted sales of $6.0 billion with organic growth of 2.2% YoY
Adjusted operating margin of 21.1%, up 140 bps YoY
Adjusted EPS of $1.83, up 9% YoY
Q4 operating cash flow of $1.6 billion with adjusted free cash flow of $1.3 billion
Full-year GAAP sales of $24.9 billion, up 1.5% operating margin of 18.6%, down 100 bps EPS of $6.00, down 17%, all YoY
Adjusted sales of $24.3 billion with organic growth of 2.1% YoY
Adjusted operating margin of 23.4%, up 200 bps YoY
Adjusted EPS of $8.06, up 10% YoY
Full-year operating cash flow of $2.3 billion with adjusted free cash flow of $4.4 billion
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Jan. 20, 2026 3M (NYSE MMM) today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results.
"2025 was an important year for 3M as we build a strong foundation that is reshaping our operating model and driving sustainable value creation," said William Brown, 3M Chairman and CEO. "I want to thank the team for their dedication to eXcellence, which helped us finish 2025 with growth above macro, strong margin expansion, double-digit earnings growth, and solid cash conversion. Our accelerated pace of innovation and commercial execution positions us to outperform the macro environment again in 2026. Our continued operating rigor supports further margin expansion and earnings growth, putting us on a clear path to meet or exceed the 2027 financial commitments we outlined at our Investor Day last year."
Fourth-quarter highlights
| Q4 2025 | Q4 2024 | |||||||||
| GAAP EPS from continuing operations (GAAP EPS) | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.33 | ||||||
| Special items | ||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | 0.56 | (0.07) | ||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in value of Solventum ownership | (0.30) | 0.24 | ||||||||
| Pension risk transfer charge | - | 0.02 | ||||||||
| Manufactured PFAS products | 0.39 | 0.16 | ||||||||
| Transformation costs | 0.11 | - | ||||||||
| Adjusted EPS from continuing operations (adjusted EPS) | $ | 1.83 | $ | 1.68 | ||||||
| Memo | ||||||||||
| GAAP operating income margin | 13.0 | % | 18.1 | % | ||||||
| Adjusted operating income margin | 21.1 | % | 19.7 | % |
GAAP EPS of $1.07 and operating margin of 13.0%.
Adjusted EPS of $1.83, up 9% year-on-year.
Adjusted operating income margin of 21.1%, an increase of 140 basis points year-on-year.
| GAAP | Adjusted (non-GAAP) | |||||
| Net sales (billions) | $6.1 | $6.0 | ||||
| Sales change | ||||||
| Total sales | 2.1% | 3.7% | ||||
| Components of sales change | ||||||
| Organic sales | 0.6 | 2.2 | ||||
| Acquisitions divestitures | (0.1) | (0.1) | ||||
| Translation | 1.6 | 1.6 | ||||
| Adjusted sales excludes manufactured PFAS products. |
Sales of $6.1 billion, up 2.1% year-on-year with organic sales up 0.6% year-on-year.
Adjusted sales of $6.0 billion, up 3.7% year-on-year with adjusted organic sales up 2.2% year-on-year.
3M returned $0.9 billion to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases.
Cash from operations of $1.6 billion.
Adjusted free cash flow of $1.3 billion.
Full-Year highlights
| Full-Year 2025 | Full-Year 2024 | |||||||||||
| GAAP EPS | $ | 6.00 | $ | 7.26 | ||||||||
| Special items | ||||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | 1.95 | 1.32 | ||||||||||
| (Increase) decrease in value of Solventum ownership | (0.78) | (2.83) | ||||||||||
| Pension risk transfer charge | - | 1.11 | ||||||||||
| Manufactured PFAS products | 0.47 | 0.20 | ||||||||||
| Loss on business divestitures | 0.29 | - | ||||||||||
| Divestiture costs | - | 0.24 | ||||||||||
| Transformation costs | 0.13 | - | ||||||||||
| Adjusted EPS | $ | 8.06 | $ | 7.30 | ||||||||
| Memo | ||||||||||||
| GAAP operating income margin | 18.6 | % | 19.6 | % | ||||||||
| Adjusted operating income margin | 23.4 | % | 21.4 | % |
GAAP EPS of $6.00 and operating margin of 18.6%.
Adjusted EPS of $8.06, up 10% year-on-year.
Adjusted operating income margin of 23.4%, an increase of 200 basis points year-on-year.
| GAAP | Adjusted (Non-GAAP) | |||||||
| Net sales (billions) | $24.9 | $24.3 | ||||||
| Sales change | ||||||||
| Total sales | 1.5% | 2.7% | ||||||
| Components of sales change | ||||||||
| Organic sales | 0.9 | 2.1 | ||||||
| Acquisitions divestitures | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Translation | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||||||
| Adjusted sales excludes manufactured PFAS products. |
Sales of $24.9 billion, up 1.5% year-on-year with organic sales up 0.9% year-on-year.
Adjusted sales of $24.3 billion, up 2.7% year-on-year with adjusted organic sales up 2.1% year-on-year.
3M returned $4.8 billion to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases.
Cash from operations of $2.3 billion.
Adjusted free cash flow of $4.4 billion.
This document includes reference to certain non-GAAP measures. See the "Supplemental Financial Information Non-GAAP Measures" section for applicable information.
Full-year 2026 guidance
3M provided the following full-year 2026 expectations.
Adjusted total sales growth1 of 4 percent, reflecting adjusted organic sales growth1 of 3 percent.
Adjusted operating income margin expansion1 of 70 bps to 80 bps.
Adjusted EPS1 in the range of $8.50 to $8.70.
Adjusted operating cash flow1 of $5.6 to $5.8 billion, contributing to 100 percent adjusted free cash flow conversion1.
1As further discussed at 4 within the Supplemental Financial Information Non-GAAP Measures sections, 3M cannot, without unreasonable effort, forecast certain items required to develop meaningful comparable GAAP financial measures and, therefore, does not provide them on a forward-looking basis reflecting these items.
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3M Company and Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
(Millions, except per-share amounts)
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 6,133 | $ | 6,010 | $ | 24,948 | $ | 24,575 | ||||||||
| Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of sales | 4,075 | 3,744 | 14,991 | 14,447 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 965 | 899 | 3,997 | 4,221 | ||||||||||||
| Research, development and related expenses | 299 | 282 | 1,169 | 1,085 | ||||||||||||
| (Gain) loss on business divestitures | (2) | - | 162 | - | ||||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 5,337 | 4,925 | 20,319 | 19,753 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income | 796 | 1,085 | 4,629 | 4,822 | ||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 38 | 326 | 416 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 758 | 759 | 4,213 | 4,819 | ||||||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 185 | 33 | 1,003 | 804 | ||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations of consolidated group | 573 | 726 | 3,210 | 4,015 | ||||||||||||
| Income from unconsolidated subsidiaries, net of taxes | 1 | 2 | 52 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Net income from continuing operations including noncontrolling interest | 574 | 728 | 3,262 | 4,024 | ||||||||||||
| Less net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest | (3) | - | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Net income from continuing operations attributable to 3M | 577 | 728 | 3,250 | 4,009 | ||||||||||||
| Net income from discontinued operations, net of taxes | - | - | - | 164 | ||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to 3M | $ | 577 | $ | 728 | $ | 3,250 | $ | 4,173 | ||||||||
| Earnings per share attributable to 3M common shareholders | ||||||||||||||||
| Weighted average 3M common shares outstanding - basic | 534.3 | 543.6 | 537.4 | 550.8 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings per share from continuing operations - basic | $ | 1.08 | $ | 1.34 | $ | 6.05 | $ | 7.28 | ||||||||
| Earnings per share from discontinued operations - basic | - | - | - | 0.30 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings per share - basic | $ | 1.08 | $ | 1.34 | $ | 6.05 | $ | 7.58 | ||||||||
| Weighted average 3M common shares outstanding - diluted | 539.0 | 546.3 | 541.3 | 552.4 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings per share from continuing operations - diluted | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.33 | $ | 6.00 | $ | 7.26 | ||||||||
| Earnings per share from discontinued operations - diluted | - | - | - | 0.29 | ||||||||||||
| Earnings per share - diluted | $ | 1.07 | $ | 1.33 | $ | 6.00 | $ | 7.55 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Dollars in millions)
| December 31, 2025 | December 31, 2024 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,235 | $ | 5,600 | ||||
| Marketable securities | 698 | 2,128 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable - net | 3,533 | 3,194 | ||||||
| Inventories | 3,661 | 3,698 | ||||||
| Prepaids | 391 | 493 | ||||||
| Assets held for sale | 46 | - | ||||||
| Other current assets | 2,823 | 771 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 16,387 | 15,884 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment - net | 7,101 | 7,388 | ||||||
| Operating lease right of use assets | 516 | 565 | ||||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets - net | 7,522 | 7,491 | ||||||
| Other assets | 6,207 | 8,540 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 37,733 | $ | 39,868 | ||||
| Liabilities and equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt | $ | 1,670 | $ | 1,919 | ||||
| Accounts payable | 2,702 | 2,660 | ||||||
| Accrued payroll | 718 | 712 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 167 | 163 | ||||||
| Liabilities held for sale | 55 | - | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 4,283 | 5,802 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 9,595 | 11,256 | ||||||
| Long-term debt | 10,932 | 11,125 | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 12,459 | 13,593 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 32,986 | 35,974 | ||||||
| Total equity | 4,747 | 3,894 | ||||||
| Shares outstanding | ||||||||
| December 31, 2025 530,279,131 | ||||||||
| December 31, 2024 539,470,303 | ||||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 37,733 | $ | 39,868 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in millions)
| Year ended December 31, | ||||||||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | 2,306 | $ | 1,819 | ||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (910) | (1,181) | ||||||
| Purchases and proceeds from sale or maturities of marketable securities and investments - net | 2,163 | (2,079) | ||||||
| Other investing activities | 97 | 54 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 1,350 | (3,206) | ||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Change in debt - net | (716) | 5,506 | ||||||
| Purchases of treasury stock and dividends paid to shareholders | (4,813) | (3,783) | ||||||
| Proceeds from issuances of treasury stock pursuant to stock option and benefit plans | 1,562 | 92 | ||||||
| Cash transferred to Solventum related to separation, net | - | (621) | ||||||
| Other financing activities | (49) | (96) | ||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (4,016) | 1,098 | ||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | 41 | (44) | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including cash classified within assets held for sale | (319) | (333) | ||||||
| Less net increase (decrease) in cash classified within assets held for sale | 46 | - | ||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (365) | (333) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 5,600 | 5,933 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 5,235 | $ | 5,600 |
The Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows include the results of continuing and discontinued operations and, therefore, also include cash and cash equivalents associated with Solventum through its April 2024 separation from 3M that were presented in current assets of discontinued operations in the 3M Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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SALES CHANGE ANALYSIS2
| Three months ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| By reportable business segment | Organic sales | Divestitures | Translation | Total sales change | ||||||||||
| Safety and Industrial | 3.8 | % | - | % | 2.2 | % | 6.0 | % | ||||||
| Transportation and Electronics | (2.5) | (0.2) | 1.0 | (1.7) | ||||||||||
| Consumer | (2.2) | - | 1.0 | (1.2) | ||||||||||
| Total reportable business segments | 0.4 | (0.1) | 1.6 | 1.9 | ||||||||||
| Total Company | 0.6 | (0.1) | 1.6 | 2.1 | ||||||||||
| By geographic area | ||||||||||||||
| Americas | 0.1 | % | (0.1) | % | 0.5 | % | 0.5 | % | ||||||
| China | (1.9) | - | 1.1 | (0.8) | ||||||||||
| Other Asia | 5.0 | - | (1.2) | 3.8 | ||||||||||
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | (0.6) | - | 7.8 | 7.2 | ||||||||||
| Year ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| By reportable business segment | Organic sales | Divestitures | Translation | Total sales change | ||||||||||
| Safety and Industrial | 3.2 | % | - | % | 0.7 | % | 3.9 | % | ||||||
| Transportation and Electronics | (1.5) | (0.1) | 0.3 | (1.3) | ||||||||||
| Consumer | (0.3) | - | 0.1 | (0.2) | ||||||||||
| Total reportable business segments | 0.9 | - | 0.4 | 1.3 | ||||||||||
| Total Company | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.5 | ||||||||||
| By geographic area | ||||||||||||||
| Americas | 1.3 | % | 0.3 | % | (0.3) | % | 1.3 | % | ||||||
| China | 4.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.5 | ||||||||||
| Other Asia | (0.1) | - | (0.6) | (0.7) | ||||||||||
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | (1.7) | 0.2 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
2Total sales change is calculated based on reported sales results. The components of sales change include organic local-currency sales, acquisitions, divestitures, and translation. Organic local-currency sales include both organic volume impacts (which excludes acquisition and divestiture impacts) and selling price changes. Acquisition and divestiture impacts are measured separately for the first 12 months post-transaction and, beginning April 2024, include the impact of commercial agreements associated with the separation of Solventum.
3M Company and Subsidiaries
3M discloses business segment operating income as its measure of segment profit, reconciled to both total 3M operating income and income before taxes. Business segment operating income excludes certain expenses and income that are not allocated to business segments (as described below in "Corporate and Other").
| Three months ended December 31, | Year ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||
| Net sales (millions) | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | ||||||||||||
| Abrasives | $ | 341 | $ | 320 | $ | 1,340 | $ | 1,295 | ||||||||
| Automotive Aftermarket | 304 | 312 | 1,178 | 1,235 | ||||||||||||
| Electrical Markets | 347 | 322 | 1,394 | 1,274 | ||||||||||||
| Industrial Adhesives and Tapes | 568 | 513 | 2,266 | 2,104 | ||||||||||||
| Industrial Specialties Division | 293 | 288 | 1,172 | 1,161 | ||||||||||||
| Personal Safety | 917 | 829 | 3,544 | 3,371 | ||||||||||||
| Roofing Granules | 95 | 119 | 490 | 521 | ||||||||||||
| Total Safety and Industrial business segment | 2,865 | 2,703 | 11,384 | 10,961 | ||||||||||||
| Advanced Materials | 187 | 218 | 858 | 969 | ||||||||||||
| Automotive and Aerospace | 468 | 456 | 1,901 | 1,912 | ||||||||||||
| Commercial Branding and Transportation | 606 | 587 | 2,602 | 2,528 | ||||||||||||
| Electronics | 700 | 733 | 2,911 | 2,971 | ||||||||||||
| Total Transportation and Electronics business segment | 1,961 | 1,994 | 8,272 | 8,380 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer Safety and Well-Being | 260 | 249 | 1,108 | 1,080 | ||||||||||||
| Home and Auto Care | 291 | 293 | 1,200 | 1,191 | ||||||||||||
| Home Improvement | 369 | 371 | 1,486 | 1,486 | ||||||||||||
| Packaging and Expression | 294 | 316 | 1,126 | 1,174 | ||||||||||||
| Total Consumer business segment | 1,214 | 1,229 | 4,920 | 4,931 | ||||||||||||
| Total reportable business segments | 6,040 | 5,926 | 24,576 | 24,272 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate and Other | 93 | 84 | 372 | 303 | ||||||||||||
| Total company | $ | 6,133 | $ | 6,010 | $ | 24,948 | $ | 24,575 |
| Operating income (millions) | ||||||||||||||||
| Safety and Industrial | $ | 665 | $ | 572 | $ | 2,836 | $ | 2,491 | ||||||||
| Transportation and Electronics | 140 | 233 | 1,436 | 1,578 | ||||||||||||
| Consumer | 218 | 234 | 996 | 932 | ||||||||||||
| Total reportable business segments | 1,023 | 1,039 | 5,268 | 5,001 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate and Other | ||||||||||||||||
| Corporate-level (expense) income | (14) | (5) | 75 | (114) | ||||||||||||
| Corporate special items | ||||||||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | (160) | 51 | (483) | (45) | ||||||||||||
| Divestiture costs | - | - | - | (20) | ||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on business divestitures | 2 | - | (162) | - | ||||||||||||
| Transformation costs | (55) | - | (69) | - | ||||||||||||
| Total Corporate and Other | (227) | 46 | (639) | (179) | ||||||||||||
| Total company operating income | 796 | 1,085 | 4,629 | 4,822 | ||||||||||||
| Other expense (income), net | 38 | 326 | 416 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Income from continuing operations before income taxes | $ | 758 | $ | 759 | $ | 4,213 | $ | 4,819 |
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BUSINESS SEGMENTS - (CONTINUED)
Outside of 3M's reportable segments, 3M has Corporate and Other which is not a reportable business segment as it does not meet the segment reporting criteria. Because Corporate and Other includes a variety of miscellaneous items, it is subject to fluctuation on a quarterly and annual basis.
Corporate and Other operating income (loss) includes
Corporate-level (expense) income includes
certain enterprise and governance activities resulting in unallocated corporate costs and other activity or costs that 3M may choose not to allocate directly to its business segments,
commercial activity with Solventum following its April 1, 2024 Separation and certain operations of the former Health Care business segment retained by 3M,
transition arrangement agreements (e.g., fees charged by 3M, net of underlying costs) related to divested businesses, including those related to the Solventum Separation,
operations of businesses of the former Health Care segment divested prior to the Separation and therefore not reflected as discontinued operations within 3M's financial statements, along with limited-duration supply agreements with previous divestitures, and
costs previously allocated to Solventum prior to the Separation that were not eligible to be part of discontinued operations.
Corporate special items include, for the periods presented
net costs for significant litigation impacting operating income (loss) associated with PFAS-related other environmental and Combat Arms Earplugs matters,
gain (loss) on business divestitures,
divestiture costs (related to separating and divesting substantially an entire business segment of 3M following public announcement of its intended divestiture) that were not eligible to be part of discontinued operations, and
transformation program restructuring and related charges.
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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, 3M also provides certain non-GAAP measures. These measures are not in accordance with, nor are they a substitute for GAAP measures, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
Certain measures adjust for the impacts of special items. Special items for the periods presented include the items described in the section entitled "Description of special items". Because 3M provides certain information with respect to business segments, it is noteworthy that special items impacting operating income (loss) are reflected in Corporate and Other, except as described with respect to net costs for significant litigation and manufactured PFAS products items in the "Description of special items" section. The reconciliations below, therefore, also include impacted segments as applicable.
This document contains measures for which 3M provides the reported GAAP measure and a non-GAAP measure adjusted for special items. The document also contains additional measures which are not defined under U.S. GAAP. These measures and reasons 3M believes they are useful to investors (and, as applicable, used by 3M) include
| GAAP amounts for which a measure adjusted for special items is also provided | Reasons 3M believes the measure is useful | |
| Net sales (and sales change) | Considered, in addition to segment operating performance, in evaluating and managing operations useful in understanding underlying business performance, provides additional transparency to special items | |
| Operating income (loss), total reportable segment operating income, segment operating income (loss) and operating income (loss) margin (and expansion) | ||
| Income from continuing operations before taxes | ||
| Provision for income taxes and effective tax rate | ||
| Net income from continuing operations | ||
| EPS from continuing operations |
| Additional non-GAAP measures | ||
| Adjusted net cash provided by (used in) operating activities adjusted purchases of property, plant and equipment (also referred to as adjusted capital expenditures) adjusted free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow conversion | Used as indicators of strength and ability to generate cash and as indicator of capital deployment meaningful as measures of performance |
The following provides additional information and applicable GAAP amounts reconciled to non-GAAP measures.
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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
NON-GAAP MEASURES - (CONTINUED)
Certain amounts adjusted for special items (non-GAAP measures)
| Three months ended December 31, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts from continuing operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) | Net sales | Operating income | Operating income margin | Income before taxes | Provision for income taxes | Effective tax rate | Net income attributable to 3M | EPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Safety and Industrial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP amounts | $ | 572 | 21.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments for special items | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted amounts (non-GAAP measures) 3 | $ | 568 | 21.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation and Electronics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP amounts | $ | 1,994 | $ | 233 | 11.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments for special items | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufactured PFAS products | (202) | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted amounts (non-GAAP measures) 3 | $ | 1,792 | $ | 347 | 19.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total reportable business segments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP amounts | $ | 5,926 | $ | 1,039 | 17.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments for special items | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | - | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufactured PFAS products | (202) | 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted amounts (non-GAAP measures) 3 | $ | 5,724 | $ | 1,149 | 20.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP amounts | $ | 6,010 | $ | 1,085 | 18.1 | % | $ | 759 | $ | 33 | 4.2 | % | $ | 728 | $ | 1.33 | ||||||||||||||
| Adjustments for special items | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | - | (55) | 101 | 137 | (36) | (0.07) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufactured PFAS products | (202) | 114 | 114 | 27 | 87 | 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pension risk transfer charge | - | - | 13 | 3 | 10 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solventum ownership - change in value | - | - | 130 | - | 130 | 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total special items | (202) | 59 | 358 | 167 | 191 | 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted amounts (non-GAAP measures) 3 | $ | 5,808 | $ | 1,144 | 19.7 | % | $ | 1,117 | $ | 200 | 17.9 | % | $ | 919 | $ | 1.68 |
| Three months ended December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amounts from continuing operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) | Net sales | Sales change | Operating income | Operating income margin | Operating income margin expansion | Income before taxes | Provision for income taxes | Effective tax rate | Net income attributable to 3M | EPS | EPS percent change | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Safety and Industrial | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP amounts | $ | 665 | 23.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments for special items | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted amounts (non-GAAP measures) 3 | $ | 690 | 24.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transportation and Electronics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP amounts | $ | 1,961 | (1.7) | % | $ | 140 | 7.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments for special items | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufactured PFAS products | (110) | 235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted amounts (non-GAAP measures) 3 | $ | 1,851 | 3.3 | % | $ | 375 | 20.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total reportable business segments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP amounts | $ | 6,040 | 1.9 | % | $ | 1,023 | 16.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments for special items | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | - | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufactured PFAS products | (110) | 235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted amounts (non-GAAP measures) 3 | $ | 5,930 | 3.6 | % | $ | 1,283 | 21.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP amounts | $ | 6,133 | 2.1 | % | $ | 796 | 13.0 | % | (510) bps | $ | 758 | $ | 185 | 24.5 | % | $ | 577 | $ | 1.07 | (20) | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments for special items | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net costs for significant litigation | - | 185 | 310 | 10 | 300 | 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss on business divestitures | - | (2) | (2) | - | (2) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufactured PFAS products | (110) | 235 | 235 | 22 | 213 | 0.39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solventum ownership - change in value | - | - | (160) | - | (160) | (0.30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transformation costs | - | 55 | 55 | (4) | 59 | 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total special items | (110) | 473 | 438 | 28 | 410 | 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjusted amounts (non-GAAP measures) 3 | $ | 6,023 | 3.7 | % | $ | 1,269 | 21.1 | % | 140 bps | $ | 1,196 | $ | 213 | 17.7 | % | $ | 987 | $ | 1.83 | 9 | % |
3These items represent amounts adjusted for special items. See lead-in to non-GAAP measures discussion.
3M Company and Subsidiaries