---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066740-25-000019"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MMM"
cik: "0000066740"
company_name: "3M CO"
filed_at: "2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T04:03:16.357006+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# 3M sets medium-term targets: ~25% op margin by 2027, $10B+ shareholder returns

## Summary
- Medium-term outlook: organic sales growth to outperform macro; operating margin ~25% by 2027.
- High-single digit adjusted EPS growth annually; free cash flow conversion >100%.
- Capital deployment framework to return at least $10 billion to shareholders over outlook period.
- CEO William Brown cites new performance-based culture and 3M eXcellence operating system.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066740-25-000019
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MMM
- cik: 0000066740
- company_name: 3M CO
- filed_at: 2025-02-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674025000019/0000066740-25-000019-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674025000019/mmm-20250226.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066740-25-000019
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066740-25-000019.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066740-25-000019.txt

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