secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     3M CO (MMM)
CIK:        0000066740
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000066740-25-000036
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

3M Q1 GAAP EPS $2.04 (+61% YoY), adjusted EPS $1.88 (+10%); FY adj EPS guidance $7.60-$7.90 with tariff sensitivity
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- GAAP sales $6.0B (-1.0% YoY); adjusted sales $5.8B (+0.8% YoY); adjusted organic sales +1.5%.
- GAAP operating margin 20.9% (+180 bps YoY); adjusted operating margin 23.5% (+220 bps YoY).
- Operating cash flow $(0.1)B; adjusted free cash flow $0.5B; returned $1.7B via dividends and buybacks.
- FY 2025 adj EPS guidance $7.60-$7.90; additional tariff sensitivity $(0.20)-$(0.40) per share.
- Special items: net litigation costs $0.41, decrease in Solventum ownership value $(0.63), PFAS $0.06.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674025000036/0000066740-25-000036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674025000036/mmm-20250422.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066740-25-000036

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