secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     3M CO (MMM)
CIK:        0000066740
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000066740-25-000086
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

3M Q3 adjusted EPS $2.19 beats; raises full-year EPS guidance to $7.95-$8.05
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- GAAP sales $6.5B (+3.5% YoY); adjusted sales $6.3B with organic growth 3.2%.
- Adjusted EPS $2.19 vs $1.98 YoY (+10%); GAAP EPS $1.55 vs $2.48 YoY (-38%).
- Adjusted operating margin 24.7%, up 170 bps YoY; cash from ops $1.8B.
- Full-year adjusted EPS guidance raised from $7.75-$8.00 to $7.95-$8.05.
- Returned $0.9B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks in Q3.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674025000086/0000066740-25-000086-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674025000086/mmm-20251021.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066740-25-000086

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