---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066740-26-000171"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MMM"
cik: "0000066740"
company_name: "3M CO"
filed_at: "2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T05:13:07.810615+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# 3M Q1 adjusted EPS $2.14 (+14% YoY); reiterates FY2026 guidance

## Summary
- GAAP EPS $1.23 (down 40% YoY); adjusted EPS $2.14 (up 14% YoY).
- Adjusted sales $6.0B, up 3.9% YoY; adjusted organic sales +1.2%.
- Adjusted operating margin 23.8%, up 30 bps YoY.
- Reiterated FY2026 guidance: adjusted EPS $8.50-$8.70, adjusted organic sales growth ~3%.
- Returned $2.4B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks in Q1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066740-26-000171
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MMM
- cik: 0000066740
- company_name: 3M CO
- filed_at: 2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674026000171/0000066740-26-000171-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674026000171/mmm-20260421.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066740-26-000171.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  3M CO reported full-year 2026 results: EPS $8.50 to $8.70. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: full-year 2026
  - EPS: $8.50 to $8.70
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: guidance update
  source text: Adjusted EPS 1 in the range of $8.50 to $8.70.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674026000171/0000066740-26-000171-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  3M CO reported first-quarter 2026 results: revenue $6.0 billion, EPS $1.23. Guidance reaffirmed.
  - Period: first-quarter 2026
  - Revenue: $6.0 billion
  - EPS: $1.23
  - Guidance: reaffirmed
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Q1 GAAP sales of $6.0 billion, up 1.3%; operating margin of 23.2%, up 230 bps; EPS of $1.23, down 40%, all YoY
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674026000171/0000066740-26-000171-index.htm

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