secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     3M CO (MMM)
CIK:        0000066740
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000066740-26-000171
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674026000171/0000066740-26-000171-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674026000171/mmm-20260421.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000066740-26-000171

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