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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000066740-26-000308"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "MMM"
cik: "0000066740"
company_name: "3M CO"
filed_at: "2026-10-20T10:35:38+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-20T10:40:05.917031+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# 3M Q3 2026: adjusted EPS $2.50 up 12% YoY, GAAP EPS $2.63; FY26 EPS guidance raised to $9.10-$9.15

## Summary
- GAAP sales $6.6B, up 1.0% YoY; adjusted sales up 4.2% with organic growth of 3.3%; adjusted operating margin 26.2%, up 110 bps.
- Adjusted EPS $2.50 (+12% YoY) from $2.23; GAAP EPS $2.63 vs $1.55, helped by a $0.60 gain on Solventum ownership value and $0.19 litigation/PFAS costs.
- FY26 guidance raised to adjusted EPS of $9.10-$9.15, adjusted sales growth >4.5% and organic >3.5%, adjusted free cash flow of ~$4.8B.
- Q3 operating cash flow $0.5B; adjusted free cash flow $1.2B; returned $0.6B to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.
- Amazon pact: 3M issued a warrant for up to 3.2M shares tied to $6B of cumulative data-center/optical connectivity sales over seven years; also buying ~4.7% of GSEO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000066740-26-000308
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: MMM
- cik: 0000066740
- company_name: 3M CO
- filed_at: 2026-10-20T10:35:38+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674026000308/0000066740-26-000308-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/66740/000006674026000308/mmm-20261020.htm

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