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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · 3M (MMM)

3M posts Q1 2025 adjusted EPS of $1.88, up 10%, as GAAP sales fall 1.0%

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

3M reported first-quarter 2025 results with GAAP sales of $6.0 billion, down 1.0% year-on-year, and GAAP EPS of $2.04, up 61%. Adjusted EPS rose 10% to $1.88, and the company updated its 2025 adjusted EPS guidance to $7.60 to $7.90 while giving a tariff sensitivity of $(0.20) to $(0.40) per share.

Key points

  • GAAP sales of $6.0 billion, down 1.0%; adjusted sales of $5.8 billion, up 0.8%, with adjusted organic growth of 1.5%
  • GAAP EPS of $2.04 versus $1.27 a year earlier; adjusted EPS of $1.88 versus $1.71
  • Operating cash flow was $(0.1) billion; adjusted free cash flow was $0.5 billion; 3M returned $1.7 billion to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases
  • 2025 adjusted EPS guidance of $7.60 to $7.90, plus additional tariff sensitivity of $(0.20) to $(0.40) per share

The filing

Company3M (MMM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECApr 22, 2025, 6:36 AM ET
Accession number0000066740-25-000036

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on April 22, 2025.

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