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

3M Q4 GAAP EPS fell 20% to $1.07; adjusted EPS rose 9% to $1.83

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

3M reported fourth-quarter 2025 GAAP sales of $6.1 billion, up 2.1%, and GAAP EPS of $1.07, down 20%, with the filing listing litigation costs of $0.56 per share among the special items. Adjusted EPS rose 9% to $1.83, and the company initiated full-year 2026 guidance calling for adjusted EPS of $8.50 to $8.70, so shareholders see a split picture between reported and adjusted results.

Key points

  • Q4 2025 GAAP sales of $6.1 billion, up 2.1%; adjusted sales of $6.0 billion, up 3.7%
  • Full-year 2025 GAAP EPS of $6.00, down 17%; adjusted EPS of $8.06, up 10%
  • 2026 guidance: adjusted EPS of $8.50 to $8.70 and adjusted total sales growth of about 4%
  • Full-year 2025 adjusted free cash flow of $4.4 billion; 3M returned $4.8 billion to shareholders via dividends and buybacks

The filing

Company3M (MMM)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECJan 20, 2026, 6:34 AM ET
Accession number0000066740-26-000003

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:21 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits 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 January 20, 2026.

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