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3M Reports 12% EPS Jump in Fiscal Q2

3M (MMM -4.46%) stock declined by 5.2% as of 2 p.m. ET today following the company's second-quarter earnings report.

3M Company (NYSE:MMM ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call July 18, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Anurag Maheshwari - CFO & Executive VP Chinmay Trivedi - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis William M. Brown - CEO & Chairman Conference Call Participants Amit Singh Mehrotra - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Andrew Alec Kaplowitz - Citigroup In...

One of several big names fresh out of the earnings confessional this morning is 3M Co (NYSE:MMM), which posted an adjusted second-quarter beat of $2.16 per share on revenue of $6.34 billion.

One of several big names fresh out of the earnings confessional this morning is 3M Co (NYSE:MMM), which posted an adjusted second-quarter beat of $2.16 per share on revenue of $6.34 billion.

I am downgrading 3M from 'Buy' to 'Hold' due to ongoing PFAS litigation risks, tariffs, and potential recession impacts limiting upside. While Q2 results beat expectations and guidance was raised, free cash flow remains weak and settlement costs are unpredictable. Management is optimistic, focusing on product launches and margin improvement, but recent financials still show a struggling company.

3M (MMM) has raised its full-year profit forecast, even after accounting for the impact of tariffs.

3M Co (NYSE:MMM) raised its full-year earnings forecast after posting stronger-than-expected second-quarter results, driven by margin expansion and modest organic sales growth. The diversified industrial giant reported adjusted earnings of $2.16 per share for the quarter ended June 30, beating analysts' average estimate of $2.01, according to LSEG data.