3M Third-Quarter Adjusted Earnings Per Share of $2.50 Beats Expectations; Full-Year Adjusted Sales Growth Guidance at 4.5%

3M reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.50, above the market expectation of $2.38; adjusted sales were $6.6 billion, slightly below the market expectation of $6.61 billion. Third-quarter adjusted organic sales grew 3.3%. The company expects full-year 2026 adjusted earnings per share between $9.10 and $9.15, adjusted operating cash flow of $5.9 billion, adjusted total sales growth of 4.5%, and adjusted organic sales growth of 3.5%.