3M CO

Disclosures relating to 3M’s business segments are provided in Note 19. 3M manages its continuing operations in three business segments. The reportable segments are Safety and Industrial; Transportation and Electronics; and Consumer.

Third quarter 2025 results: Sales in Safety and Industrial were up 5.4 percent in U.S. dollars.

•Sales increased in electrical markets, industrial adhesives and tapes, personal safety, abrasives and industrial specialties, and decreased in roofing granules and automotive aftermarket.

•Commercial excellence helped drive growth, partially offset by continued softness in automotive aftermarket and emerging weakness in roofing granules.

Business segment operating income margins increased YoY driven by benefits from growth, productivity, and lower restructuring costs. These benefits were partially offset by continued growth investments in the business, and cost dis-synergies from the ongoing exit of PFAS manufacturing.

Adjusting for special item net costs for significant litigation (non-GAAP measure) related to respirator mask/asbestos, business segment operating income margins increased YoY from 24.3 percent to 26.3 percent. Refer to the Certain amounts adjusted for special items - (non-GAAP measures) section below for additional details.

First nine months 2025 results: Sales in Safety and Industrial were up 3.2 percent in U.S. dollars.

•Sales increased in electrical markets, industrial adhesives and tapes, personal safety, abrasives and industrial specialties, and decreased in automotive aftermarket and roofing granules.

•Growth primarily came from demand in key underlying markets, partially offset by challenges in automotive aftermarket.

Business segment operating income margins increased year-on-year primarily driven by benefits from growth, productivity and lower restructuring costs. These benefits were partially offset by continued growth investments in the business and cost dis-synergies due to the 2024 spin of Solventum and ongoing exit of PFAS manufacturing.

Adjusting for special item costs for significant litigation (non-GAAP measure) related to respirator mask/asbestos, business segment operating income margins increased YoY from 23.7 percent to 25.9 percent. Refer to the Certain amounts adjusted for special items - (non-GAAP measures) section below for additional details.

Third quarter 2025 results: Sales in Transportation and Electronics were up 2.4 percent in U.S. dollars.

•Sales increased in commercial branding and transportation, electronics and automotive and aerospace, and decreased in advanced materials.

•The main drivers of growth were double digit growth in aerospace, continued momentum in the electronics business, and improvement in automotive after a down first half. Growth was negatively impacted by headwinds related to PFAS manufactured products.

Divestitures:

• Impact relates to the lost sales year-on-year from a divestiture discussed in Note 4.

Business segment operating income margins increased YoY driven by benefits from growth, productivity, and lower restructuring costs. These benefits were partially offset by continued growth investments in the business, and cost dis-synergies from the ongoing exit of PFAS manufacturing.

Adjusting for special item PFAS manufactured products (non-GAAP measure), sales of $1,992 million were up 4.2 percent YoY in U.S. dollars, or up 3.6 percent organically; while business segment operating income margins decreased YoY from 24.5 percent to 24.3 percent. Refer to the Certain amounts adjusted for special items - (non-GAAP measures) section below for additional details.

First nine months 2025 results: Sales in Transportation and Electronics were down 1.2 percent in U.S. dollars.

•Sales increased in commercial branding and transportation, and decreased in advanced materials, automotive and aerospace, and electronics.

•Growth was negatively impacted by headwinds related to PFAS manufactured products, the automotive OEM business, and commercial vehicles. This was partially offset by high single digit growth in aerospace and strength in commercial branding and transportation.

Divestitures:

• Impact relates to the lost sales year-on-year from a divestiture discussed in Note 4.

Business segment operating income margins decreased YoY due to challenging comparison against last year's strong share gains from spec-in wins and new product introductions in automotive and consumer electronics, continued growth investments in the business, and cost dis-synergies due to the 2024 spin of Solventum and ongoing exit of PFAS manufacturing, partially offset by benefits from growth, productivity and lower restructuring costs.

Adjusted for special item PFAS manufacturing products (non-GAAP measure), sales of $5,752 million were up 1.9 percent YoY in U.S. dollars, or up 1.9 percent organically; while business segment operating income margins decreased YoY from 24.4 percent to 23.5 percent. Refer to the Certain amounts adjusted for special items - (non-GAAP measures) section below for additional details.

Third quarter 2025 results: Sales in Consumer were up 0.9 percent in U.S. dollars.

•Sales increased in home and auto care and consumer safety and well-being, and decreased in packaging and expression and home improvement.

•Growth driven by strong demand for Filtrete™ filters, Scotch™ tape, and Meguiar's® products supported by new product launches, service improvements, and increased investment in advertising and merchandising; partially offset by soft consumer discretionary spending.

Business segment operating income margins increased YoY driven by benefits from growth and productivity partially offset by continued growth investments in the business, and cost dis-synergies from the ongoing exit of PFAS manufacturing.

First nine months 2025 results: Sales in Consumer were up 0.1 percent in U.S. dollars.

•Sales increased in consumer safety and well-being and home and auto care, grew slightly in home improvement, and decreased in packaging and expression.

•Growth driven by new product launches, service improvements, and increased advertising and merchandising investment; partially offset by soft consumer discretionary spending.

Business segment operating income margins increased YoY driven by benefits from growth, productivity, and lower restructuring costs partially offset by continued growth investments in the business and cost dis-synergies due to the 2024 spin of Solventum and ongoing exit of PFAS manufacturing.

Corporate and Other: Outside of 3M's reportable operating segments, 3M has Corporate and Other which is not a reportable business segment as it does not meet the segment reporting criteria. Because Corporate and Other includes a variety of miscellaneous items, it is subject to fluctuation on a quarterly and annual basis. Corporate and Other is further described in Note 19.

Refer to the Certain amounts adjusted for special items - (non-GAAP measures) section below and Note 19 for details on the components of corporate special items and their impact. Other corporate operating income, net, increased YoY in the third quarter and first nine months of 2025, primarily due to the extent of transition arrangement income from divested businesses (and associated costs) largely related to Solventum's April 2024 Separation as well as the extent of non-discontinued operations-eligible former Solventum-allocated costs included in Corporate and Other prior to the Separation.

Certain amounts adjusted for special items - (non-GAAP measures)

In addition to reporting financial results in accordance with U.S. GAAP, 3M also provides certain non-GAAP measures. These measures are not in accordance with, nor are they a substitute for GAAP measures, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Certain measures adjust for the impacts of special items. Special items for the periods presented include the items described in the section entitled “Description of special items”. Because 3M provides certain information with respect to business segments, it is noteworthy that special items impacting operating income (loss) are reflected in Corporate and Other, except as described with respect to net costs for significant litigation and manufactured PFAS products items in the “Description of special items” section. The reconciliations below, therefore, also include impacted segments as applicable.

This document contains measures for which 3M provides the reported GAAP measure and a non-GAAP measure adjusted for special items. The document also contains additional measures which are not defined under U.S. GAAP. These measures and reasons 3M believes they are useful to investors (and, as applicable, used by 3M) include:

Special items for the periods presented include:

Net costs for significant litigation:

•These relate to 3M's respirator mask/asbestos (which include Aearo and non-Aearo items), PFAS-related other environmental, and Combat Arms Earplugs matters (as discussed in Note 17). Net costs include the impacts of changes in accrued liabilities (including interest imputation on applicable settlement obligations), legal costs, and insurance recoveries, along with the associated tax impacts. Associated tax impacts of significant litigation include impacts on Foreign Derived Intangible Income (FDII), Global Intangible Low Taxed Income (GILTI), foreign tax credits, and tax costs of repatriation. 3M does not consider the elements of the net costs associated with these matters to be normal, operating expenses related to the Company’s ongoing operations, revenue generating activities, business strategy, industry, and regulatory environment. Net costs related to respirator mask/asbestos are reflected as special items in the Safety and Industrial business segment while those impacting operating income (loss) associated with PFAS-related other environmental and Combat Arms Earplugs matters are reflected as corporate special items in Corporate and Other.

Loss on business divestitures:

•In the third quarter of 2025, 3M reflected a write-down for a business classified as held for sale. In second quarter of 2025, 3M completed a divestiture for immaterial proceeds slightly below the business's book value. See Note 4 for additional information.

Divestiture costs:

•These include certain limited costs that were not eligible to be included within discontinued operations related to separating and divesting substantially an entire business segment of 3M following public announcement of its intended divestiture. As a result of completion of the April 2024 separation of Solventum, this includes the tax cost of updating 3M’s previous indefinite reinvestment plans on past unrepatriated earnings through the period of the Separation’s close and to tax positions retained by 3M.

Manufactured PFAS products:

•These amounts relate to sales and estimates of income (loss) regarding manufactured PFAS products that 3M plans to exit by the end of 2025 included within the Transportation and Electronics business segment. Estimated income does not contemplate impacts on non-operating items such as net interest income/expense and the non-service cost components portion of defined benefit plan net periodic benefit costs.

Pension risk transfer charge:

•In the second quarter of 2024, 3M recorded a non-cash pension settlement charge reflected in other expense (income), net as a result of transferring a portion of its U.S. pension payment obligations and related plan assets to an insurance company (as discussed in Note 13).

Solventum ownership - change in value:

•This amount relates to the change in value of 3M's retained ownership interest in Solventum common stock reflected in other expense (income), net.

Transformation costs:

•These represent net costs associated with 3M's transformation program, intended as a structural redesign of longer-term manufacturing, distribution, and business process services and locations. Accordingly, 3M does not consider the nature or effect of this program to be normal, operating expenses related to the Company’s ongoing operations, revenue generating activities, and day-to-day business strategy. Net costs include restructuring and other related items such as site closure, sale, moving and set-up, accelerated depreciation, and program management.