3M CO

Results of Operations

Net Sales: Percent change information compares 2025 and 2024, unless otherwise indicated. Discussion of business segment results is provided in the Performance by Business Segment section. Information regarding sales by geographic area is included below.

(c) Acquisition and divestiture sales change impacts are measured separately for the first twelve months post-transaction and, beginning April 2024, include, within divestitures, the impact of commercial agreements associated with the separation of Solventum.

Cost of Sales measured as a percent of sales: Increases in 2025 were primarily due to foreign currency impacts; tariffs; the exit of manufactured PFAS products; and net costs for significant litigation for updates to site remediation obligations partially, offset by ongoing procurement and logistics savings; and quality cost improvement. Additionally, cost of sales in 2025, was impacted by cost dis-synergies (from the exit of PFAS manufacturing and 2024 spin of Solventum). Decreases in 2024 were primarily due to ongoing manufacturing productivity, procurement and logistics savings net of inflation, along with lower YoY restructuring charges compared to 2023. See also Certain Expenses Impacting Multiple Line Items within Results of Operations subsection further below.

SG&A measured as a percent of sales: Decreases in 2025 were primarily impacted by lower YoY restructuring charges, ongoing cost discipline and productivity, and benefits from insurance recoveries in 2025. These were partially offset by net costs for significant litigation impacting operating income from the 2025 PFAS-related New Jersey Settlement. Additionally, in 2025, SG&A was impacted by the transition service agreement reimbursement, and cost dis-synergies (from the exit of PFAS manufacturing and 2024 spin of Solventum). Decreases in 2024 were primarily driven by lower YoY net costs for significant litigation and restructuring charges compared to 2023. See also Certain Expenses Impacting Multiple Line Items within Results of Operations subsection further below.

R&D measured as a percent of sales: 3M continues to invest in a range of R&D activities from application development, product and manufacturing support, product development and technology development aimed at disruptive innovations. R&D spending also reflects the Company's continued focus on innovation through growth investments and new product introduction. See also Certain Expenses Impacting Multiple Line Items within Results of Operations subsection further below.

Loss on Business Divestitures measured as a percent of sales: Applicable information is discussed in Note 4, including a write-down for a business classified as held for sale in 2025.

Other Expense (Income), Net: See Note 7 for a detailed breakout of this line item.

Interest expense (net of interest income): decreased in 2025 compared to the same period YoY and increased in 2024 compared to the same period YoY.

•The decrease in 2025 was impacted by reduced imputed interest associated with obligations resulting from significant litigation (discussed in Note 17) partially offset by lower interest income.

•The increase in 2024 was primarily driven by the addition of imputed interest associated with the obligations resulting from the PWS Settlement and the CAE Settlement in the second and third quarters of 2023, respectively (discussed in Note 17), partially offset by additional interest income.

The non-service pension and postretirement net cost: decreased by approximately $0.7 billion in 2025 and increased by approximately $0.9 billion in 2024.

•These changes were largely due to the $0.8 billion pension settlement charge in 2024, which occurred as a result of transferring a portion of U.S. pension payment obligations and related plan assets to an insurance company (see Note 13). See also Certain Expenses Impacting Multiple Line Items within Results of Operations subsection further below.

Solventum ownership - change in value: decreased by approximately $1.2 billion in 2025 and increased by approximately $1.6 billion in 2024.

The primary factors that increased the Company's 2025 effective tax rate when compared to 2024 were the tax impact of 3M's retained ownership interest in Solventum and net costs of significant litigation. The primary factors impacting 2024 were the effective tax rate benefit on the change in value of 3M's retained ownership interest in Solventum, offset by the effective tax rate on the PWS Settlement and the CAE Settlement (discussed in Note 17).

Income from unconsolidated subsidiaries, net of taxes, is attributable to the Company’s accounting under the equity method for ownership interests in certain entities. In 2025, 3M sold its interest in one of these investments, resulting in a pre-tax gain of $47 million. Because this was an ownership disposition, the impact of taxes thereon was reflected separately in provision for income taxes.

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest represents the elimination of the income or loss attributable to non-3M ownership interests in 3M consolidated entities. The primary noncontrolling interest relates to 3M India Limited, of which 3M’s effective ownership is 75 percent.

Certain Expenses Impacting Multiple Line Items within Results of Operations:

Stock compensation is discussed in Note 19 and impacts cost of sales, SG&A, and R&D. YoY stock compensation expense was impacted by the lower extent of the 2025 annual grant.

Pre-tax defined benefit pension and postretirement service cost expense impacts cost of sales, SG&A, and R&D while the non-service cost component of pension and postretirement benefits impacts the other expense (income), net line item. Refer to Note 13 for additional information.

On a continuing operations basis, pre-tax stock compensation expense and defined benefit pension and postretirement expense for the periods presented were the following:

In 2024, 3M recorded a non-cash pension settlement charge, part of non-service cost above, 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).

The Company continues to make investments in the implementation of new business systems and solutions, including enterprise resource planning, with the amortization relating to these investments impacting cost of sales, SG&A, and R&D.

Managing currency risks:3M utilizes a number of tools to manage the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates including natural hedges such as pricing, productivity, hard currency, hard currency-indexed billings, and localizing source of supply. 3M also uses certain derivative instruments (with a tenor up to ten years) and non-derivative instruments to mitigate currency risk. As described in Note 15, these include instruments designated as cash flow hedges, net investment hedges or not designated in formal hedge relationships.

3M’s hedging approach is designed to mitigate a portion of foreign currency risk and reduce volatility, ultimately allowing time for 3M’s businesses to respond to changes in the marketplace.

Raw materials: Refer to the section entitled Raw materials in Item 1 for discussion of 3M's sources and availability of raw materials in 2025.

Pension and postretirement defined benefit plans: On a worldwide basis, 3M’s pension and postretirement plans were 98 percent funded at year-end 2025. The primary U.S. qualified pension plan, which is approximately 62 percent of the worldwide pension obligation, was 94 percent funded and the international pension plans were 124 percent funded. The U.S. non-qualified pension plan is not funded due to tax considerations and other factors. 3M strategically invests in both growth assets and fixed income matching assets to manage its funded status. For the primary U.S. qualified pension plan, the expected long-term rate of return for 2026 is 8.0 percent. The U.S. pension plans' year-end 2025 discount rate was 5.41%, a decrease from the year-end 2024 discount rate of 5.64%. The decrease in U.S. discount rates resulted in an increased valuation of the projected benefit obligation (PBO). Additional detail and discussion of international plan asset returns and discount rates is provided in Note 13 (Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans).

In 2026, the Company expects to contribute an amount in the range of $100 million to $150 million of cash to its U.S. and international retirement plans. Refer to “Critical Accounting Estimates” within MD&A and Note 13 (Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans) for additional information concerning 3M’s pension and post-retirement plans.