3M (MMM) reported $5.78 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year decline of 27.8%. EPS of $1.88 for the same period compares to $2.39 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.79 billion, representing a surprise of -0.11%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +6.21%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.77.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how 3M performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Net Sales- Safety and Industrial: $2.75 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.74 billion.
• Net Sales- Corporate and Unallocated: $95 million compared to the $81.33 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Net Sales- Consumer: $1.12 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.15 billion.
• Net Sales- Transportation and Electronics: $1.99 billion compared to the $1.83 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
• Operating Income (non-GAAP measures)- Transportation and Electronics: $390 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $413.51 million.
• Operating Income (non-GAAP measures)- Safety and Industrial: $699 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $624.60 million.

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Shares of 3M have returned -17.7% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -8.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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